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The Women Who Left Their Jobs to Code
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The Women Who Left Their Jobs to Code

Some U.K. women are defying the trend of lower female representation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) compared to men by becoming programmers...

Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech
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Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech

Apple chief executive Tim Cook says there are still "not enough women at the table" at the world's tech firms and that there are "no good excuses" for the lack...

Machine Learning Is Contributing to the Reproducibility Crisis in Science
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Machine Learning Is Contributing to the Reproducibility Crisis in Science

Machine-learning techniques are producing results that are misleading and often wrong, contributing to the reproducibility crisis in science, says Genevera Allen...

Iran Confirms Arrest of British Computer Science Professor
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Iran Confirms Arrest of British Computer Science Professor

A spokesman for Iran's judiciary has confirmed that Abbas Edalat, a British-Iranian academic, has been arrested on security charges.

The Labs that Protect Against Online Warfare
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The Labs that Protect Against Online Warfare

Several months after the WannaCry cyber-attack, much of the world still seems to be asleep to the potential catastrophic effects of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure...

Could AI Help to Create a Meat-Free World?
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Could AI Help to Create a Meat-Free World?

Remember the last burger you really enjoyed—try to summon up its rich, juicy taste in your mind and its chewy, firm-yet-soft-yet-crunchy texture.

The Female Code-Breakers Who Were Left Out of History Books
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The Female Code-Breakers Who Were Left Out of History Books

Picture this. In 1917, the United States is just entering World War One. But to begin with, its military is small and its capacity for intelligence gathering is...

Why Is Russia So Good at Encouraging Women Into Tech?
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Why Is Russia So Good at Encouraging Women Into Tech?

Irina Khoroshko, from Zelenograd near Moscow, had learned her times tables by the age of five.

Vector Institute Is Just the Latest in Canada's AI Expansion
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Vector Institute Is Just the Latest in Canada's AI Expansion

Canadian researchers have been behind some recent major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. Now, the country is betting on becoming a big player in one of...

Most Scientists 'can't Replicate Studies By Their Peers'
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Most Scientists 'can't Replicate Studies By Their Peers'

Science is facing a "reproducibility crisis" where more than two-thirds of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist's experiments, research...

Grace Hopper's Compiler: Computing's Hidden Hero
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Grace Hopper's Compiler: Computing's Hidden Hero

One, zero, zero, one, zero, one. Zero, one, one…

Maths Becomes Biology's Magic Number
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Maths Becomes Biology's Magic Number

"If you want a career in medicine these days you're better off studying mathematics or computing than biology."

Cybathlon: World's First 'bionic Olympics' Gears ­p
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Cybathlon: World's First 'bionic Olympics' Gears ­p

Switzerland in October will host the world's inaugural Cybathlon, with 50 teams participating in sporting events to showcase bionic technologies. 

How 'robo Recruiters' Could Affect Your Job Prospects
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How 'robo Recruiters' Could Affect Your Job Prospects

Next time you apply for a job, it could be a computer algorithm deciding whether or not you fit the bill.

Could Vietnam Become the Next Silicon Valley?
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Could Vietnam Become the Next Silicon Valley?

Eddie Thai and Binh Tran are the kind of American entrepreneurs you'd expect to meet in Silicon Valley.

Brynjolfsson and Mcafee: The Jobs that AI Can't Replace
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Brynjolfsson and Mcafee: The Jobs that AI Can't Replace

At the heart of capitalism is the concept of creative destruction.

The Oil-Rich City Betting on Drones
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The Oil-Rich City Betting on Drones

Over the PA system a voice tells us not to be alarmed. What we are about to see is just a demonstration, courtesy of the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of the Interior...

The Man Making Puzzles For Hackers
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The Man Making Puzzles For Hackers

If you want to know how to keep 16,000 geeks entertained, ask the Lost Boy aka Ryan Clarke.

Click Here to Hack the Network
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Click Here to Hack the Network

This week is hacker week in Las Vegas. The desert playground is hosting three conferences dedicated to computer security—Black Hat USA, Def Con, and BSides LV.

The Team That Keep a Watchful Eye on the Iss
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The Team That Keep a Watchful Eye on the Iss

In a darkened room, deep within the high-security perimeter of Redstone Arsenal, a US army base in Huntsville, Alabama, eight men and women sit behind concave banks...
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