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IT Science: How Duke Improved Engagement With Athletics Fans

At eWEEK, our goal is encapsulated in our tagline: "Stay Ahead of the IT Curve." We do exactly this for readers by publishing 20...

Rumors That Google Plans to Buy Out Twitter Fly Yet Again

Twitter has been discussed as an inviting takeover target for more than five years so reports this week that Google may be looking to...

eWEEKChat April 8: Can We Secure the Internet of Other People’s Things?

On Wednesday, April 8, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be "Can We...

How Technology Innovation Can Come From an April Fool’s Day Joke

Sometimes the craziest ideas can be brilliant ideas in ridiculous packages. Take the silly April Fool's Day joke that gaming system accessories vendor Hyperkin...

Newcomer Alation Connects Dots on All Data Inside Enterprise

Data accessibility provider Alation came out of stealth March 31 with a software platform that ostensibly makes it easier and faster for line-of-business employees...

Facebook Readying to Become the Newsboy of 21st Century

Facebook's F8 conference last week in San Francisco marked a public pivot point for the social network, which is hardly your father's social network...

Google, Johnson & Johnson Join Forces on Surgical Robot Technology

In the latest example of just how varied its interests have become, Google has entered into a collaborative agreement with Johnson & Johnson to...

Dutch Companies Look to Heat Homes With Servers

An energy company and a technology startup in the Netherlands are the latest companies to test whether housing servers in residences can help families...

Daily Video: Amazon Takes Wraps Off; Offers Sky’s-the-Limit Storage

Amazon, the first Internet services provider to go mainstream with cloud storage in 2006, revealed March 26 that it now is offering two unlimited...

Boeing Scientist Patents Force Field Tech That Blocks Shock Waves

In 1982, I was standing on the deck of a Navy frigate watching the first attempt to launch a missile from the forecastle of...