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Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper
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Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper

The promise that we can all go paperless has been around for years. So why is it that despite email, smartphones, and computers we are all still so dependent on...

Americans' Information Needs Not Being Met, Study Finds
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Americans' Information Needs Not Being Met, Study Finds

Despite the proliferation of information and communications technology, Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set...

Four Things Gen Y Gets Right About Work
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Four Things Gen Y Gets Right About Work

Many of the traits typically ascribed to members of Generation Y can actually be seen as a positive trend in the future direction of the workplace.

Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front
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Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front

The U.S. military is accelerating its cyberwarfare training programs in an aggressive expansion of its preparations for conflict on an emerging battlefield.

A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley
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A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley

Some budding entrepreneurs and computer whizzes based here in the Pacific Northwest are starting to turn heads down in Silicon Valley.

Information Technology Spending to Hit $3.6 Trillion in 2012, Report Says
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Information Technology Spending to Hit $3.6 Trillion in 2012, Report Says

Fueled by an accelerating move to cloud computing, and by a boom in associated telecommunications services, worldwide information technology spending is increasing...

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U.S. Pushes for More Scientists, but the Jobs Aren't There

Michelle Amaral wanted to be a brain scientist to help cure diseases.

Judging a Facebook By Its Cover
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Judging a Facebook By Its Cover

A recent sudy shows that social network screening can make organizations unattractive to applicants.

Breaking the Brogrammer Code: Margo Seltzer's Views on Women in Computer Science
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Breaking the Brogrammer Code: Margo Seltzer's Views on Women in Computer Science

In an interview with Txchnologist, Harvard University professor and ACM Fellow Margo Seltzer discussed the role of women in computer science.

New Patent Office Fighting Tech Giants For Talent
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New Patent Office Fighting Tech Giants For Talent

Silicon Valley is one of four areas that will soon have a regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the challenge will be how to attract and retain qualified...

Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?
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Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?

The University of Virginia may have settled its most urgent controversy by reinstating President Teresa Sullivan after initially forcing her out. But still unresolved...

Five Things to Consider Before Applying for a Job
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Five Things to Consider Before Applying for a Job

While your technical skills and experiences lend themselves to certain types of jobs, they aren't the only things to consider when applying for a new position...

The Woman in the Facebook Frat House
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The Woman in the Facebook Frat House

At 11 a.m. on my first day at Facebook, the young, plain-looking guys in T-shirts, gazing at their screens, seemed startled—if not displeased—to see a strange new...

Report: The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Jobs in Technology
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Report: The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Jobs in Technology

If you're looking for a job in technology, get out of New Jersey, fast. Get out of Birmingham, Alabama. Cross the river to New York, or the country to San Francisco...

Qs Ranks World's Top Computer Science Programs
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Qs Ranks World's Top Computer Science Programs

QS, an online and offline education network, has released its latest university rankings of the world's top Computer Science programs.

Nbc, Google, Stage 'war Games' To Prepare For Olympic Disruptions
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Nbc, Google, Stage 'war Games' To Prepare For Olympic Disruptions

NBC and Google are conducting "war games" in at least three countries, to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction disrupting the online...

Doing Apps and Start-­ps While Still in High School
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Doing Apps and Start-­ps While Still in High School

Like many young entrepreneurs here in Silicon Valley, Matthew Slipper knows that success does not come easy.

Computer Composer Honors Turing's Centenary
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Computer Composer Honors Turing's Centenary

A century after Alan Turing's birth, a computer program called Iamus has penned a suite of musical and orchestral pieces in his honor. An Iamus composition premiered...

Immigrants Are Crucial to Innovation, Study Says
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Immigrants Are Crucial to Innovation, Study Says

Immigrants played a role in more than three out of four patents at the top U.S. research universities, according to a study by the nonprofit Partnership for a...

Online Global Classroom Project Challenges Traditional Learning
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Online Global Classroom Project Challenges Traditional Learning

Arizona State University has launched an educational pilot project — a global classroom — with Leuphana University in Germany, laying the groundwork for an intensive...
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