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The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future
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The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future

Tesco—the company that runs a chain of grocery stores across Great Britain—uses digital armbands to track the performance of its warehouse staff.

Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks
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Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks

When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult...

Can Obama Convince High Schools To Teach Kids To Code?
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Can Obama Convince High Schools To Teach Kids To Code?

With President Obama making time in his latest State of the Union Address to address the national deficit in STEM education, there is now more momentum than ever...

Other Countries Court Skilled Immigrants Frustrated by U.S. Visa Laws
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Other Countries Court Skilled Immigrants Frustrated by U.S. Visa Laws

Business and academic leaders are concerned that U.S. immigration laws are forcing the departure of highly skilled foreigners educated in U.S. universities.  

PAEMST Awards Now Include Computer Science
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PAEMST Awards Now Include Computer Science

For the first time ever, the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) will specifically name computer science...

Mayor Bloomberg's State of the City Address Touts His Efforts on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Schooling
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Mayor Bloomberg's State of the City Address Touts His Efforts on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Schooling

Glittering, high-tech schools of the future are fast becoming reality thanks to massive investments in education, Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday.

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Cyber Command to Hire Thousands of Troops, Civilians

The Pentagon plans a massive expansion of the joint U.S. Cyber Command, potentially creating a rare pocket of job growth for troops in a force otherwise constrained...

Letter 'to a Future Woman in Tech' Hopes For Long Ladies' Room Lines at Conferences
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Letter 'to a Future Woman in Tech' Hopes For Long Ladies' Room Lines at Conferences

Stacey Mulcahy, who is currently a lead developer at the digital creative agency Big Spaceship, has been in the tech industry since 2001.

Cobol Will Outlive ­S All
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Cobol Will Outlive ­S All

In the early 1980s, I was told that COBOL was going away and that I should quickly move toward other programming languages.

­.K. Students Not Lining ­p to Study IT
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­.K. Students Not Lining ­p to Study IT

Only 3,420 British students, or 0.4 percent, took a computer science A-level — similar to a high school diploma in the United States — in 2011-2012, according to...

Competition That Computes
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Competition That Computes

Harvard University recently held its second IACS Computational Challenge. Eight teams of programmers competed to design the best program for playing foosball....

Capcom Says Better Smartphones Raise Game-Development Costs
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Capcom Says Better Smartphones Raise Game-Development Costs

Capcom Co., the creator of the "Resident Evil" and "Street Fighter" video games, said improvements in smartphones are making it more expensive to develop games.

Which iPhone App May Get You Into Stanford? The One You Make
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Which iPhone App May Get You Into Stanford? The One You Make

Standing out from the crowd of applicants vying to get into Stanford University's Computer Science undergraduate program is no easy task.

A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers
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A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers

Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now.

Once Blackberry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View
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Once Blackberry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View

The University of Waterloo, in a city that people outside Canada would struggle to find on a map, is one of the world’s best technology schools.

Addressing the Complexities of Meritocracy
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Addressing the Complexities of Meritocracy

MIT's third annual Diversity Summit, held last week at Kresge Auditorium, reflected the growing importance of inclusion at the Institute: From 70 attendees at the...

20 Tech Companies That Pay Interns Boatloads of Money
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20 Tech Companies That Pay Interns Boatloads of Money

If you intern for a high-profile tech company, you can make more money than the average U.S. citizen.

Google Science Fair Seeks Out Next-Gen Scientists, Engineers
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Google Science Fair Seeks Out Next-Gen Scientists, Engineers

Google has kicked off registration for its third annual Google Science Fair.

Berners-Lee Calls For Computer Science Education at a Younger Age
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Berners-Lee Calls For Computer Science Education at a Younger Age

Computer science should be taught to children at a younger age, said World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee at the recent World Economic Forum. Schools currently...

The Natural Experimenter
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The Natural Experimenter

Josh Angrist is an acclaimed experimentalist who does not work in a lab.
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