An IBM computer crushed two human champions Tuesday in the second round of a man vs. machine showdown on the popular US television game show "Jeopardy!"
Computer Sciences
Feb 15, 2011
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A NASA spacecraft's flyby with a comet showed erosion on the Tempel 1's surface since it skimmed by the Sun in 2005, and revealed Tuesday the first clear pictures of the crater made by a Deep Impact probe.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2011
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NASA's Aqua satellite captured a low pressure area known as System 99S that appears to be strengthening very close to Darwin, Australia. Aqua satellite data indicated that the strongest thunderstorms were over the Timor Sea ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2011
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(AP) -- Misusing body scanner images would become a federal crime punishable by up to a year in prison under a proposal approved Tuesday by the Senate, an attempt by lawmakers to address concerns raised by some travelers.
Other
Feb 15, 2011
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A European rocket poised to lift a 20-tonne automated supply ship into space was delayed minutes before scheduled lift off Tuesday, launch operator Arianespace said.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2011
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Microsoft on Tuesday advocated fighting pernicious computer viruses with public health tactics used to stop the spread of SARS, H1N1 and other dangerous real world bugs.
Internet
Feb 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since early October 2008, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began its drop that reached a low point the following March, many questions have been raised - particularly about what caused the crash and ...
Twitter, the world's most popular micro-blogging site, is already making money and must become even simpler and more unified across platforms in the future, Chief Executive Dick Costolo told the audience at Mobile World Congress ...
Business
Feb 15, 2011
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Australia is getting hit with two "tropical fists" as NASA satellites watch two low pressure areas develop near the Northern Territory and Western Australia. System 99S is currently strengthening near Darwin, Australia and ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2011
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During the State of the Union address, President Obama reiterated a goal that surely set the hearts of electric car makers revving.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 15, 2011
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