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Despite Layoffs, Google's Motorola Strategy Aims at Innovation
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Despite Layoffs, Google's Motorola Strategy Aims at Innovation

Google is shaking things up at its new subsidiary Motorola Mobility, announcing Monday that it will lay off 20 percent of the company's global workforce. Its strategy...

In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks
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In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks

Joe Kraus isn't just a Google Ventures partner. He's also a poker player, and I think he knows that both pursuits involve a certain amount of gambling, regardless...

Nasa Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos, and Becoming a Meme
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Nasa Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos, and Becoming a Meme

As space geeks watched nervously to see if NASA's Curiosity rover would land safely on Mars, many found themselves wondering, "Hey, who's that cool dude with the...

My Life as a Telecommuting Robot
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My Life as a Telecommuting Robot

I was strolling down the hall to a meeting on a Wednesday afternoon when I suddenly blacked out, coming to a halt.

Robot Master
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Robot Master

When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you're not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at...

Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad
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Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad

The gleaming, glass-fronted building towers over its more traditional neighbors in this quiet street in central Moscow. But it is not just Yandex's headquarters...

Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center
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Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center

In the decades following World War II, the U.S. emerged as the leading center of scientific research through the efforts of three types of institutions: its research...

Curiosity's Martian Playground Is Technically Located in Pasadena
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Curiosity's Martian Playground Is Technically Located in Pasadena

Seventeen miles from downtown L.A., on the campus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, there's a small stretch of earth covered in beach sand, decomposed...

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Schools Pitch New Degrees at Job-Focused Students

Despite a full-time job as a mechanical engineer, Sean Whitney is carving out hours to pursue the new Johns Hopkins MBA/MA in "Design Leadership." Whitney believes...

Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately
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Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately

New software developed at Ohio State University helps in-road traffic detectors count cars more accurately — and save city planners money.

More Than Money: Researchers Identify What Motivates Workers
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More Than Money: Researchers Identify What Motivates Workers

A sense of belonging and attachment to a group of co-workers is a better motivator for some employees than money, according to a new study by University of Iowa...

Suny Stony Brook Launches Institute For Advanced Computational Science
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Suny Stony Brook Launches Institute For Advanced Computational Science

Stony Brook University is launching a new world-class Institute for Advanced Computational Science, and will collaborate closely with the U.S. Department of...

Economic Strains Don't Crimp Tech Job Opportunities in Asia-Pacific
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Economic Strains Don't Crimp Tech Job Opportunities in Asia-Pacific

There is a healthy demand for engineers and information technology specialists in the Asia-Pacific region, increasingly the result of companies expanding their...

His Other Car Is on Mars
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His Other Car Is on Mars

On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without paying much attention to the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.

I've Inherited 200k Lines of Spaghetti Code—what Now?
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I've Inherited 200k Lines of Spaghetti Code—what Now?

kmote asks: I am newly employed as the sole "SW Engineer" in a fairly small shop of scientists who have spent the last 10–20 years cobbling together a vast code...

Micro-Swimmer Robots Could Deliver Cargo & Drugs
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Micro-Swimmer Robots Could Deliver Cargo & Drugs

Researchers have used complex computational models to design micro-robots that could overcome the challenges of swimming at the micron scale. The autonomous robots...

In the Olympics of Algorithms, a Russian Keeps Winning Gold
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In the Olympics of Algorithms, a Russian Keeps Winning Gold

If Vladimir Putin glances out the Kremlin window at just the right moment, he has a chance of glimpsing the world's best computer programmer in Google's Moscow...

Math and Science Fields Battle Persistent Gender Gap
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Math and Science Fields Battle Persistent Gender Gap

Many colleges that specialize in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have taken steps to increase female enrollment by creating opportunities...

Brogrammers Wanted
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Brogrammers Wanted

"What is best in life? Is it to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women? Well, that's a pretty good start....

Women and Tech: Why Don't Girls Want to Be Geeks?
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Women and Tech: Why Don't Girls Want to Be Geeks?

Last month Yahoo appointed a self-styled "super geek" as its chief executive. Nothing unusual there—except this one was a woman and a pregnant one to boot. 
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