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Chinese Supercomputer Is Now The World's Fastest - By A Lot

Every six months, the Top500 organization reveals its list of the world's fastest supercomputers. And for the past few lists, there's been a lot of movement.

In June 2011, it was Japan's "K" supercomputer.

In June 2012, it was IBM's Sequoia.

Hairless Dogs Flock To Yearly Ugly Dog Competition

This Friday, the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in California will host the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. The winner usually has something in common with many Californian genital areas: Hairlessness.

GEAK Ring puts NFC on your finger, unlocks phones and shares your contact card

Some say NFC is dead, but GEAK from Shanghai wants to prove them wrong. Announced alongside the GEAK Watch earlier today was this GEAK Ring, a tiny NFC-enabled wearable device that stores your identity.

Ants and Stars: Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic visit the Sardinia Radio Telescope inItaly

As we approached the giant radio telescope in rural Sardinia, I found myself implausibly dressed in a light summer frock: a Brazilian one, lavishly decorated with black army ants.

Edward Snowden: US government has destroyed any chance of a fair trial

In a live chat with Guardian readers, NSA whistleblower says US leaders cannot 'cover this up by jailing or murdering me'

The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the truth about the extent of surveillance carried out by US authorities would emerge, even if he was eventually sil

Edward Snowden flatly denies Chinese spy claims

NSA whistleblower tells Guardian readers he would be enjoying a life of luxury in Beijing if he was an intelligence mercenary

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has dismissed speculation that he might provide classified US information to other governments as a smear and distraction, saying he

Truth Is Coming, And It Cannot Be Stopped The Best Of Edward Snowden's Q&A

The most famous man on the lam, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, has answered reader questions in a live Q&A on the Guardian’s blog.

Tianhe-2 supercomputer claims the lead in Top 500 list, thanks its 3.1 million processor cores

As predicted, Chinese supercomputer Tianhe-2 has now been crowned the most powerful supercomputer in the world.

Book Review: The Chinese Information War

benrothke writes "It's said that truth is stranger than fiction, as fiction has to make sense. Had The Chinese Information War: Espionage, Cyberwar, Communications Control and Related Threats to United States Interests been written as a spy thriller, it would have been a fascinating

Big investor urges Smithfield breakup over buyout

(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods Inc on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned $4,7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui International.