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My stolen credit card details were used 4,500 miles away. I tried to find out how it happened
When cybersecurity reporter Danny Palmer found his card was apparently used on another continent, he set out to discover more.
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Life after lockdown: Your office job will never be the same--here's what to expect
Reworking work: When you return to the office everything will look very different, and that's just the beginning of a set of changes to how and why we work in offices.
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Rural America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Tech could help some patients see a way forward.
Too many Americans don't have access to sufficient mental health support, but innovative partnerships are helping bridge the gap for some patients.
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The Internet of Wild Things: Technology and the battle against biodiversity loss and climate change
The potential to install a regime of benign surveillance over the natural world is immense, ranging from earth-observation satellites to smartphones listening out for chain saws in the forest.
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Transgender employees in tech: Why this "progressive" industry has more work to do to achieve true gender inclusivity
The tech industry is seen as being inclusive, but the reality for transgender workers is often very different.
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Python is eating the world: How one developer's side project became the hottest programming language on the planet
Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions, Nick Heath talks to van Rossum about Python's past and explores what's next.
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Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing
Lenovo is a leading PC manufacturer, a top-five player in the server market and has recently returned its smartphone group to profit. Here's where the company is going next.
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How iRobot used data science, cloud, and DevOps to design its next-gen smart home robots
iRobot has used its new design, software, and data science strategies to expand into new areas, using an approach to the smart home that is different from its big tech rivals.
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Straight up: How the Kentucky bourbon industry is going high tech
Bourbon is one of the most popular spirits in the world. Some Kentucky distilleries are adding data analytics, automation, IoT sensors, and RFID tags to streamline production.
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Inside the Raspberry Pi: The story of the $35 computer that changed the world
The co-creators of the credit-card-sized board reveal the many challenges they overcame to build the breakthrough machine.
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How self-driving tractors, AI, and precision agriculture will save us from the impending food crisis
Go inside the race to feed the 9 billion people who will inhabit planet earth in 2050. See how John Deere and others are working to change the equation before it's too late.
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Agriculture 4.0: How digital farming is revolutionizing the future of food
The next step in feeding the world's rapidly growing population involves self-driving tractors, precision farming, and Internet of Things sensors to quantify agriculture in vast new ways.
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Smart farming: How IoT, robotics, and AI are tackling one of the biggest problems of the century
It's still early days for precision agriculture, but two UK-based projects are proving the feasibility and value of the concept.
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America's coolest company: How Big Ass Fans went from cooling cows to a multinational tech powerhouse
Big Ass Fans leveraged a quality product, Internet of Things technology, strong branding, and a unique corporate culture to fill a worldwide need for cooler air.
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NASA's unsung heroes: The Apollo coders who put men on the moon
Learn how pioneering software engineers helped NASA launch astronauts into space, and bring them back again--pushing the boundaries of technology as they did it.
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