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New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education
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New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education

Their curriculum devotes months to helping a company solve a current technological challenge.

How Google Became Such a Great Place to Work
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How Google Became Such a Great Place to Work

A few years ago, Google's human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company.

Frequent Multitaskers Are Bad Multitaskers
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Frequent Multitaskers Are Bad Multitaskers

Most people believe they can multitask effectively, but a University of Utah study indicates that people who multitask the most — including talking on a cell phone...

The Trouble With Tinkering Time
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The Trouble With Tinkering Time

It's the latest R&D trend: penciling in tinkering time on the company clock.

Tech Salaries Jump 5.3%, Bonuses Flat
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Tech Salaries Jump 5.3%, Bonuses Flat

Technology professionals' average salaries rose 5.3 percent to $85,619 last year, according to Dice. Tech professionals with at least 15 years of experience saw...

Seven Student Myths of the Online Classroom
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Seven Student Myths of the Online Classroom

The flexibility of the online learning environment can give rise to seven different myths or inaccuracies about what is expected from both students and instructors...

Skills Survey Reveals Neglected Generation of It Workers Over 60
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Skills Survey Reveals Neglected Generation of It Workers Over 60

Ninety-two percent of U.K. business leaders admit to not investing in training and development for employees over 60, leading to concern that older workers are...

Ibm, ­niversities Team ­p to Build Data Scientists
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Ibm, ­niversities Team ­p to Build Data Scientists

IBM is increasing its efforts to support big data academic programs. "We're working with universities to provide help with curricula, technology, and real-world...

The Underdog Operating Systems Set to Shake Up the Smartphone Scene
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The Underdog Operating Systems Set to Shake Up the Smartphone Scene

The next time you go shopping for a smartphone, you might see some unfamiliar software on the screens lining store shelves.

Atari's Bankruptcy: Gen X Bids Pong Farewell
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Atari's Bankruptcy: Gen X Bids Pong Farewell

Reading the news that Atari’s U.S. subsidiary is filing for bankruptcy was a little like hearing that Bob Hope died—in that you were surprised to discover he had...

Men More Likely Than Women to Commit Scientific Fraud
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Men More Likely Than Women to Commit Scientific Fraud

Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females and the fraud occurs across the career spectrum, from trainees to senior faculty. That's the conclusion...

Disparity Among First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in STEM Degrees
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Disparity Among First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in STEM Degrees

Latino and Asian immigrants and their U.S.-born children are studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects at different rates. The...

Next Made-in-China Boom: College Graduates
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Next Made-in-China Boom: College Graduates

Zhang Xiaoping’s mother dropped out of school after sixth grade. Her father, one of 10 children, never attended.

 New $28M Center Will Develop Computers of 2025
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New $28M Center Will Develop Computers of 2025

 Designing the computers of 2025 is the focus of a new $28 million, five-year research center led by the University of Michigan.

Src, DARPA ­nveil $194 Million Research Network Focused on Next-Generation Microelectronics
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Src, DARPA ­nveil $194 Million Research Network Focused on Next-Generation Microelectronics

The new STARnet program features six microelectronics research centers based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Michigan, Minnesota, Notre Dame,...

Can You Predict the Future By Reading Twitter? The Pentagon Thinks Maybe
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Can You Predict the Future By Reading Twitter? The Pentagon Thinks Maybe

The Defense Department wants new computer tools to analyze mounds of unstructured text, blogs, and tweets as part of a coordinated push to help military analysts...

Banks Seek Nsa Help Amid Attacks on Their Computer Systems
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Banks Seek Nsa Help Amid Attacks on Their Computer Systems

Major U.S. banks have turned to the National Security Agency for help protecting their computer systems after a barrage of assaults that have disrupted their Web...

Open Compute Project to Ask College Students for Hardware Ideas
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Open Compute Project to Ask College Students for Hardware Ideas

In its quest to figure out how best to build efficient, scalable data centers, the Open Compute Project is looking to students and other independent people for...

Cyberwar's Gray Market
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Cyberwar's Gray Market

Behind computer screens from France to Fort Worth, Texas, elite hackers hunt for security vulnerabilities worth thousands of dollars on a secretive unregulated...

Amazon Drives Seattle Office Market Surge
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Amazon Drives Seattle Office Market Surge

If the strength of Seattle’s office market could be chalked up to one company, it would be Amazon.
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