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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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So sprawling is Samsung’s modern-day empire that some South Koreans say it has become possible to live a Samsung-only life: You can use a Samsung credit card to...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
Prior to his death on Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs made sure that the elevation of Tim Cook—his longtime head of operations and trusted deputy—to Apple chief executive...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | December 10, 2012
Having spent the better part of two years re-inventing and re-sizing itself through layoffs, restructurings and acquisitions, networking giant Cisco Systems has...AllThingsD From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
In policy circles, problems that are mind-bogglingly difficult or impossible to solve, like global warming, are formally termed "wicked."The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
A crowdsourced website aims to be a combination of Wikipedia and Urban Dictionary for deaf people in math and science, creating a common sign language for technical... From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
DC Comics, Tyson explains, approached him for permission to use the Planetarium—as well as his likeness—in a story where Superman witnesses the destruction of Krypton...NPR From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2012
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012
A new report, "Technology Works: Patterns of High Technology Employment and Wages in the United States," suggests the high-tech sector is responsible for outsized...PandoDaily From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012
Just 15 years ago, New York City had 35,000 phone booths. Thanks to cell phones it now has just 11,000, most of which serve little purpose for anyone but Clark...Slate From ACM Careers | December 6, 2012
China's Lenovo is on a roll. It has just been named the world's number one PC seller, and it has rapidly won the number two spot in mobile phones in its home market...BBC News From ACM Careers | December 6, 2012
This video shows the result of stitching together 463 intermediate versions of a paper that Timothy Weninger submitted to the WWW2013 computer science conference...Tim Weninger Homepage From ACM Careers | December 6, 2012
Competition in automotive technology has long been about who's got the most horsepower, the best towing capacity or the fastest acceleration. These days, though...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 6, 2012
A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for a developing a computer algorithm that helps robots navigate around obstacles, an algorithm...Associated Press From ACM Careers | December 5, 2012
Durham University researchers are developing NumberNet, a multi-touch, multi-user classroom desk that can boost students' math skills. The desk has shown that...Durham University From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2012
Silicon Valley is starting to attract a new wave of entrepreneurs from Latin America who have launched startups offering everything from digital wallets to video...National Journal From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2012
Penn State University researchers are studying how crowdsourcing processes can be optimized so companies can match the right crowd to the right job. Organizations...Penn State University From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2012
You press a button and wait for your elevator. How long before you get impatient and agitated? Theresa Christy says 20 seconds.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the avant-garde research and development arm of the Department of Defense—perhaps best known for its central...Threatpost From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012
There is plenty of debate about just how much Big Data analytics can help businesses make smarter decisions to increase sales and cut costs. Yet there seems to...The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 3, 2012