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• 'Truthiness' Could Swing Stephen Colbert Into Marvel White House

  www 5 octobre, par Scott Thill
  Is loving America a superpower? Faux newscaster Stephen Colbert saves Spidey and makes a bid for the Oval Office in an upcoming issue of The Amazing Spider-Man. Marvel's wisecracking comic book honchos are tickled red, white and blue. (...)
  

• Supremes Mull Whether Bad Databases Make for Illegal Searches

  www 4 octobre, par Ryan Singel
  If a false entry in a database leads to an unconstitutional police search that reveals illegal drugs, does the government get to hold it against you? That's the question the Supreme Court will tackle on Tuesday. Wired.com
  

• Air Force's New 'Killer Zombie' Drone

  www 4 octobre, par David Hambling
  Armed Predator and Reaper drones have become the primary weapons in the fight against Pakistani militants. But they can be pricey, which is why the Air Force is working on a cheaper option: killer zombies. Wired.com
  

• The Project That Tracks Big Projects

  www 4 octobre, par Brendan I. Koerner
  The Human Genome Project isn't the only spendy endeavor that aims to significantly expand the scope of humankind's knowledge. Ambitious and obsessive researchers in a handful of fields aspire to do the same. Unfortunately, none of them used their funding to buy a thesaurus: Tracking the (...)
  

• Instant Suburb of Prefabs Hits New York

  www 4 octobre, par Andrew Blum
  Tourists press up against the construction fence on the corner of 53rd and Sixth, staring speechless as a giant crane lifts an entire bathroom into the air and deposits it in what will be a master bedroom. Cellophane House is five stories tall, with floor-to-ceiling windows, translucent (...)
  

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