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11:40 AM ET, October 10, 2010

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John Markoff / New York Times:
Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Anyone driving the twists of Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles recently may have glimpsed a Toyota Prius with a curious funnel-like cylinder on the roof.  Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving.
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Sebastian Thrun / The Official Google Blog:
What we're driving at  —  Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using technology.  And one of the big problems we're working on today is car safety and efficiency.  Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
World-Changing Awesome Aside, How Will The Self-Driving Google Car Make Money?  —  Google made a stunning revelation this morning: the existence of a secret self-driving car project.  Even more amazing: it has been in testing for months, on actual roads across California, and things seem to be running smoothly.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and Engadget
Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Windows Phone 7 ads reveal Samsung Focus for AT&T, November 8th date and shiny new website  —  We'd heard November 8th was AT&T's Windows Phone 7 launch date, but this makes it real — Microsoft advertisements on Microsoft's page, pointing to a brand-new Windows Phone website.
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Duncan Graham-Rowe / New Scientist:
Body organs can send status updates to your cellphone  —  For cardiac patients such as myself, too much excitement can be a shocking experience.  If my heart rate gets too high the implanted defibrillator in my chest can think I'm having a heart attack and give me a friendly remedial shock.
Times of India:
India to develop its own futuristic computer operating system  —  BANGALORE: India would develop its own futuristic computer operating system to thwart attempts of cyber attacks and data theft and things of that nature, a top defence scientist said.  —  Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Adviser …
Discussion: ArabCrunch and India IT Blog
Evelyn Rusli / TechCrunch:
Meet NELL.  See NELL Run, Teach NELL How To Run (Demo, TCTV)  —  A cluster of computers on Carnegie Mellon's campus named NELL, or formally known as the Never-Ending Language Learning System, has attracted significant attention this week thanks to a NY Times article, “Aiming To Learn As We Do, A Machine Teaches Itself.”
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Too Many Magazine Apps Are Still Walled Gardens  —  When Wired launched its magazine app for the iPad in May, it got a wave of publicity — in part because it was the first, and also because it released a gee-whiz video pointing out how the ads actually moved, and so on.
Zack Sheppard / Flickr Blog:
Help record 10/10/10!  —  Depending on your timezone it is or soon will be October 10, 2010.  Help record it by taking a photo or video and sharing it on Flickr.  —  When you upload, remember to tag it with “101010″ and add it to one of the 10/10/10 groups.  — 10/10/10 A most auspicious day
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
The New Facebook Groups: All You Need To Know  —  Today Facebook announced a revamped group products as covered during our live coverage.  However most people are either still not aware about what this means or unaware of what all the features are.  This guide will answer all of your questions.
Discussion: Social Studies Blog and PC World
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Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life:
Some Thoughts on Facebook Groups
John Biggs / CrunchGear:
Going The Distance: Nike+ GPS Vs. RunKeeper  —  As someone who ostensibly tries to keep fit, I've found the best way to pretend to lose weight is to fiddle around with iPhone apps during my workout.  First, it reduces the mind-crushing pain of exercise and allows me to go to a place in myself where I can avoid the boredom of exertion.
Discussion: IntoMobile
Taimur Asad / Redmond Pie:
Download Limera1n to Jailbreak iOS 4.1 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod touch 4G  —  Its here folks! and its real!!  Geohot is back big time with limera1n jailbreak for all iOS devices including: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod touch 4G / 3G, untethered running iOS 4.1.  —  From the official site:
ScienceDaily:
New Computer Switches Handle Heat That Renders Transistors Useless; Work Takes a Page from Victorian Invento  —  Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have taken the first step to building a computer capable of operating in the heat of a jet engine or the sunny side of the planet Mercury.
 
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Discussion: The Next Web
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