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MIT.edu Hacked in Honor of Aaron Swartz, Allegedly by LulzSec

Hackers have defaced the MIT.edu website in response to the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was being prosecuted

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Superbowl Shuffle: Twitter Acquires Social TV Analytics Firm Bluefin Labs...

We suppose there’s worse ways to end a blue winter Monday than by watching another startup cash out. Business Insider

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MIT’s New Robot Cheetah Is a Better Cheetah Than Real Cheetahs

For years, robots have been rendering humans’ jobs obsolete. Now, they’re about to do the same thing to cheetahs. In

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You May Soon Be Able to See Through Walls Using Wifi

Are you really curious about what your neighbors are doing at 2AM that makes it sound like a herd of

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Scientists Figure Out How to Give Some Poor Lab Mouse the Opposite Of a...

Ever woken up with the sickening realization that you’re missing two hours from last night, forcing you to conclude that

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In Evaluating Its Actions in the Aaron Swartz Case, MIT Pleads ‘Neutrality’

Today MIT released the results of its investigation–led by MIT professor Hal Abelson–into the university’s actions in the controversial case

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Booting Up: You’d Probably Bail on a Keynote to Watch Some Sailing, Too

Larry Ellison skipped a keynote to watch his team in an America’s Cup race. Because who’s gonna tell that guy

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MIT’s Eugene McDermott Award to Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson will be honored with the 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, which “recognizes rising, innovative

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High Tech Vest Simulates Book Characters’ Feelings, Makes You Look Like a...

Soon, reading a book might not even be a veritable means of escaping technology. Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab are

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Company With $5 Million In Funding Turns To Kickstarter For Even More Cash

  FINsix, the company behind Dart — billed as “the world’s smallest, lightest laptop adapter” — launched a Kickstarter campaign

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This High-Tech Aeroponic Gardening System Lets You Water Your Plants From Afar

The days of getting down and dirty in the garden are over. A new indoor food growing system allows users

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Elon Musk Calls For Regulation of 'Demonic' Artificial Intelligence

Not much scares intrepid entrepreneur Elon Musk — not outer space, exploding rockets, supersonic air travel or disappointing us with unfulfilled promises.

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'Mars One' Mission Is Currently Infeasible, MIT Study Finds

Bad news for anyone who was looking forward to humans colonizing Mars anytime soon. A recent MIT study has found that

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Free Online Courses Are Still Falling Short of Their Ultimate Promise

MOOCs allow students to do class-work online.

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Dasha Zhukova Gives $1M to MIT to Start an Artist Residency

The program is open to artists working in architecture, art and design, and will begin in the 2016-2017 academic year.

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This Week in Tech History: Army Sheep Massacre, First Internet Domain Name

The first Pi Day celebration was held in 1988 in San Francisco—math enthusiasts marched around the museum in a circle and then ate pies.

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India’s Looming Energy Crisis

India’s in an energy bind – and the rest of the world might just be bound up with it.

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Why China Lacks Creativity

Beijing is focusing on the wrong problems.

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Why Worrying Can (Sometimes) Be Healthy for Your Brain

In his new book, Dr. Reid Wilson outlines a process to stop the noise in your head.

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The Artist Who Remembers Everything (And Why We Don’t)

Nima Veiseh has hyperthymesia, allowing his brain to store memories from the last 16 years with near-perfect accuracy.

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