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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Competition in automotive technology has long been about who's got the most horsepower, the best towing capacity or the fastest acceleration. These days, though...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 6, 2012
A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for a developing a computer algorithm that helps robots navigate around obstacles, an algorithm...Associated Press From ACM Careers | December 5, 2012
Durham University researchers are developing NumberNet, a multi-touch, multi-user classroom desk that can boost students' math skills. The desk has shown that...Durham University From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2012
Silicon Valley is starting to attract a new wave of entrepreneurs from Latin America who have launched startups offering everything from digital wallets to video...National Journal From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2012
Penn State University researchers are studying how crowdsourcing processes can be optimized so companies can match the right crowd to the right job. Organizations...Penn State University From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2012
You press a button and wait for your elevator. How long before you get impatient and agitated? Theresa Christy says 20 seconds.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the avant-garde research and development arm of the Department of Defense—perhaps best known for its central...Threatpost From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012
There is plenty of debate about just how much Big Data analytics can help businesses make smarter decisions to increase sales and cut costs. Yet there seems to...The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 3, 2012
Next time you pull out your smartphone to use a popular application—whether it's to price check items in a store, to tweet or to check your cloud-based calendar—you...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | December 3, 2012
Asian-Americans make up half of the Bay Area's technology workforce, and their double-digit employment gains came from jobs lost among white tech workers, according...The San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | November 30, 2012
The ICT industry is in the midst of a once every 20-25 years shift to a new technology platform for growth and innovation. We call it the 3rd Platform, built on...IDC From ACM Careers | November 30, 2012
I live in Brooklyn, where President Obama won 81 percent of the vote this month. It's hard to find anywhere in the country that is more Democratic-leaning.The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 29, 2012
While we love to focus on the entrepreneurs and startups that bring new technologies to market, so much of the groundbreaking innovation that has driven the U.S...Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 29, 2012
Employers are often more focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with than they are on finding the person who can best do the job, suggests a study...American Sociological Association From ACM Careers | November 29, 2012
Despite women's gains in educational attainment (they are now the majority of college graduates), an ugly gender pay gap persists.Forbes From ACM Careers | November 28, 2012
It was supposed to be a big moment for the two brothers—both University of Virginia engineering students—the culmination of months of designing and refining.Wired From ACM Careers | November 28, 2012
The computer science field remains dominated by men. The U.S. National Science Foundation says the number of women graduating with computer science degrees has...SA Today From ACM TechNews | November 28, 2012
Just as the National Guard can be called upon to provide emergency relief, there are thousands of technology professionals ready, willing, and able to volunteer...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | November 28, 2012
Cloud computing skills may be providing non-tech professionals and managers an edge in the job market as well.Forbes From ACM Careers | November 28, 2012
Apple Inc.'s Eddy Cue, who took charge of map software last month, is racing to turn around the troubled service, firing a senior manager, and urging partners to...Bloomberg From ACM Careers | November 28, 2012