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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.

Frankenstein Programmers Test a Cybersecurity Monster
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Frankenstein Programmers Test a Cybersecurity Monster

UT Dallas computer scientists have created a software system named Frankenstein that could aid the development of cyberattack countermeasures.

Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music
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Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music

Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.

Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training
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Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training

San Francisco State University researchers hope to improve the effectiveness of software engineering teams by learning what causes them to fail.

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...

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Gild Promises True Meritocracy in Hiring, but Is that a Good Thing?

Even if it's just a myth, Silicon Valley loves to cling to the belief that it is a meritocracy.

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.

Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists
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Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists

Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...

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...

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Computer Science Becomes Stanford's Most Popular Major

For the first time in Stanford's history, computer science has become the most popular undergraduate major—a milestone for a school conceived on a farm but now...

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...

My Life as a Telecommuting Robot
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My Life as a Telecommuting Robot

I was strolling down the hall to a meeting on a Wednesday afternoon when I suddenly blacked out, coming to a halt.

Robot Master
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Robot Master

When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you're not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at...

Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad
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Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad

The gleaming, glass-fronted building towers over its more traditional neighbors in this quiet street in central Moscow. But it is not just Yandex's headquarters...

Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center
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Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center

In the decades following World War II, the U.S. emerged as the leading center of scientific research through the efforts of three types of institutions: its research...
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