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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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MIT Computer Scientists Can Predict the Price of Bitcoin
A researcher at MIT recently developed a machine-learning algorithm that can predict the price of the infamously volatile cryptocurrency Bitcoin, allowing his...
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IBM Struggles to Reinvent Itself in an Age of Cloud
When IBM Corp CEO Ginni Rometty was asked recently for her tips on how to transform companies, she spoke of "relentless reinvention" and not protecting the past...
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Apple: Beginning February 2015, App Store Submissions Need to Be 64-Bit
Apple released iOS 8.1 to the public today, but it delivered something else to developers, too.
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Wearable Tech Lets Boss Track Your Work, Rest and Play
Some jobs come with a uniform. For an increasing number of employees, that uniform will soon include a badge that tracks everything they do.
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The Quiet Rise of the Satellite Spy Agency
As far as intelligence agencies go, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has remained relatively low profile—attracting neither the intrigue of, say, the...
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More Training, Skills Development Needed For Analyzing Big Data, Experts Say
Big data training is a major challenge, according to a recently published study from the National Academies Press. The report notes the need for better educating...
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Apple Pay Is Too Anonymous For Some Retailers
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook loves to talk about the security features of his mobile-payments system.
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Dudes With Drones
No one knows exactly how many personal drones are buzzing through our skies, but Chris Anderson, the longtime editor of Wired magazine who now heads a drone manufacturer...
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The Holder of Secrets
From the garden terrace of a sixth-floor walkup on a quiet Berlin street, there was a clear view to the TV Tower, in Alexanderplatz.
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Accessibility Claims Expected Over Websites
Businesses should brace for a new crop of so-called "accessibility" lawsuits alleging that their commercial websites fail to comply with federal disabled-access...
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How Big Data Algorithms See s—while They Eat S p
Four years ago I interviewed Sam Yagan, then CEO of OKCupid, about the mathematics underlying his free matchmaking site.
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How Jean Tirole's Work Helps Explain the Internet Economy
For anyone who has wondered how it’s possible to get so much stuff from web companies free or at too-good-to-be-true prices—whether Google searching, Facebook socializing...
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Should Industrial Robots Be Able to Hurt Their Human Coworkers?
How much should a robot be allowed to hurt its coworkers?
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Web-Era Trade Schools, Feeding a Need For Code
A new educational institution, the coding boot camp, is quietly emerging as the vocational school for the digital age, devoted to creating software developers.
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Where Is the Next Alibaba? A Look at Six Contenders.
Chinese companies are starting to spread their wings and head abroad.
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Hackers Gather For Cyberwar in an Intense 48-Hour Sim
Locked Shields is among the world's preeminent cyber attack simulations.
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Find Out What Your Zip Code Predicts You'll Buy
Where you live says a lot about you—and nobody knows that better than marketeers. Now, though, you can take a glimpse at what they know, using this searchable map...
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When Cybersecurity Threats Come from the Inside
AT&T acknowledged earlier this week that in August an employee had gained unauthorized access to some customers' personal data—including Social Security and driver's...
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The Weather Channel's Secret: Less Weather, More Clickbait
The writers and editors at the Weather Channel's weather.com don’t often talk about the weather.
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Should We Tailor Difficulty of a School Text to Child's Comfort Level or Make Them Sweat?
"A man who traveled from Liberia to visit family members in Texas tested positive for Ebola on Tuesday, marking the outbreak's first diagnosis outside of Africa...
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