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In the summer of 2010, a mysterious computer virus called Stuxnet lands on the desk of Symantec cybersecurity analyst Liam... more
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Today social media is such a dominant part of our daily lives, it's hard to believe that only 20 years... more
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Not everyone chooses burial or cremation after death. Some believe in cryonics, freezing their bodies in the hopes of being reanimated... more
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Hackers: the criminals who prey on our digital lives. Today they steal credit cards and personal information, or even commit... more
In the 1940s, as planes got faster, it seemed like they were hitting a wall -- literally. Many pilots tried... more