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The NSA Has a Summer Camp for Cyberspies
43 camps nationwide teach teens white hat hacking skills
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Has the Internet Finally Killed the Greeting Card?
Companies like Hallmark are experiencing hard times as social media and ecards gain steam
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There Were Listicles That Went Viral Long Before There Was an Internet
Digital scholars are zeroing in on stories that were trending way back in the 19th century
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“Combing” Through Light May Give Us Faster, More Powerful Internet
A lab experiment used a device called a frequency comb to send fiber optic data a record-breaking distance with no signal loss
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How People Write Down Their Laughter Has Changed Over Time
“Hehe” means something different than “heehee”
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A Smart Algorithm Looked at 16 Billion Emails, And Here Is What It Learned
When you respond to an email, you mirror the sender’s email style
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Yes, Facebook is Making You Sad
Stop comparing your life to flattering photos and carefully-crafted status updates
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Wikipedia Editing Shows That Different Countries Have Different Sets of Interests
New analysis shows that interests are local, not global
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Why’s Wikimedia Suing the NSA?
Wikimedia Foundation joins Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others to protest mass surveillance online
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The FCC Just Voted to Preserve Net Neutrality
FCC passes “Preserving the Open Internet” rules by 3-2 vote
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Has Facebook Become the Internet?
The social network’s worldwide reach is leading to some serious confusion
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Amateur Explorers Are Using High-Res Satellite Images to Search for Genghis Khan’s Tomb
Amateur explorers used ultra-high resolution satellite images to help search for the grave of one of the world’s most powerful rulers
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Pedophiles Seem to Make Up a Huge Chunk of Anonymized Web Traffic
The bulk of Dark Web traffic seems to flow to child pornography sites
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How Do Kids Learn Where There Are No Teachers? It May Take a Village…Computer
A non-profit called Projects for All has a plan for educating children without schools: Turn them loose on outdoor computer kiosks in their community
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Goodbye CAPTCHA: Just Click a Box to Prove You’re Not a Robot
Google is getting rid of spam bots and annoying squiggly text at the same time
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Do Social Media Death Threats Count as Real Threats Or Just as Venting?
The Supreme Court is weighting the complex issue of free speech online
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Some Plants Eavesdrop (And Steal) Via an Underground Fungal Network
An underground network can be used for friendly communication—or for evil
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40 Percent of Adult Internet Users Have Been Harassed Online
Harassment runs rampant online
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