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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head
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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head

One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. "I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was...

How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors
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How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors

AT&T Labs researcher Alicia Abella describes the challenges surrounding the inclusive nature of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and how...

Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?
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Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?

The tech sector is set to grow faster than all but five industries by 2020. Out of those fields, half of which are related to healthcare, tech pays the best with...

In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
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In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley

For more than a decade the CIA has run its own venture capital fund called In-Q-Tel. It was founded in the late 1990s when the CIA was drowning in data and didn't...

­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web
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­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web

Coursera, an online higher education company founded last year by Stanford University computer scientists, announced an expansion that will offer more than 100...

NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups
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NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups

The U.S. National Science Foundation has released a new report with updated statistics about underrepresented groups in Science and Engineering fields.

The New Artisan Economy
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The New Artisan Economy

The recovery from the Great Recession of 2007-09 has been so anemic that the average American would probably be surprised to hear that the recession has officially...

Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course
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Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course

As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.

Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien
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Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien

To address the gender imbalance in information technology, the industry needs to rid its "geeky kind of boy's job" image and better promote the diversity of IT...

Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses
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Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses

After falling to its lowest level since the 1970s in 2005, computer science enrollments at U.S. universities have been rising for the last three consecutive years...

Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front
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Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front

The U.S. military is accelerating its cyberwarfare training programs in an aggressive expansion of its preparations for conflict on an emerging battlefield.

A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley
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A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley

Some budding entrepreneurs and computer whizzes based here in the Pacific Northwest are starting to turn heads down in Silicon Valley.

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U.S. Pushes for More Scientists, but the Jobs Aren't There

Michelle Amaral wanted to be a brain scientist to help cure diseases.

The ­nified Theory of Wu
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The ­nified Theory of Wu

Virginia Tech Associate Professor at Wu-chun Feng, commonly known as "Wu," talks about productivity and his latest work on supercomputers.

Breaking the Brogrammer Code: Margo Seltzer's Views on Women in Computer Science
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Breaking the Brogrammer Code: Margo Seltzer's Views on Women in Computer Science

In an interview with Txchnologist, Harvard University professor and ACM Fellow Margo Seltzer discussed the role of women in computer science.

Why Google Glass Is the Next Frontier For Developers
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Why Google Glass Is the Next Frontier For Developers

When Google co-founder Sergey Brin demoed Google Glass, the search giant's attempt to build a next-generation wearable computer, with skydivers live streaming their...

Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?
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Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?

The University of Virginia may have settled its most urgent controversy by reinstating President Teresa Sullivan after initially forcing her out. But still unresolved...

The Woman in the Facebook Frat House
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The Woman in the Facebook Frat House

At 11 a.m. on my first day at Facebook, the young, plain-looking guys in T-shirts, gazing at their screens, seemed startled—if not displeased—to see a strange new...

Report: The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Jobs in Technology
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Report: The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Jobs in Technology

If you're looking for a job in technology, get out of New Jersey, fast. Get out of Birmingham, Alabama. Cross the river to New York, or the country to San Francisco...

Qs Ranks World's Top Computer Science Programs
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Qs Ranks World's Top Computer Science Programs

QS, an online and offline education network, has released its latest university rankings of the world's top Computer Science programs.
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