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­.s. Adults Fare Poorly in a Study of Skills
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­.s. Adults Fare Poorly in a Study of Skills

U.S. adults are below average compared to adults in other developed countries in the mathematical and technical skills needed for jobs in the current economy, according...

15 Companies that Led and Still Lead Tech Innovation
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15 Companies that Led and Still Lead Tech Innovation

The history of the tech industry is littered with the dead—companies that rode a wave of innovation and wiped out hard.

Here's Why Cops Should Be Required to Wear a Lapel Camera While on Duty
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Here's Why Cops Should Be Required to Wear a Lapel Camera While on Duty

Police officers in Rialto, Calif., carry cameras to record their every action while on duty.

All Is Fair in Love and Twitter
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All Is Fair in Love and Twitter

Right in the center of South Park, a large, grassy oval near San Francisco's financial district, there is a rinky-dink playground with slides, ladders, and firefighter...

It Recruiters Mine Social Media For Hidden Tech Talent
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It Recruiters Mine Social Media For Hidden Tech Talent

IT professionals increasingly leave bits and pieces of their personal information and professional history scattered across many different social media sites, making...

Why Aren't Women Interested in Computer Science?
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Why Aren't Women Interested in Computer Science?

Growth in the share of women entering STEM fields has slowed down, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. One of the main problems, say experts, is getting women...

Mugged By a Mug Shot Online
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Mugged By a Mug Shot Online

In March last year, a college freshman named Maxwell Birnbaum was riding in a van filled with friends from Austin, Tex., to a spring-break rental house in Gulf...

2013 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Computer Modeling of Chemical Reactions
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2013 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Computer Modeling of Chemical Reactions

What is actually happening at the atomic scale when two elements react?

Nasa Missions Struggle to Cope with Shutdown
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Nasa Missions Struggle to Cope with Shutdown

All it took was four minutes.

Want to Evade Nsa Spying? Don't Connect to the Internet
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Want to Evade Nsa Spying? Don't Connect to the Internet

Since I started working with Snowden’s documents, I have been using a number of tools to try to stay secure from the NSA.

Eight Hot It Skills For 2014
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Eight Hot It Skills For 2014

While overall demand for IT professionals is expected to remain steady in 2014, there are eight hot IT skills that have the potential to reshape the hiring landscape...

In Digital Era, What Does 'watching Tv' Even Mean?
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In Digital Era, What Does 'watching Tv' Even Mean?

We spend a full five hours and 16 minutes a day in front of a screen, and that's without even turning on a television.

Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize For Complex Computer Modeling
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Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize For Complex Computer Modeling

Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of powerful computer models used to simulate how...

The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come
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The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come

Simon DeDeo, a research fellow in applied mathematics and complex systems at the Santa Fe Institute, had a problem.

Researchers Split Over NSA Hacking
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Researchers Split Over NSA Hacking

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has upset a great many people this year.

Google in Jeopardy: What If IBM's Watson Dethroned the King of Search?
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Google in Jeopardy: What If IBM's Watson Dethroned the King of Search?

Remember Watson, IBM's Jeopardy! champion?

Gender Barriers, Not Families, to Blame For Shortage of Women in STEM Careers
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Gender Barriers, Not Families, to Blame For Shortage of Women in STEM Careers

A new study examining the factors behind the shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields finds no evidence that women are opting...

­.S. Ranks Fourth in Internet Freedom as Surveillance Grows Worldwide
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­.S. Ranks Fourth in Internet Freedom as Surveillance Grows Worldwide

Although U.S. Internet freedom has decreased over the past year due to surveillance, the United States still ranks fourth in a recent Freedom House study of 60...

Swarm of Rivals Seeking Share of Social Media Pie
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Swarm of Rivals Seeking Share of Social Media Pie

Twitter, poised to make its splashy entrance on Wall Street, has helped define modern social networking.

How Tom Clancy Changed Video Games
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How Tom Clancy Changed Video Games

The widespread mourning of Tom Clancy's death last week is clear testament to a man who managed to have a significant impact across a range of media.
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