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SpaceX has reached an agreement with the US Air Force over its lawsuit

It wasn't too long ago that SpaceX sued the US Air Force for not giving the company a chance to bid for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program contract, claiming...

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Republicans may have found a middle ground for net neutrality

2014 has seen a widescale battle for net neutrality, with the government and massive corporations clashing over just what a free and open internet will look like in the years...

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IBM’s Watson could help veterans that suffer from PTSD

IBM's Watson beat the odds on Jeopardy! Now the big question: is it smart enough to help solve what ails the US Department of Veterans Affairs? The past couple of...

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Iowa wants to create a driver’s license app for state residents

Iowa, state of corn fields, soybeans and Slipknot, is working on a huge high-tech project: a driver's license app residents can install on their smartphones. While convenient, it does come...

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The father of video game consoles has died at the age of 92

Ralph H. Baer, known by many as the father of video games, has died at the age of 92. A pioneer in the industry, Baer’s name is credited on more...

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Sprint will split your wireless bill in half if you switch from AT&T or Verizon

Even though Sprint is the third largest mobile carrier in the country things haven’t really been good. Verizon and AT&T continue to extend their lead while T-Mobile is snapping at...

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Syrian Electronic Army goes on Thanksgiving hacking spree

If you’ve ventured online today then you might have found images from the Syrian Electronic Army appearing where advertising should be. The activist group, which supports the Assad regime in...

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T-Mobile expands its Music Freedom program

Music and video streaming services are more popular now than ever. Unfortunately, they’re also among the top data plan killers each month and no doubt are responsible for the majority...

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NYC is turning thousands of payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots

For several years now we’ve been hearing stories about New York City’s public payphone kiosks being turned into Wi-Fi hotspots, and it finally looks like something’s going to happen. LinkNYC...

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FCC will probably reject Obama’s net neutrality plan

Just a day after U.S. President Barack Obama publicly came out in support of net neutrality, asking the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify Internet service as a utility, its chairman...

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Spotify responds to Taylor Swift’s harsh criticism

Last week we learned that pop star Taylor Swift decided to remove all her music from Spotify because she felt that it doesn’t “fairly compensate the writers, producers, artists, and...

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China may be behind the cyberattcks on USPS

It was announced yesterday that the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) computer networks experienced a breach some time in September, and it remains to be seen as to the exact...

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