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I.B.M. Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ Stars
“If the program beats the humans, the field of artificial intelligence will have made a leap forward"
"Minority Report" Now: Iris Scan Everybody
Steven Spielberg's 2002 movie Minority Report shows Tom Cruise's character strolling through a mall, continuously identified by iris scanning devices and targeted for personalized real-time Video: 
Android Steals The Show In Japanese Play
"It may not be that a robot replaces human beings on stage; it's more like a new type of actor has emerged into the theatrical world"
In Cybertherapy, Avatars Assist With Healing
“Even if this approach works, there will be side effects that we can’t anticipate” — Jaron Lanier, co
Web Censorship Bill Sails Through Senate Committee
There need not even be illegal content on a site—links alone will qualify a site for digital death
Organizing in the Internet Age: Why We Need FreedomFriends
How do we support and develop the revolutionary potential in the Internet in the face of efforts by corporations and governments to control and monitor how we operate on this new digital terrain?
China Wrests Supercomputer Title From U.S.
Will world-class supercomputing help China accelerate its bid toward World Superpower?
Secret History of Silicon Valley
Serial entrepreneur and founding contributor to eight Silicon Valley startups Steve Blank reveals why entrepreneurship blossomed in Silicon Valley and was stillborn elsewhere Video: 
"The Lights in the Tunnel"—Hi-Tech and the Future Economy
Where will advancing technology, job automation, outsourcing and globalization lead?
Institute for Responsible Technology: Keeping Food Safe
Scientists and biotechnologists have been modifying the genes of food crops you depend on without adequate testing for public safety Video: 
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