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Black Engineer of the Year Honoree Inspires Youth to Excel in STEM
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Black Engineer of the Year Honoree Inspires Youth to Excel in STEM

There's more to receiving a Black Engineer of the Year award than being a winner. It's about being a role model, says Aaron Brundage of Sandia National Laboratories...

Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence
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Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence

MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...

Meet the Man Google Hired to Make AI a Reality
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Meet the Man Google Hired to Make AI a Reality

Geoffrey Hinton was in high school when a friend convinced him that the brain worked like a hologram.

Samsung Aims to Recruit Best of South Korea's Military
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Samsung Aims to Recruit Best of South Korea's Military

When Israel founded the Talpiot program to give the Israel Defense Forces a technological edge, it spawned new classes of tech-savvy warriors who went on to build...

When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time
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When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time

Google rocked the smart home market Monday with its intention to purchase connected home thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion, which will force a much-needed...

Hot It Job Skills in 2014: Mobile, Web Development, and Big Data
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Hot It Job Skills in 2014: Mobile, Web Development, and Big Data

Information technology hiring managers this year want employees with expertise in Web development, mobile development, and large-scale data analysis. Java and...

MIT Debuts Online Big Data Course For Tech Pros
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MIT Debuts Online Big Data Course For Tech Pros

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will offer an online big data course for technology professionals as part of its new lineup of Online X professional...

Narcissism and Leadership: Does It Work to Be a Jerk?
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Narcissism and Leadership: Does It Work to Be a Jerk?

A new study looks to conclusively answer the question of whether narcissists make good leaders.

The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os
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The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os

In 1976, famed computer architect Seymour Cray released one of the most successful supercomputers ever made: the Cray-1, a stylish 5.5-ton C-shaped tower that was...

Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter
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Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter

Using arm sensors that can "read" a person's muscle movements, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a control system that makes robots more...

Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?
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Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?


Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?
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Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?

Meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours. CEO and author Berny Dohrmann says executives...

Comet Craft Ready to Wake
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Comet Craft Ready to Wake

Space scientists are used to moments of high tension.

Power (of Electronics) to the People
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Power (of Electronics) to the People

MIT Media Lab alumna and entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir SM '06 wants to help all people worldwide, tech savvy or not, understand and build creatively with electronics.

Department of Energy Awards Contract to Detect Cyber Attacks on Utilities
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Department of Energy Awards Contract to Detect Cyber Attacks on Utilities

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Georgia Tech $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on the nation's utility companies.

Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!
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Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!

A partnership of universities and industry support groups this month is launching GirlTECH San Diego, a non-profit collaborative community program aimed at encouraging...

What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You
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What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You

Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November.

IT Pros Get Training on Their Own Dime
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IT Pros Get Training on Their Own Dime

IT spending may be on the rise, but training budgets are not. That's left many IT professionals shouldering more of their own training costs as they seek to keep...

Predicting Crime with Big Data, Affordably
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Predicting Crime with Big Data, Affordably

Researchers at Rutgers' School of Criminal Justice have developed a software app that helps public safety and law enforcement agencies strategically allocate crime...

Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory
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Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory

Google is acquiring Nest, makers of a smart thermostat, for a reported $3.2 billion.
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