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Autistic Teen Hacker Sentenced to Indefinite Hospital Confinement
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Autistic Teen Hacker Sentenced to Indefinite Hospital Confinement

An autistic 18-year-old hacker associated with the cybercrime group Lapsus$ has been sentenced to an indefinite stay in a secure hospital after being involved in...

Report Warns It Will Take Nearly 300 Years to Reach Gender Parity in Tech
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Report Warns It Will Take Nearly 300 Years to Reach Gender Parity in Tech

On current trends, it will take 283 years to reach gender parity in the tech workforce, according to the 2023 Diversity Report from BCS, The Chartered Institute...

New Immigration Rules Threaten U.K.'s STEM Workforce
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New Immigration Rules Threaten U.K.'s STEM Workforce

The U.K. government has raised the minimum salary threshold for overseas workers by nearly 50%, threatening research teams hoping to bring in foreign talent.

Diverse Leadership: Whose Responsibility Is It?
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Diverse Leadership: Whose Responsibility Is It?

Both individuals and organizations must challenge the patriarchal belief systems that perpetuate homogeneity in the tech sector, pipeline, and leadership, says...

How to Attract and Retain Cloud Experts
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How to Attract and Retain Cloud Experts

How can organizations attract and retain skilled cloud experts in today's dynamic and competitive environment?

Companies Have Been Building Their Data Teams Backwards
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Companies Have Been Building Their Data Teams Backwards

Businesses in the U.K. have been building their data teams "backwards" — hiring data scientists before hiring the data engineers who construct and maintain the...

Layoffs Are Making Tech Less Diverse
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Layoffs Are Making Tech Less Diverse

Women and ethnic minorities are more likely than male colleagues to lose their jobs in tech sector layoffs.

Big Tech Takes Hard Line on Return to Office
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Big Tech Takes Hard Line on Return to Office

Some Big Tech companies are becoming less flexible on remote work.

Tapping the Reservoir of Tech Talent in Africa
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Tapping the Reservoir of Tech Talent in Africa

Aileen Allkins, chief revenue officer at Tek Experts and Elev8, is working to bring tech career skills to women and girls in Rwanda, Nigeria, and other countries...

IT Leaders Fear Malicious Use of ChatGPT by Foreign States
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IT Leaders Fear Malicious Use of ChatGPT by Foreign States

IT leaders are concerned about the potential for malicious use of the ChatGPT chatbot by foreign states, according to a study by Blackberry.

IT Leaders Reveal Their First Jobs
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IT Leaders Reveal Their First Jobs

Tech executives looking for new ways to find skilled workers during today's talent crisis might consider their own first jobs when doing so.

Coder Explores Class Action Against GitHub for License Violations
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Coder Explores Class Action Against GitHub for License Violations

Coder and lawyer Matthew Butterick claims that the GitHub Copi­lot may be breaking open-source licensing agreements, and has engaged class-action litigators to...

Teaching Robots To Be Team Players With Nature
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Teaching Robots To Be Team Players With Nature

Researchers have harnessed the self-organization skills required to reap the benefits of natural swarms for robotic applications in artificial intelligence, computing...

Meta Lets Algorithm Pick 60 Employees to Fire
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Meta Lets Algorithm Pick 60 Employees to Fire

The staff had no warning and noone to appeal to; all video calls were anonymized.

'Over-Mentored and Under-Capitalized': Scant Funding for Female Entrepreneurs
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'Over-Mentored and Under-Capitalized': Scant Funding for Female Entrepreneurs

The pressures and biases that lead to women entrepreneurs raising a barely-there 1.1% share of total venture capital funding was a focus of the Diversity Tech Summit...

Has Hybrid Working Made Tech More Diverse?
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Has Hybrid Working Made Tech More Diverse?

Is remote work increasing diversity in the tech industry, or creating a two-tier system?

Tackling the Tech Skills Gap Through Training
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Tackling the Tech Skills Gap Through Training

Retaining good people is a strategic priority in the face of IT skills shortages, raising the importance of improving skills and training, says Pluralsight's Sean...

IT Technician Jailed for Revenge Cyber Attacks
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IT Technician Jailed for Revenge Cyber Attacks

A resentful IT technician in the U.K. was sentenced to prison for launching cyber assaults against two of his former employers after he was dismissed by both.

U.K. Schools Are Using Facial Recognition for Student Lunch Payments
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U.K. Schools Are Using Facial Recognition for Student Lunch Payments

Nine schools in North Ayrshire in the U.K. are using facial recognition technology to take lunch payments, citing the lack of touch for COVID safety and increased...

IT Recruitment 'Twice as Hard' During Pandemic, CIO Says
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IT Recruitment 'Twice as Hard' During Pandemic, CIO Says

IT recruitment has been "twice as hard" during the pandemic, with some roles remaining open for over a year, says Steve Capper at SNC-Lavalin.
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