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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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When he was in elementary school, Scott Aaronson, like many mathematically precocious kids of his generation, dreamed of making his own video games.MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | April 7, 2014
DARPA has launched the Biological Technology Office which aims to harness the power of biological systems by applying engineering tools to next-generation technologies...FedScoop From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2014
One night in March, 2013, Rami Ismail and his business partner Jan Willem released a game for mobile phones called Ridiculous Fishing.The New Yorker From ACM Careers | April 4, 2014
A new study has found that a computer-vision system can distinguish between real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than can humans. The system may...niversity at Buffalo From ACM Careers | April 4, 2014
Though smartphone plans seem to only be growing more expensive, it may not feel like the quality and speed of service has followed suit.Smithsonian magazine From ACM Careers | April 4, 2014
Researchers at Iowa State University are developing "transient electronics" designed to degrade and completely melt away when a trigger is activated. From ACM Careers | April 4, 2014
Forty years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, NASA open sourced the software code that ran the guidance systems on the lunar module.Wired From ACM News | April 3, 2014
With the United States putting greater emphasis on STEM education, schools are trying to figure out how to improve student learning in science. University of Washington...niversity of Washington From ACM Careers | April 3, 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Interactive Robotics Group director Julie Shah is focused on teaching inherently safe robots to work in teams with people,...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2014
One recent morning, while contemplating writing this column, I scrolled through thousands and thousands of listings for mundane microgigs on Mechanical Turk, or...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 2, 2014
You might be living through another mass extinction of species—brought on by us humans, who have been changing climate and fragmenting habitats at an increasing...Motherboard From ACM News | April 2, 2014
Successive generations of IBM Blue Gene supercomputer have helped Brookhaven Lab precisely model subatomic interactions.Brookhaven National Laboratory From ACM Careers | April 2, 2014
The fast-growing technology industry in New York is often cited as a magnet for graduates of the nation's top universities.The New York Times From ACM Careers | April 2, 2014
Berkeley Lab researchers found that hybrid vehicles use less fuel and mitigate emissions more effectively in India, China than in the United States.Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory From ACM Careers | April 2, 2014
Employers generally view massive open online courses (MOOCs) positively for recruiting, hiring, and training employees, according to a new study by researchers...RTI International From ACM Careers | April 1, 2014
Researchers at the Ohio State University have found a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct facial expressions, giving cognitive scientists more tools to study...Ohio State University From ACM Careers | April 1, 2014