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Megan Smith: 'you Can Affect Billions of People'
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Megan Smith: 'you Can Affect Billions of People'

Now that you work at the White House, approximately how many times a day do you find yourself thinking, God, we did this so much better at Google?

IT Jobs Will Grow 22% Through 2020, Says U.S. BLS
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IT Jobs Will Grow 22% Through 2020, Says U.S. BLS

By 2020, employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22%, with some IT fields faring better than others, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

Directing Planes, By Remote Control
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Directing Planes, By Remote Control

On a clear day, Per Granquist cannot see forever. But from his perch inside the airport control tower here, he does have an unobstructed view of the future.

Chinese Internet Censor Hints at Facebook's China Challenges
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Chinese Internet Censor Hints at Facebook's China Challenges

A senior Chinese Internet regulator on Thursday showed the hurdles Facebook could encounter trying to get into the Chinese market—no matter how impressive Mark...

Prepare For the Part-Time Self-Driving Car
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Prepare For the Part-Time Self-Driving Car

Self-driving AI cars have been a staple in popular culture for some time—any child of the 1980s will fondly remember both the Autobots and Knight Rider's KITT—but...

Demystifying the Mooc
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Demystifying the Mooc

When massive open online courses first grabbed the spotlight in 2011, many saw in them promise of a revolutionary force that would disrupt traditional higher education...

Your Retirement May Include a Robot Helper
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Your Retirement May Include a Robot Helper

Youngsters aren't the only ones who get the latest high-tech gadgets.

Future Scenarios Show How Easily Ebola Could Explode
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Future Scenarios Show How Easily Ebola Could Explode

Just how bad will the Ebola outbreak in West Africa get?

Silicon Valley May Be Friendlier to Female Execs Than It Seems, Study Says
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Silicon Valley May Be Friendlier to Female Execs Than It Seems, Study Says

Silicon Valley's gender problem is no longer a dirty little secret. Tech firms recognize their poor gender diversity and have sworn to do better. And yet, one...

­sing Drones to Make Peace, Not War
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­sing Drones to Make Peace, Not War

Amin Rigi says drones should be used to save lives, not spy or kill.

The Myth of the Digital Native
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The Myth of the Digital Native

A study on the use of technology by middle school science teachers and students challenges the notion that so-called "digital natives" are more technology savvy...

Christine Kenneally's 'invisible History of the Human Race'
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Christine Kenneally's 'invisible History of the Human Race'

Of Christine Kenneally’s father’s father—a man neither Kenneally nor her father ever knew, a man who did the deed requisite to reproduction and promptly vanished—she...

Google, Oxford ­niversity Partner in Artificial Intelligence Research
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Google, Oxford ­niversity Partner in Artificial Intelligence Research

Following Google's acquisition of the secretive firm DeepMind, the tech giant has teamed up with Oxford University to research artificial intelligence.

Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts
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Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts

The overeager adoption of big data is likely to result in catastrophes of analysis comparable to a national epidemic of collapsing bridges.

Brookhaven Lab Launches Computational Science Initiative
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Brookhaven Lab Launches Computational Science Initiative

Brookhaven National Laboratory is embarking upon a major new Computational Science Initiative that will leverage computational science expertise and investments...

Software Developer Shortage Transcends International Boundaries
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Software Developer Shortage Transcends International Boundaries

There is a global shortage of software developers, especially in the growing health information technology field, and experts say solving the problem will require...

Coming of Age in Cloud Computing
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Coming of Age in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing isn’t merely changing the way much of the technology business works.

­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber
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­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber

The U.S. Justice Department is restructuring its national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the threat of sensitive technology ending up...

High-Speed Transatlantic Network to Benefit U.S.-based Collaborators
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High-Speed Transatlantic Network to Benefit U.S.-based Collaborators

A high-speed extension to the U.S. Department of Energy's ESnet will accelerate the exchange of data sets between institutions in the United States and computing...

Wearable Tech Lets Boss Track Your Work, Rest and Play
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Wearable Tech Lets Boss Track Your Work, Rest and Play

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