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The 2017 Top Programming Languages
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The 2017 Top Programming Languages

It's summertime here at IEEE Spectrum, and that means it's time for our fourth interactive ranking of the top programming languages.

Hackathons Are ­sually Dominated by Men; This One Was Just for Girls
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Hackathons Are ­sually Dominated by Men; This One Was Just for Girls

"HeartOnSleeve," "Too Tired to be Tired," "Moodchanger," "Food for Less Thought." If these apps sound like something a teen girl would love, that's because they...

Is It Time for Quantum Computing Startups? Maybe
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Is It Time for Quantum Computing Startups? Maybe

IBM is betting on quantum computing, but it can't win without the help of startups. And how long it will take for the bet to pay off is anybody's guess.

Nvidia Co-founders Remember Their Startup Roller Coaster Ride
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Nvidia Co-founders Remember Their Startup Roller Coaster Ride

A startup competition at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) held in San Jose this week sent Jensen Huang and his Nvidia co-founder Chris Malachowsky on a...

Feeding Frenzy for AI Engineers Gets More Intense
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Feeding Frenzy for AI Engineers Gets More Intense

In December, Bloomberg reported that desperate demand for software engineers who know how to build artificial intelligence systems turned a previously low-key academic...

How to Design a New Chip on a Budget
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How to Design a New Chip on a Budget

We recently had an interesting exchange with bunnie Huang, hardware guru and creator of Chumby, NetTV, and the Novena laptop, among other things. He's also theHacking...

What Silicon Valley Tech Jobs Pay the Highest Salaries?
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What Silicon Valley Tech Jobs Pay the Highest Salaries?

Indeed.com just released its 2017 Silicon Valley salary survey, looking at which tech jobs command the highest average pay over the past year, according to job...

What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)
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What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)

An examination by Indeed.com of search terms used by tech workers and by recruiters over the past two years shows that interest in React, the JavaScript library...

What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)
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What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)

It's a good time to have experience in React, the JavaScript library used to create user interfaces, according to a study released this week by job search firmIndeed...

The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer
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The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer

In 1950, the physicist Arnold Nordsieck built himself this analog computer.

Q&a: The Ethics of ­sing Brain Implants to ­pgrade Yourself
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Q&a: The Ethics of ­sing Brain Implants to ­pgrade Yourself

Neurotechnology is one of the hottest areas of engineering, and the technological achievements sound miraculous: Paralyzed people have controlled robotic limbs and ...

Behold, the World's Most Famous teapot
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Behold, the World's Most Famous teapot

Martin Newell was worried about his Ph.D. research as he sat down to tea with his wife one day in 1974.

How Experts Comb Satellite Images For Clues on North Korea's Nuclear Tests
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How Experts Comb Satellite Images For Clues on North Korea's Nuclear Tests

Satellite images of North Korean missile testing sites or nuclear reactor facilities can sometimes reveal smears of yellow or befuddling brown objects at certain...

Software Startups Aim to Automate Bio Labs
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Software Startups Aim to Automate Bio Labs

Earlier this month, major tech consulting company Cambridge Consultants announced a partnership with Synthace, a small, U.K.-based software startup.

Kees Immink: The Man Who Put Compact Discs on Track
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Kees Immink: The Man Who Put Compact Discs on Track

Remember vinyl records? More specifically, do you remember the way vinyl records skip when they're dusty or scratched?

Here Are the Software Skills That Will Get You the Highest Salary
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Here Are the Software Skills That Will Get You the Highest Salary

What tech skills will earn software engineers and other technology professionals the highest salaries?

Why Hire Engineers With Disabilities? They're Practiced Problem Solvers
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Why Hire Engineers With Disabilities? They're Practiced Problem Solvers

After graduating, mechanical engineer Kurt Driscoll endured more than 100 interviews over 10 months before he was finally hired.

Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, on the Future of Ai, Robots, and Coffeemakers
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Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, on the Future of Ai, Robots, and Coffeemakers

Astro Teller has an unusual way of starting a new project: He tries to kill it.

Leading Chipmakers Eye Euv Lithography to Save Moore's Law
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Leading Chipmakers Eye Euv Lithography to Save Moore's Law

Even after you don a bunny suit and get deep inside Fab 8, it's hard to get a sense of scale.

Now You Too Can Buy Cloud-Based Deep Learning
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Now You Too Can Buy Cloud-Based Deep Learning

Facebook's deep-learning artificial intelligence systems have learned to recognize your friends in your photos, and Google's AI has learned to anticipate what you’ll...
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