Amazon Finally Reveals The Size Of Its Massive Cloud Computing Business
“Amazon Web Services is a $5 billion business and still growing fast — in fact it’s accelerating.”

April 24, 2015 at 06:32AM
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Magnifying vibrations in bridges and buildings
To the naked eye, buildings and bridges appear fixed in place, unmoved by forces like wind and rain. But in fact, these large structures do experience imperceptibly small vibrations that, depending on their frequency, may indicate instability or structural damage.

April 24, 2015 at 03:39AM
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The Best Night Vision Goggles $30,000 Can Buy
Just the tech you’ll need to execute covert nighttime operations  —  such as a midnight ride on an illicit trail.

April 23, 2015 at 09:23PM
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Cheaper bandwidth or bust: How Google saved YouTube
Leading the Internet video revolution was an almost constant battle for survival.

April 23, 2015 at 12:47PM
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All The Ridiculous Adjectives Jony Ive Used To Describe The Apple Watch
A c c e s s i b l e. R e l e v a n t. U n p a r a l l e l e d. L e t o u r p r o d u c t w a s h o v e r y o u a n d b e c o n t e n t i n y o u r p u r c h a s i n g d e c i s i o n s.

April 23, 2015 at 10:41AM
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The Army Is Testing Handheld Ray Guns
Fittingly, these rifle-sized weapons would gun for other electronics.

April 23, 2015 at 10:39AM
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The Engineering Struggle To Outfit Hawaii With Solar Power
In Hawaii, where 12 percent of the homes have solar panels, handling the surplus power is putting pressure on the state’s biggest utility, which is fighting to reduce what it pays for the energy.

April 23, 2015 at 10:00AM
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A Brief History of the DJ Mixer
“Two turntables and a microphone,” might be the most famous saying in DJ culture, but what about the mixer?

April 23, 2015 at 08:32AM
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Wi-Fi hack creates ‘no iOS zone’ that cripples iPhones and iPads
A newly revealed bug in iOS lets attackers force iPhones and iPads into restart loops, repeatedly crashing and rebooting, using nothing but a Wi-Fi network.

April 23, 2015 at 07:28AM
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Inside the Hellscape Where Our Computers Go to Die
People love gadgets — especially shiny new ones. Bigger screens. Faster processors. Slimmer profiles. But what happens to our mobile phones, computers and televisions when we upgrade?

April 23, 2015 at 07:28AM
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