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Foundation Funding Sustains Arxiv Scientific Repository
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Foundation Funding Sustains Arxiv Scientific Repository

arXiv, the free repository that has revolutionized the way scientists share information, is adopting a new governance and business model that will allow it to...

Researchers Engineer Light-Activated Skeletal Muscle
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Researchers Engineer Light-Activated Skeletal Muscle

Scientists have genetically engineered muscle cells that flex in response to light, which could be used to build highly articulated robots or to test drugs for...

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Tech Industry to Republicans, Democrats: Tech Jobs Are Everywhere (Not Just in Silicon Valley)

A new report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute revealed that tech jobs are hot, they're getting hotter, and they're not just in Silicon Valley … or Silicon...

Education Leaders See MOOCs, Distance Learning as the Future of Higher Ed
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Education Leaders See MOOCs, Distance Learning as the Future of Higher Ed

Sixty percent of respondents to a survey conducted for an Elon University School of Communications project said the Internet is bringing great change to higher...

Gender Gap in IT Labor Market Remains Wide: Survey
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Gender Gap in IT Labor Market Remains Wide: Survey

Thirty-five percent of 2,400 information technology managers worldwide claim to have no women in IT management roles in their organization, and 24 percent have...

Why VMware Paid $1.26B for 70 Software Engineers
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Why VMware Paid $1.26B for 70 Software Engineers

One of the reasons Google and VMware have been so successful over the past decade, says Eric Brewer, is that both companies managed to snatch some of the world's...

Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks
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Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless...

Visual Programming Means Anyone Can Be a Coder
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Visual Programming Means Anyone Can Be a Coder

Many great ideas start out as scribbles on scraps of paper, as thinking visually is an intuitive way to grapple with abstract concepts. Part of the reason is the...

A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
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A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking, and apps for smartphones.

Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs
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Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs

The Big Data movement is creating a hiring boom, spurring IT departments to find the right people to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Five cities show the...

Frankenstein Programmers Test a Cybersecurity Monster
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Frankenstein Programmers Test a Cybersecurity Monster

UT Dallas computer scientists have created a software system named Frankenstein that could aid the development of cyberattack countermeasures.

Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music
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Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music

Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.

Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute
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Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute

Top graduate students pursuing careers in cybersecurity worked alongside Sandia and other prominent cybersecurity experts in a weeklong summer institute sponsored...

Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training
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Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training

San Francisco State University researchers hope to improve the effectiveness of software engineering teams by learning what causes them to fail.

Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students
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Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students

Arizona State University kicks off a pilot program called 3D-Imagine that uses three-dimensional materials to enhance independent learning by blind or visually-impaired...

Lifelike, Cost-Effective Robotic Sandia Hand Can Disable Ieds
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Lifelike, Cost-Effective Robotic Sandia Hand Can Disable Ieds

Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

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Gild Promises True Meritocracy in Hiring, but Is that a Good Thing?

Even if it's just a myth, Silicon Valley loves to cling to the belief that it is a meritocracy.

Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show
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Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show

Being an advocate for change has great career potential. But how can you spark positive change within your organization if you're not "officially" running the show...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.
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