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­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge
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­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge

It will start as an online treasure hunt but later stages will involve lab-based challenges.

Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?

In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...

Ten Disaster Preparedness Questions to Ask Your Cloud Services Provider
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Ten Disaster Preparedness Questions to Ask Your Cloud Services Provider

While the typical cloud contract contains uptime clauses and credits for missed service levels, it often fails to adequately protect the enterprise customer....

­niversity Lab Spin-Off Develops Inspection Robot
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­niversity Lab Spin-Off Develops Inspection Robot

A Tennessee Technological University alumnus' company is building robots targeted to inspect and repair the industrial infrastructure. The robots are being tested...

Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head
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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head

One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. "I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was...

How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors
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How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors

AT&T Labs researcher Alicia Abella describes the challenges surrounding the inclusive nature of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and how...

Autonomous Robot Scans Ship Hulls For Mines
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Autonomous Robot Scans Ship Hulls For Mines

Scientists have enabled MIT's HAUV robot to navigate and view propellers, complex structures, and underwater environments, with a goal of rivaling divers in speed...

Apple Granted 'the Mother of All Smartphone Software Patents'
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Apple Granted 'the Mother of All Smartphone Software Patents'

Both sides of the smartphone wars agree that the 25 patents granted Apple on Tuesday contain some powerful legal weapons.

Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?
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Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?

The tech sector is set to grow faster than all but five industries by 2020. Out of those fields, half of which are related to healthcare, tech pays the best with...

Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley
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Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley

Despite the interconnectedness of the global economy, the economics of bringing skilled foreign workers to the U.S. remains very much local, according to a Brookings...

In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
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In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley

For more than a decade the CIA has run its own venture capital fund called In-Q-Tel. It was founded in the late 1990s when the CIA was drowning in data and didn't...

Super Send-Off for Sandia's Red Storm
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Super Send-Off for Sandia's Red Storm

From helping destroy an errant satellite to aiding a foundering computer company, the Red Storm supercomputer was a forerunner machine without peer.

­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web
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­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web

Coursera, an online higher education company founded last year by Stanford University computer scientists, announced an expansion that will offer more than 100...

NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups
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NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups

The U.S. National Science Foundation has released a new report with updated statistics about underrepresented groups in Science and Engineering fields.

The New Artisan Economy
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The New Artisan Economy

The recovery from the Great Recession of 2007-09 has been so anemic that the average American would probably be surprised to hear that the recession has officially...

Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course
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Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course

As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.

Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien
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Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien

To address the gender imbalance in information technology, the industry needs to rid its "geeky kind of boy's job" image and better promote the diversity of IT...

Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses
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Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses

After falling to its lowest level since the 1970s in 2005, computer science enrollments at U.S. universities have been rising for the last three consecutive years...

Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper
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Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper

The promise that we can all go paperless has been around for years. So why is it that despite email, smartphones, and computers we are all still so dependent on...

Mechanical Engineers Develop an 'intelligent Co-Pilot' For Cars
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Mechanical Engineers Develop an 'intelligent Co-Pilot' For Cars

A semiautonomous safety system developed at MIT monitors a driver's performance and takes control only when the driver's actions are unsafe.
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