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These online communities are redefining how we find and share information, but will operators be able to assuage privacy concerns?

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World's Largest Quantum Computation Uses 84 Qubits

The most extensive quantum computation in history took just 270 milliseconds, say quantum physicists

CES 2012: Three Gems Hidden in Microsoft's Boring Keynote

  • By Tom Simonite
  • 1/10/12

Microsoft's final CES keynote was mostly dull but had its highlights.

App Ruins Your iPad by Running Windows on It

OnLive streams apps to tablets rather than running them locally

CES 2012: A New Era of Simpler Gadgets

  • By Tom Simonite
  • 1/9/12

Better technology and improved design will make tomorrow's gadgets less confusing.

Mathematicians Solve Minimum Sudoku Problem

Sudoku fanatics have long claimed that the smallest number of starting clues a puzzle can contain is 17. Now a year-long calculation proves there are no 16-clue puzzles

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