Hackers are shaking off their reputations as nerdy, loner basement dwellers and rebranding themselves on the world stage as members of Internet age tribes with offbeat codes of conduct and capricious goals. Clans of hackers…
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Computer games may ease elderly depression: study
Brain-boosting computer games may be as effective as drugs in treating severe depression in some elderly people — perhaps even better, according to trial results published on Tuesday. A group of 60-to-89-year-olds, for whom anti-depressants…
Skype marks 10 years of shrinking the world
If David Huang had left his native Taiwan for Sweden a generation ago, he would have taken a giant leap into the unknown. Now, with the help of Skype, the 35-year-old businessman is able to…
More than 9,500 computers will keep Olympics running
It’s the hidden face of the London Olympics: while the athletes compete, thousands of technicians will run the most connected Games in history while dealing with the threat of cyber attacks. The 2012 edition is…