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Estonia Reprograms First Graders as Web Coders
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Estonia Reprograms First Graders as Web Coders

Public schools in Estonia will soon have a curriculum for teaching web and mobile application development to students as early as first grade.

How Shazam Stayed On Top By Reinventing Itself—twice
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How Shazam Stayed On Top By Reinventing Itself—twice

Naming that tune has been the name of Shazam’s game for more than decade. But should you confuse Shazam for a predictable, tired old company, you're even more clueless...

Using YouTube to Assess and Supplement Online Learning
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Using YouTube to Assess and Supplement Online Learning

As online learning steadily becomes the norm, it is important that more educators are aware of the tools they can incorporate into their classrooms — such as Skype...

Game Maker Valve Software Recruits Hardware Experts
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Game Maker Valve Software Recruits Hardware Experts

Valve Software has started searching for hardware engineers.

The Joys of ­rban Tech
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The Joys of ­rban Tech

For as long as many of us can remember, high-tech industries have flourished in the suburban office parks that are so ubiquitous in Silicon Valley, North Carolina's...

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Painful Birth For Europe's New One-Stop Patent

That Europe needs a common patent is patently obvious to Michael Setton, who runs a tiny technology firm in France making wireless sensors that track environmental...

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Tech Industry to Republicans, Democrats: Tech Jobs Are Everywhere (Not Just in Silicon Valley)

A new report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute revealed that tech jobs are hot, they're getting hotter, and they're not just in Silicon Valley … or Silicon...

Visual Programming Means Anyone Can Be a Coder
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Visual Programming Means Anyone Can Be a Coder

Many great ideas start out as scribbles on scraps of paper, as thinking visually is an intuitive way to grapple with abstract concepts. Part of the reason is the...

A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
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A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking, and apps for smartphones.

Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students
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Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students

Arizona State University kicks off a pilot program called 3D-Imagine that uses three-dimensional materials to enhance independent learning by blind or visually-impaired...

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.

From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars
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From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars

Last week, a group of the scientists and engineers orchestrating NASA's Curiosity mission got together to do an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit.

At This Camp, Kids Learn to Question Authority (and Hack It)
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At This Camp, Kids Learn to Question Authority (and Hack It)

Some kids go to band camp; others go to swim camp. But for the children of the world's digital rabble-rousers, there is hacking camp. It's called DefCon Kids.

As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual
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As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual

Across America, the latest technologies are being stuffed into backpacks, propped up in classrooms, and enabling learning across vast distances.

Forget Linkedin: Companies Turn to Github to Find Tech Talent
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Forget Linkedin: Companies Turn to Github to Find Tech Talent

LinkedIn is so 2011. In the red-hot market for skilled software engineers, companies looking to make great hires are discovering that relying on traditional services...

For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation
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For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation

In the past year, education-reform icon Sal Khan has been lauded by Bill Gates as the "teacher to the world" and has been listed among Time magazine's 100 most...

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World-Class Cryptos Wanted: Researchers Seek Help Decoding "Encrypted Warhead"

Researchers have renewed their call for help in cracking an "encrypted warhead" they believe was unleashed by a powerful nation-state and may be poised to search...

Despite Layoffs, Google's Motorola Strategy Aims at Innovation
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Despite Layoffs, Google's Motorola Strategy Aims at Innovation

Google is shaking things up at its new subsidiary Motorola Mobility, announcing Monday that it will lay off 20 percent of the company's global workforce. Its strategy...

Nasa Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos, and Becoming a Meme
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Nasa Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos, and Becoming a Meme

As space geeks watched nervously to see if NASA's Curiosity rover would land safely on Mars, many found themselves wondering, "Hey, who's that cool dude with the...
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