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A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan
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A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan

Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...

Misconduct, Not Error, Accounts For Most Scientific Paper Retractions
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Misconduct, Not Error, Accounts For Most Scientific Paper Retractions

A team of researchers has found that misconduct is responsible for two-thirds of all scientific paper retractions.

Ibm's Ginni Rometty Looks Ahead
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Ibm's Ginni Rometty Looks Ahead

Ginni Rometty's first customer conference as CEO of IBM was an unusual affair, especially by Big Blue's buttoned-up standards.

Five Dysfunctional IT Relationships – And How to Repair Them
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Five Dysfunctional IT Relationships – And How to Repair Them

Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell. Here's how to heal friction among IT factions.

Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free
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Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free

Online education isn't particularly new. It has been around in some form since the 1990s, but what is new is the speed and scale in which online learning is growing...

One Quarter of U.s. Tech Start-Ups Founded By an Immigrant: Study
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One Quarter of U.s. Tech Start-Ups Founded By an Immigrant: Study

A new study showing that immigrants founded one quarter of U.S. technology start-up companies could fuel calls to relax immigration rules ahead of next month's...

­TEST Serves as Launch Incubator for Student Software Companies
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­TEST Serves as Launch Incubator for Student Software Companies

UTEST, a new program backed by the Canadian government, provides nascent software companies with start-up funds, work space, mentoring, and business strategy support...

Sandia Builds Android-Based Network to Study Cyber Disruptions
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Sandia Builds Android-Based Network to Study Cyber Disruptions

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a virtual network of 300,000 handheld computing devices running the Android operating system in order...

Fostering Tech Talent in Schools
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Fostering Tech Talent in Schools

Microsoft recently launched the Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (Teals) program, an effort aimed at getting high school students interested in computer...

Power, Pollution, and the Internet
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Power, Pollution, and the Internet

Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt.

On Waterfront, Rise of the Machines
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On Waterfront, Rise of the Machines

In the rising light of a mid-September morning, the CSAV Pyrenees, a blue-water freighter sailing out of Suape Port in Brazil, was lashed to its lines at BerthPort...

IT Certifications That Mean Higher Pay
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IT Certifications That Mean Higher Pay

Certifications not only show IT industry employers, peers, and recruiters that you are up to date and knowledgeable on a given topic — they also can lead to increased...

Five Ways Cloud Computing is Disrupting Everyone's Job
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Five Ways Cloud Computing is Disrupting Everyone's Job

No matter how you look at it, the cloud will be part of many job descriptions to be written over the next few years. Here are five key ways cloud computing is reshaping...

Nsf Invests $50 Million in Research to Secure Cyberspace
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Nsf Invests $50 Million in Research to Secure Cyberspace

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $50 million for research projects to build a cybersecure society and protect the United States' vast information...

Critical Mass
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Critical Mass

Clemson University employs six African-American tenure-track or tenured computer science professors, which comprises 10 percent of the total number of black computer...

10 Hot It Skills For 2013
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10 Hot It Skills For 2013

The demand for high-tech professionals continues to rise, as 33 percent of IT professionals in Computerworld's 2013 Forecast survey say they plan to hire more workers...

U.s. Tech Workers By the Numbers
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U.s. Tech Workers By the Numbers

Median earnings for computer and math jobs rose 2.8 percent between 2010 and 2011 to $70,594, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks a larger...

Tech Industry Keen on STEM Visas
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Tech Industry Keen on STEM Visas

The tech industry has a message for Republicans and Democrats bickering over competing immigration bills: See the bigger picture.

Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area
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Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area

They may not look exactly like their goofy, gangly ancestors on '60s TV.

China: For Many Expats, It's Not Worth It
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China: For Many Expats, It's Not Worth It

Stay or go? That question has erupted in a public way among China's large population of expatriate businessmen, entrepreneurs, journalists, and academics, who the...
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