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'brave' Director Talks About the Pixar Process
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'brave' Director Talks About the Pixar Process

Mark Andrews has worked in animation and live-action as a storyboard artist, story supervisor, writer, and even as a voice actor, including The Incredibles, John...

Sequoia Supercomputer Towers Above the Rest in Latest Top500 List
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Sequoia Supercomputer Towers Above the Rest in Latest Top500 List

Sequoia, the IBM BlueGene/Q system installed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, sits atop the latest TOP500 list of the...

New Grad Looking For a Job? Pentagon Contractors Post Openings For Black-Hat Hackers
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New Grad Looking For a Job? Pentagon Contractors Post Openings For Black-Hat Hackers

Mikko Hypponen enjoys his position as the chief research officer at the Helsinki-based security firm F-Secure. He has no intention of leaving. But lately, he's...

Robot Learns Language By Babbling with a Human
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Robot Learns Language By Babbling with a Human

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire's School of Computer Science show a robot can begin to develop basic language skills through conversation with...

­.s. Needs Another 600 Humans to Fly Its Robot Planes
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­.s. Needs Another 600 Humans to Fly Its Robot Planes

The Pentagon doesn't have nearly enough people to operate its growing fleet of flying robots. Right now, the U.S. Air Force is short nearly 600 drone pilots and...

FTC Chief Technologist Felten Urges Techies to Enter, Influence Government
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FTC Chief Technologist Felten Urges Techies to Enter, Influence Government

Computer scientists should seek out government posts for an opportunity to affect public policy, says Edward Felten, the first chief technologist of the U.S....

Soldiers Becoming Scientists
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Soldiers Becoming Scientists

Proposed in 2007 and enacted in 2008, the newest version of the U.S. military's veterans education program—variously known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Webb GI...

In the Afghan War, a Little Robot Can Be a Soldier's Best Friend
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In the Afghan War, a Little Robot Can Be a Soldier's Best Friend

The 310 SUGV is a distant cousin of the Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner currently being promoted as a Father's Day gift. In Afghanistan, the Marines call him...

H-1B Visas Hit the Cap, Sending Companies to Plan B
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H-1B Visas Hit the Cap, Sending Companies to Plan B

For Silicon Valley, a day of ritual disappointment came on June 12: The U.S. announced that the slots for 2013 H-1B visas had all been filled.

­p-and-Coming Tech Jobs
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­p-and-Coming Tech Jobs

With big data, mobile computing, social media, and cloud computing all shaping the future of IT, new and intriguing job titles like "cloud transformation officer"...

Mit, Intel ­nveil New Initiatives Addressing 'big Data'
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Mit, Intel ­nveil New Initiatives Addressing 'big Data'

MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what's come to be called...

Experts Warn of Shortage of U.s. Cyber Pros
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Experts Warn of Shortage of U.s. Cyber Pros

Leading cyber experts warned of a shortage of talented computer security experts in the United States, making it difficult to protect corporate and government networks...

Aging Microsoft Lures Young Tech Idealists
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Aging Microsoft Lures Young Tech Idealists

The young interns, some of the nation's best and brightest in technology, business, and design, had plenty of enthusiastic words to describe their summer employer...

Developers Are Key to Winning the Tech Wars
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Developers Are Key to Winning the Tech Wars

Many smartphone manufacturers draw from the same stylebook: Make it sleek. Make it black. But what may determine the winner of the smartphone wars is the apps.

Apple vs. Google: Starkly Different China Experiences
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Apple vs. Google: Starkly Different China Experiences

In China, sometimes having the first-mover advantage is often no advantage at all. Case in point: Apple vs. Google.

Quantum Computers Could Help Search Engines Keep ­p with the Internet's Growth
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Quantum Computers Could Help Search Engines Keep ­p with the Internet's Growth

With the web constantly expanding, researchers at USC have proposed — and demonstrated the feasibility — of using quantum computers to run Google's page ranking...

Sandia Opens Cyber Research Facility
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Sandia Opens Cyber Research Facility

Sandia National Laboratories' new Cybersecurity Technologies Research Laboratory offers an open yet controlled area for cybersecurity professionals to meet and...

Radiation-Resistant Circuits Made From Mechanical Parts
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Radiation-Resistant Circuits Made From Mechanical Parts

University of Utah engineers designed microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat, so they can be used in circuits for robots and computers...

Algorithm Aids Robot-Human Collaboration in the Factory
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Algorithm Aids Robot-Human Collaboration in the Factory

A new algorithm developed at MIT will allow robots and humans to work side by side on a factory floor.

IBM Partners With Syracuse University to Tap Next-Gen Mainframe Workers
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IBM Partners With Syracuse University to Tap Next-Gen Mainframe Workers

IBM announced a partnership with Syracuse University to help college students build smarter computing skills to manage both traditional and new systems in large...
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