This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.

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This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system

Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.

Cryptography group cancels election results after official loses secret key Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

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Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert , Unreal Tournament,/em>, and more.

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Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser

There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.

Thousands of hacked Asus routers are under control of suspected China-state hackers So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

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Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

Archaeologists find ruins of a Bronze Age city on the Kazakh Steppe An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.

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First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.

HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.

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HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.

Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.

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Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License

Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.

Study: How the Maya created such accurate eclipse tables Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time.

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Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables

Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time.