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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
Mark Brodie, professor of computer science at Simpson College, had a stroke that led him to create a mobile app that helps other stroke survivors relearn skills...American Heart Association From ACM Careers | March 29, 2022
The prospect that the work-from-home revolution triggered by the COVID pandemic would break California and Silicon Valley's stranglehold on high-tech jobs hasn't...LA Times From ACM Careers | March 28, 2022
People consistently underestimate others' desire for constructive feedback and therefore don't provide it, even when giving it would help fix an obvious problem...American Psychological Association From ACM Careers | March 25, 2022
Aditya Gollamudi, a 17-year-old high school student in Louisville, KY, has created and launched a series of free online computer science lessons to teach adults...Louisville Courier Journal From ACM Careers | March 24, 2022
Data suggests that Russians are downloading and making local copies of Wikipedia, following reports that Russia's censorship office had threatened to block it.
...Slate From ACM Careers | March 23, 2022
Computer programmers and volunteer "information warriors" are attempting to counter Russian propaganda and information suppression concerning the Ukraine invasion...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | March 21, 2022
While organizations still prefer technical workers to have a college degree, a recent study found that four-year degrees are becoming less important to many organizations...IEEE Innovation at Work From ACM Careers | March 18, 2022
Victor Shepelev, a Ruby developer and software architect who lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine, describes his efforts to help his family and others in his district in a...The Register From ACM Careers | March 18, 2022
A University of Washington team has developed a tiny sensor-carrying device that can be blown by the wind like dandelion seeds, traveling up to 100 meters in a...University of Washington From ACM Careers | March 17, 2022
Computer science is not only the least popular science chosen for study in the U.K., but also one that sees boys outnumbering girls by around a six-to-one ratio...PC Gamer From ACM Careers | March 17, 2022
A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that workers who use STEM knowledge on the job had a much easier time retaining and acquiring...University at Albany From ACM Careers | March 16, 2022
Chief science officers in industry used to fit a predictable profile, but the old template is changing: scientific startups are now creating opportunities for a...Nature From ACM Careers | March 16, 2022
Researcher Hanno Böck reports breaking cryptographic keys generated with older software now owned by technology company Rambus by using Fermat's factorization method...Ars Technica From ACM Careers | March 15, 2022
A team of scientists from Three Gorges University in China claim to have built an industrial robot that can read co-workers' intentions with 96% accuracy by monitoring...OpenGov Asia From ACM Careers | March 14, 2022
Gig workers in China are using food-delivery platforms' data-driven systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions.
Wired From ACM Careers | March 14, 2022
A report from Brookings Institution finds U.S. tech employment rising in many metro areas beyond the traditional short list of coastal "superstar" cities, pointing...Brookings Institution From ACM Careers | March 11, 2022
Computer science is the second most preferred subject, behind engineering, for Indian students looking to study abroad, according to a survey by INTO University...INTO University Partnerships From ACM Careers | March 10, 2022
Researchers found that job seekers who set their gender profile as female on hiring platforms generate fewer ads for high-paying jobs, suggesting bias in such systems'...EuroNews From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2022
Technology companies are developing holographic communication systems for businesses, with an eye on corporations forced by the pandemic to reconsider travel and...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM TechNews | March 7, 2022
Working a non-traditional schedule undermines people's intrinsic motivation for their professional and academic pursuits, according to research from Cornell University...Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | March 3, 2022