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Agile Developers Needed, Demand Outpaces Supply: Study
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Agile Developers Needed, Demand Outpaces Supply: Study

The number of advertised agile software development jobs outnumbers active candidates by 4.59 to one, according to a recent Yoh Services study.

No Women in Cs? Well, Not For Long
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No Women in Cs? Well, Not For Long

Stanford University students Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni recently founded she++, a Stanford community for women in tech.

Marking the Birth of the Modern-Day Internet
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Marking the Birth of the Modern-Day Internet

A long time ago, my colleagues and I became part of a great adventure, teamed with a small band of scientists and technologists in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China
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Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China

One day last summer, Pu Xiaolan was halfway through a shift inspecting iPad cases when she received a beige wooden chair with white stripes and a high, sturdy back...

Ftc Offers $50,000 Reward to Help Stop Robocalls
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Ftc Offers $50,000 Reward to Help Stop Robocalls

Unwanted telemarketing calls, trademarked for interrupting dinners across the nation, have become such a nuisance over the years that the Federal Trade Commission...

Social Media: Five Predictions For 2013
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Social Media: Five Predictions For 2013

When you think of social media these days, you probably think primarily of Facebook and Twitter, and perhaps Instagram. But while those services have massive—and...

China Tightens Internet Controls, Legalizes Post Deletion
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China Tightens Internet Controls, Legalizes Post Deletion

China unveiled tighter Internet controls on Friday, legalizing the deletion of posts or pages which are deemed to contain "illegal" information and requiring service...

Loreto College Pioneering Best-Practice in Computer Science Education
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Loreto College Pioneering Best-Practice in Computer Science Education

Loreto College in Northern Ireland recently hosted a Java programming course for teachers. The course is a response to a growing demand from pupils and the information...

IT Workforce Can't Meet Demand for Cloud Skills
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IT Workforce Can't Meet Demand for Cloud Skills

The IT market is projected to grow as much as 2.7 percent through 2020, with most of the growth coming from cloud-related technologies. The demand for cloud computing...

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Science Fair Projects Demystified in Jpl Education Videos

Just in time for science fair season, the Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a video series designed to take teachers, students and...

How Technology Has Restored the Soul of Politics
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How Technology Has Restored the Soul of Politics

In 1979, I was an aeronautical-engineering major at San Jose State University, sneaking time in the laser lab to make holograms or running over to the computer...

Mooc Focuses on How to Plan, Launch, and Teach Moocs
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Mooc Focuses on How to Plan, Launch, and Teach Moocs

A Georgia Tech Professional Education instructor will share the fundamentals, theories, and best practices related to the development of online courses in order...

Technology's Gender Barrier
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Technology's Gender Barrier

Despite efforts to help them succeed, women account for just six percent of the chief executives of the top 100 U.S. technology companies and just 22 percent of...

Moocs Boost Online Public Health Education
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Moocs Boost Online Public Health Education

In the past four months, more than 222,000 students have enrolled in eight Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012
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Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012

Here are Wired Science's picks for the biggest discoveries, breakthroughs and moments in science this year.

Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012
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Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's top 10 science and technology stories of the year are a reflection of the Laboratory's ability to apply its core national...

Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars
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Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars

When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove...

Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry
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Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry

It showed 12:17 p.m. on all of the timepieces carried by students and young workers taking a break around a coffee table at Johnson County Community College.

Tech Workers Back Need For More Women in It but Oppose Quotas
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Tech Workers Back Need For More Women in It but Oppose Quotas

There are not enough women in the IT industry in the United Kingdom, according to 77 percent of respondents to a newly published survey. However, 71 percent of...

Applicants' Photos on Social Media Can Be a Key Factor in Hiring Decisions
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Applicants' Photos on Social Media Can Be a Key Factor in Hiring Decisions

A recent study found that applicants whose pictures appear on their social media profiles are viewed more favorably than applicants who are not pictured. Also,...
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