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Teenager From U.K. Wins World Drone Racing Competition In Dubai

1:30pm March 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Custom-made drones whirred around a glowing track for two days, trying to win the $250,000 prize at the "World Drone Prix." A young man from Britain, known as "Banni UK," piloted his way to the top.

Journalists watch a big screen showing live footage of the third game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between Lee Sedol, one of the greatest modern players of the ancient board game Go, and the Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in S

Going, Going, Gone: Master Go Player Loses Best-Of-5 Match With A.I.

11:34am March 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Lee Sedol has lost three games in a row to Google's AlphaGo program, which means the program has officially defeated the human. Lee said the pressure was intense, and he felt "powerless."

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Cyclists Strap On Cameras To Protect Themselves

9:02am March 12, 2016

by Brenda Salinas

Road rage can be a big problem — especially if one of the people is on a bicycle. Now some cyclists are using a new tool: tiny cameras to record their rides.

The iconic clock tower and library at University of California, Berkeley. The University of California system, especially Berkeley, has a stormy history around free speech and spying by the federal government.

At Calif. Campuses, A Test For Free Speech, Privacy And Cybersecurity

8:11pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The University of California president, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, secretly ordered data monitoring across the system after hackers broke into the UCLA medical center.

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Nevada Solar Power Business Struggles To Keep The Lights On

5:55pm March 11, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Since Nevada regulators began phasing out incentives, the solar power business has been in turmoil and many workers have been laid off. Now some worry what happened there will spread to other states.

President Obama speaks during the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, on Friday.

Here's What Obama Said At SXSW Festival

5:54pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Obama addressed the role of technology in civic life, defended the merits of government, talked about the digital divide, and of course, weighed in on the ongoing debate about digital privacy.

The FBI wants to access data on a password-protected phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

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U.S. Attorneys Respond To Apple In Court, Call Privacy Concerns 'A Diversion'

7:25pm March 10, 2016

The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.

Seats are reserved for Apple and FBI at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this month. Apple and the government are fighting over whether the company needs to make it possible for investigators to read data on the encrypted iPhone used by San Bernardino

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Apple Vs. The Government, In Their Own Words

7:13pm March 10, 2016

How hard would it be for Apple to write the software the FBI wants? Should the order be up to the courts, or Congress? How is the First Amendment involved? The two parties lay out their arguments.

FCC Proposal Would Limit What Internet Providers Can Do With Users' Data

4:44pm March 10, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

On March 31, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on what could become first-ever privacy rules for Internet service providers, stemming from last year's net neutrality ruling.

South Korean Go player Lee Sedol reviews the match after resigning, giving Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo a two-game lead in their five-game series in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday.

Google A.I. Computer Takes Second Game From Human Champion

3:55pm March 10, 2016

by Bill Chappell

This game lacked some of the hard-hitting exchanges of the first, with several analysts agreeing that in Round 2, Lee Sedol took a more cautious approach while AlphaGo showed more creativity.