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'Cloud Computing' Concept Gains Traction July 9, 2009 Report Businesses are beginning to embrace 'cloud computing' technology -- storing data and programs on the Internet rather than on an individual company's computers. But critics worry about privacy issues. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports. RELATED INFORMATION Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Cloud Computing     Cell Phone Data Cell Phone Data Yields Behavioral Insight May 15, 2009 Report Researchers are beginning to use data from cell phone call records to answer questions about how people behave, where they travel, and the social networks that connect them. RELATED INFORMATION Slide Show: Cell Phone Data	Military Robots In Iraq and Afghanistan, Military Relies on Robots April 23, 2009 Report The military has deployed thousands of robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the machines search for IEDs and conduct aerial surveillance. NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the future of military robots. RELATED INFORMATION Video: Extended Interviews From This Story Father of Soldier Develops Military Robots Slide Show: Military Robot Exhibition     Video     Medical Records     Hi-def NewsHour

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