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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
From ACM Careers Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and… BNN | February 28, 2024
The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting
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The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting

In late 2006, 22-year-old Adam D'Angelo confronted a serious problem. Facebook, then a small Silicon Valley startup, had picked him to be its chief technology... Businessweek
From ACM Careers | October 18, 2011
­.va. Team Awarded $3 Million Nsf Secure Computation Grant
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­.va. Team Awarded $3 Million Nsf Secure Computation Grant

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to a team lead by University of Virginia computer scientist David Evans for a project to develop... ­niversity of Virginia
From ACM Careers | October 18, 2011
Instant Health Checks For Buildings and Bridges
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Instant Health Checks For Buildings and Bridges

During 2011's deadly onslaught of earthquakes, floods and tornadoes, countless buildings had to be evacuated while workers checked to make sure they were stable... Scientific American
From ACM News | October 17, 2011
'thinking Machines' Will Guide Future Power Grids
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'thinking Machines' Will Guide Future Power Grids

Plans to develop the "smart" grid cannot succeed without the creation of new "thinking machines" that can learn and adapt to new situations, says Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy... Missouri ­niversity of Science and Technology
From ACM Careers | October 12, 2011
From ACM News

How Many Security Clearances Have Been Issued?

More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals... The Washington Post
From ACM News | October 7, 2011
From ACM Opinion

The ­niversity of Wherever

For more than a decade educators have been expecting the Internet to transform that bastion of tradition and authority, the university. Digital utopians have... The New York Times
From ACM Opinion | October 3, 2011
Ready For the Robot Revolution?
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Ready For the Robot Revolution?

Robots are about to invade our lives. From performing household chores, to entertaining and educating our children, to looking after the elderly, roboticists... BBC News
From ACM News | October 3, 2011
From ACM News

In China, Business Travelers Take Extreme Precautions to Avoid Cyber-Espionage

Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos. The Washington Post
From ACM News | September 28, 2011
In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores
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In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores

Amy Furman, a seventh-grade English teacher here, roams among 31 students sitting at their desks or in clumps on the floor. They're studying Shakespeare's "As... The New York Times
From ACM Careers | September 12, 2011
10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer
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10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer

The terror attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, changed the lives of all Americans—few more so than the millions who have participated in the... Wired
From ACM News | September 8, 2011
For Software Developers, A Bounty Of Opportunity
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For Software Developers, A Bounty Of Opportunity

As people across the country suffer from long-term unemployment, the tech industry is experiencing a shortage of qualified workers. Particularly in software development... National Public Radio
From ACM Careers | September 6, 2011
Social Media Expert Explores Dynamics of Online Networking
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Social Media Expert Explores Dynamics of Online Networking

A study of the dynamics of an open source community suggests a "performance–based clustering" phenomenon in which most collaborations involve accomplished developers... ­niversity of Texas, Dallas
From ACM Careers | September 6, 2011
AI Demo Shows How Chatbots Soon Sink Into Non Sequiturs and Nonsense
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AI Demo Shows How Chatbots Soon Sink Into Non Sequiturs and Nonsense

An exchange between two robot avatars set up as a demonstration for an artificial intelligence class at Cornell University quickly devolved into conversational... Cornell ­niversity
From ACM Careers | August 31, 2011
Virginia Tech Researcher Addresses Issues That Slow Wireless Networks
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Virginia Tech Researcher Addresses Issues That Slow Wireless Networks

A Virginia Tech researcher has won a five-year U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award to address cross-layer network incompatibility issues to help speed... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ­niversity
From ACM Careers | August 31, 2011
Kids Today Need a Licence to Tinker
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Kids Today Need a Licence to Tinker

Back to school time and millions of British kids are heading back to classrooms to embark on the national curriculum so beloved of busybody ministers. The Guardian
From ACM Opinion | August 30, 2011
Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree
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Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree

Harvard and Ohio State are not going to disappear any time soon. But a host of new online enterprises are making earning a college degree cheaper, faster, and... The New York Times
From ACM Careers | August 26, 2011
Ben Fry, Information Designer
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Ben Fry, Information Designer

In the golden age of data visualization, he helps designers think like programmers, and vice versa. Slate
From ACM News | August 25, 2011
Antennas in Your Clothes? Researchers' Design Could Pave the Way
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Antennas in Your Clothes? Researchers' Design Could Pave the Way

The next generation of communications systems could be built with a sewing machine. To make communications devices more reliable, Ohio State University researchers... Ohio State ­niversity
From ACM Careers | August 23, 2011
Big Silicon Valley Demand For Analog Engineers' 'black Art'
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Big Silicon Valley Demand For Analog Engineers' 'black Art'

You want a good look at Silicon Valley's bipolar job market? Step into the 11th-floor office of Young Sohn. The CEO of Santa Clara-based Inphi is tearing his... San Jose Mercury News
From ACM News | August 22, 2011
Hackers' Low-Tech Tool: A Phone Call
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Hackers' Low-Tech Tool: A Phone Call

The conference for the best hackers in the free world is held every year in Las Vegas. It's called DefCon. The entrance fee is $150, cash only. (And it's a bad... National Public Radio
From ACM Careers | August 17, 2011
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