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Facebook Woos Investors With an Eye for Start-­ps

Facebook Inc., with an eye toward future business relationships, wants to be friends with more social-media start-ups.

No More Resumes, Say Some Firms
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No More Resumes, Say Some Firms

Companies are increasingly relying on social networks, video profiles, social media content and online surveys to gauge candidates' suitability for a job. While...

The Future of Hiring: Human Resources, Without the Humans
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The Future of Hiring: Human Resources, Without the Humans

Imagine a scenario where your next job interview isn't face-to-face, but face-to-screen. There are no questions about your former work experience and office habits...

Apps-Related Jobs Tallied at 466k in ­.s.
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Apps-Related Jobs Tallied at 466k in ­.s.

Nearly half a million jobs in the United States have been created because of the 1 million-plus applications designed for smartphones, tablets and other mobile...

Engineers ­p Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent
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Engineers ­p Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units and central processing units on a single chip...

Api: Three Letters That Change Life, the ­niverse, and Even Detroit
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Api: Three Letters That Change Life, the ­niverse, and Even Detroit

Sam Ramji met AT&T chief technology officer John Donovan on a speed date—or at least the tech world equivalent of a speed date.

Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion
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Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion

There are lot of hard jobs at Microsoft. But Sam Moreau just might have the hardest of all. Or at least the most harrowing. Over the past five years, he's taken...

Web-Based Resource to Accelerate Commercialization of ­niversity Technologies
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Web-Based Resource to Accelerate Commercialization of ­niversity Technologies

AUTM's Global Technology Portal is a new online resource for universities and corporations that facilitates networking, partnership and licensing deals.

We Have Lift-Off
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We Have Lift-Off

Israel has reached "super-power" status, as its technological developments have reached new heights. Israeli computer experts, engineers and scientists are now...

Letting Hackers Compete, Facebook Eyes New Talent
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Letting Hackers Compete, Facebook Eyes New Talent

Late this January, some 75,000 people around the planet sat in front of their computers and pondered how to make anagrams from a bowl of alphabet soup.

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Still Creating Otherworldly Adventures

When the special-effects whiz and director Douglas Trumbull receives a special Oscar on Saturday—the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for filmmakers "whose technological...

Mobile, Cloud, and Big Data Pros in High Demand for 2012
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Mobile, Cloud, and Big Data Pros in High Demand for 2012

Companies are looking to hire and retain workers who are skilled in fields such as mobility, cloud computing, software development, and big data, according to the...

To Make a Social Robot, Key is Satisfying the Human Mind
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To Make a Social Robot, Key is Satisfying the Human Mind

Researchers Maja Matari?, Ayse Saygin and Andrea Thomaz discuss how understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and what we can expect from this...

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Welcome to the Desktop Degree

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, in 1995 to be precise, a scholar named Eli Noam published an article in the prestigious journal Science under the titleElectronics...

H-1b Workers Are Better Paid, More Educated, Study Finds
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H-1b Workers Are Better Paid, More Educated, Study Finds

The average annual earnings of H-1B workers are about 10 percent higher than the average annual earnings of U.S. workers, after adjustments for age, occupation...

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New Execs Pledge to Rev ­p Amd

Hoping to revive their struggling company, Advanced Micro Devices executives vowed Thursday to more quickly make microchips that are power-efficient, low-cost,...

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Here's the Number That Matters in Facebook's Ipo Filing

After waiting for so long to see the numbers inside Facebook's success, it's easy to be overwhelmed by all the new data we have about the social network and company...

Studying Butterfly Flight to Help Build Bug-Size Flying Robots
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Studying Butterfly Flight to Help Build Bug-Size Flying Robots

By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, researchers at Johns Hopkins University hope to help build small airborne...

Oscars Vote Vulnerable to Cyber Attack ­nder New Online System, Experts Warn
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Oscars Vote Vulnerable to Cyber Attack ­nder New Online System, Experts Warn

Academy to switch to electronic ballots in 2013 — but move from paper voting does not eliminate prospect of foul play.

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Facebook's Ad Business Is a $3 Billion Mystery

So the numbers are out, and we know that Facebook’s ad business really is huge. And it really is growing like a weed.
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