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Grand Theft Auto 5: Inside the Creative Process with Dan Houser
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Grand Theft Auto 5: Inside the Creative Process with Dan Houser

We're four days away now. After a year of pre-publicity and a five-year wait since GTA IV, the latest instalment in Rockstar's gangland opus is almost upon us.

STEM Education Policy Fellowship Announced
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STEM Education Policy Fellowship Announced

The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, will send science advisors to Washington...

The Nsa Sponsors 'cyber Operations' Training at ­niversities. Here's What Students Learn.
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The Nsa Sponsors 'cyber Operations' Training at ­niversities. Here's What Students Learn.

Last week, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh became one of the latest—and most prestigious—schools to partner with the National Security Agency on a program...

Nsa Announces Four New Schools For Cyber Initiative
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Nsa Announces Four New Schools For Cyber Initiative

Four new schools have been selected for the National Security Agency's National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program, which was designed to...

With Horses and Ipads, Autistic Children Learn to Communicate
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With Horses and Ipads, Autistic Children Learn to Communicate

Equine therapy coupled with iPads has helped children with autism make significant breakthroughs in communication.

Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions

The birth of artificial-intelligence research as an autonomous discipline is generally thought to have been the monthlong Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial...

Fed Says Tech Demand Outstripping Supply in Boston, San Francisco
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Fed Says Tech Demand Outstripping Supply in Boston, San Francisco

The U.S. Federal Reserve's recently released Beige Book states that demand for certain types of technology skills is outpacing supply in some markets, particularly...

Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?
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Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?

There's a widely shared image on the Internet of a teacher's note that says: "Dear students, I know when you're texting in class. Seriously, no one just looks down...

Nsa Surveillance Makes For Strange Bedfellows
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Nsa Surveillance Makes For Strange Bedfellows

The controversy over U.S. government surveillance has produced a king-size collection of strange bedfellows. Beneath the covers one finds both amusing ironies and...

Wireless Network Detects Falls by the Elderly
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Wireless Network Detects Falls by the Elderly

University of Utah electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling. This technology could be linked to a service...

Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
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Mystery of the Missing Women in Science

Although test scores prove that girls have science and math aptitude equal to that of boys, many girls choose not to pursue these fields.

Bigshot Camera Aims High
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Bigshot Camera Aims High

Columbia University Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar has launched Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera designed to serve as both...

10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers
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10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers

Software developers — particularly mobile developers in particular — are among the most sought-after hires within the IT world, according to a new survey from...

Why It Has to Change How It Recruits Talent
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Why It Has to Change How It Recruits Talent

For any IT executive, not just C-level executives, it's important to foster a diverse workforce where everyone can reach his or her full potential. This means creating...

Who Will Prosper in the New World
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Who Will Prosper in the New World

Self-driving vehicles threaten to send truck drivers to the unemployment office.

The STEM Crisis Is a Myth
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The STEM Crisis Is a Myth

You must have seen the warning a thousand times: Too few young people study scientific or technical subjects, businesses can't find enough workers in those fields...

It's a Myth That Entrepreneurs Drive New Technology
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It's a Myth That Entrepreneurs Drive New Technology

Images of tech entrepreneurs such as Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are continually thrown at us by politicians, economists, and the media.

Drug Agents ­se Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.s.a.'s
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Drug Agents ­se Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.s.a.'s

For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T database that...

Twitter Fights Transport Problems
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Twitter Fights Transport Problems

Researchers from Israel, Britain, and Italy are suggesting a new method to collect information on transportation problems following mass events, like football...

IT Gender Salary Gap Not as Dramatic as You Think
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IT Gender Salary Gap Not as Dramatic as You Think

The wage disparity between men and women in the technology industry might not be as significant as previously thought, according to a new Payscale report.
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