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Technology

How to make personal information more secure

By Justin Elsbury
November 09, 2016 12:00 AM
Anthony Vance instructs information security management students on how to keep information safe. (Jaren Wilkey)
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Technology

September Tech Roundup: Apple and Snap steal the show

By Alyssa Nielsen
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
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Music

Former BYU professor's music research may decrease anxiety and stress

By Jenny Lee
September 23, 2016 12:00 AM
From left: Edoardo Guerra, Kenny Baldwin and Massimiliano Frani were on BYU Radio's 'Thinking Aloud.' Frani is the CEO of Genote, Baldwin is the COO and Guerra is the CSO. (Facebook/Genote)
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Technology

Official BYU emoji app released to 'Rep the Y'

By Emily Ashmead
September 09, 2016 12:00 AM
The BYU Athletics department is helping fans celebrate the onset of football season by launching the official 'Rep the Y — BYU emoji keyboard' app.
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Technology

Hands-free calling not risk-free for drivers

By Saul Marquez
June 22, 2016 12:00 AM
A graphic shows car wrecks in the shape of the bluetooth symbol. Bluetooth is not necessarily safe for cars. (Graphic by Chuck Dearden)
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Metro

Media and technology affect young adults' social tendencies

By Cassandra Shaffer
June 17, 2016 12:00 AM
The world is more connected and digitized than it has ever been. People log in, search statuses, type tweets, publish posts, view vines, snap selfies and flip through filters. They binge-watch, level-up, swipe left, toggle, click, like, favorite, zoom, boomerang, retweet, post, share, subscribe and heart.
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Technology

International Space Station makes 100,000th orbit of Earth

By Alayna Pehrson
May 16, 2016 12:00 AM
On Monday, May 16, 2016, the International Space Station made its 100,000th orbit circling of the world. NASA says these 100,000 orbits are akin to traveling more than 2.6 billion miles. (Associated Press)
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Campus News

Groundbreaking has new BYU Engineering Building underway

By Tessa Haas
May 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Umbrellas popped up as a sudden downpour crashed the invitation-only groundbreaking ceremony for a new BYU Engineering Building on Monday, enhancing the upbeat remarks that officially launched BYU's newest building project.
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Campus Events

Recent BYU firewall malfunction causes campus-wide internet outage

By Jessica Banuelos
March 31, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU experienced a campus-wide Internet outage for about four hours on Tuesday, March 30. It was caused by a hardware failure in the main campus firewall. The outage required a replacement of several failed components found within the firewall.
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Healthy Living

Concussion blood tests may have a promising medical future

By Alayna Pehrson
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions and other brain trauma. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Cyber security becomes major issue discussed by professors and students

By Jessica Banuelos
March 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Cyber security has become a major issue within the law. Apple Inc. has been asked to develop a 'backdoor' that could give the FBI access to data that could potentially assist in finding terrorists. (Illustration by Dalton Johnson)
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Technology

Facebook improves video streaming in virtual reality

By Whitney Hales
February 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Facebook has a new hobby: virtual reality. The social media giant began posting 360-degree videos several months ago, and it announced Sunday, Feb. 21, that it will share newly improved technology for these videos with Samsung.
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Campus Events

Researcher says constant teen text messaging can be positive

By Whitney Hales
February 20, 2016 12:00 AM
Parents worried about constant teen text messaging can take heart; one researcher says a majority of teen texts contain neutral or positive messages.
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Technology

Auto industry and federal regulators discuss automatic braking for cars

February 17, 2016 12:00 AM
A vehicle closes in on a Strikeable Surrogate Vehicle (SSV) at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Va. Federal regulators and the auto industry are taking a more lenient approach than safety advocates would like to phasing in automatic braking systems for passenger cars, according to the official records of their closed-door negotiations. (Associated Press)
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Technology

Government will consider Google computer to be car's driver

February 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Google's new self-driving car gives a demonstration at the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. The federal government's highway safety agency agrees with Google: computers that will control the cars of the future can be considered their driver. The redefinition of 'driver' is an important break for Google. (Associated Press)
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Technology

BYU students use technology to make school easier

By Jenna Crowther
January 30, 2016 12:00 AM
More college students are accessing the Internet, broadband and cellphones than young adults who are not attending college, according to the Pew Research Center.
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State

BYU professors discuss five highest paying jobs in Provo, Orem

By Kristian Gil
January 25, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU professor Doran Wilde designed microprocessors like these before teaching at BYU. He said there is high demand for computer engineers. (Natalie Stoker)
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Technology

Tiny bluetooth for athletes wins 'Most Innovative' idea at BYU competition

By Jessica Parcell
January 05, 2016 12:00 AM
A team of students including BYU's Dallin Anderson came up with a tiny bluetooth device that will help bridge the communication gap between active athletes.
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