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Way, Way Beyond Wrist Radios
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Way, Way Beyond Wrist Radios

What kinds of gear will be needed by future firefighters, EMTs, and cops? To find out, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked its analysts and experts to...

High Schools Not Meeting STEM Demand
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High Schools Not Meeting STEM Demand

There are more than 42,000 public and private high schools in the United States, but just 2,100 of them offered the Advanced Placement test in computer science...

Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg

In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...

The Extremely Personal Computer: The Digital Future of Mental Health
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The Extremely Personal Computer: The Digital Future of Mental Health

It's 2018, and you're not feeling your best.

Research Predicts Combo Warning, Braking Systems on Autos Will Help Save Lives
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Research Predicts Combo Warning, Braking Systems on Autos Will Help Save Lives

Virginia Tech researchers studying rear-end collisions determined that 7.7 percent of such crashes would be prevented by use of three intelligent vehicle systems...

Nsf Invests Nearly $15 Million in New Big Data Research Projects
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Nsf Invests Nearly $15 Million in New Big Data Research Projects

The National Science Foundation, with support from the National Institutes of Health, has announced nearly $15 million in new Big Data fundamental research projects...

Sites That Pay the Shopper For Being a Seller
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Sites That Pay the Shopper For Being a Seller

Julie Medeiros thinks her taste in fashion is worth something. Turns out it is: about $50 a month.

A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan
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A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan

Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...

Nasa Tournament Lab to Launch Big Data Challenge Series For ­.s. Government Agencies
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Nasa Tournament Lab to Launch Big Data Challenge Series For ­.s. Government Agencies

NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy's Office of Science announced on Wednesday the launch of the Big Data Challenge, a series of...

Misconduct, Not Error, Accounts For Most Scientific Paper Retractions
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Misconduct, Not Error, Accounts For Most Scientific Paper Retractions

A team of researchers has found that misconduct is responsible for two-thirds of all scientific paper retractions.

Ibm's Ginni Rometty Looks Ahead
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Ibm's Ginni Rometty Looks Ahead

Ginni Rometty's first customer conference as CEO of IBM was an unusual affair, especially by Big Blue's buttoned-up standards.

Five Dysfunctional IT Relationships – And How to Repair Them
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Five Dysfunctional IT Relationships – And How to Repair Them

Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell. Here's how to heal friction among IT factions.

Follow a Career Passion? Let It Follow You
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Follow a Career Passion? Let It Follow You

In the spring of 2004, during my senior year of college, I faced a hard decision about my future career.

Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free
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Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free

Online education isn't particularly new. It has been around in some form since the 1990s, but what is new is the speed and scale in which online learning is growing...

One Quarter of U.s. Tech Start-Ups Founded By an Immigrant: Study
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One Quarter of U.s. Tech Start-Ups Founded By an Immigrant: Study

A new study showing that immigrants founded one quarter of U.S. technology start-up companies could fuel calls to relax immigration rules ahead of next month's...

­TEST Serves as Launch Incubator for Student Software Companies
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­TEST Serves as Launch Incubator for Student Software Companies

UTEST, a new program backed by the Canadian government, provides nascent software companies with start-up funds, work space, mentoring, and business strategy support...

Sandia Builds Android-Based Network to Study Cyber Disruptions
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Sandia Builds Android-Based Network to Study Cyber Disruptions

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a virtual network of 300,000 handheld computing devices running the Android operating system in order...

Meet the Man Who Gave the Mars Rover Its Eyes
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Meet the Man Who Gave the Mars Rover Its Eyes

Iconic pictures from the latest mission to the Red Planet are coming courtesy of space-imaging expert Michael Malin.

Fostering Tech Talent in Schools
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Fostering Tech Talent in Schools

Microsoft recently launched the Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (Teals) program, an effort aimed at getting high school students interested in computer...

Power, Pollution, and the Internet
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Power, Pollution, and the Internet

Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt.
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