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How Is Computing Changing the Architect's Job?
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How Is Computing Changing the Architect's Job?

In a new book, an MIT researcher looks at the influence of high-tech simulations on the profession of architecture.

Nokia Late to the Silicon Valley Party
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Nokia Late to the Silicon Valley Party

Nokia Corp. is hitting the reset button on its U.S. operations from a place some would argue the struggling Finnish handset maker should have been years ago: Silicon...

For Minority College Students, STEM Degrees Pay Big
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For Minority College Students, STEM Degrees Pay Big

Degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are associated with 25 to 50 percent higher earnings for minority college students, with Latino grads the...

Computer Science Students Develop Smartphone Apps to Aid Visually Impaired
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Computer Science Students Develop Smartphone Apps to Aid Visually Impaired

A group of computer science students at Drexel University worked with students from the Overbrook School for the Blind to develop a set of smartphone apps. The...

How Garmin Failed to See the Iphone Threat
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How Garmin Failed to See the Iphone Threat

About nine years ago, I had a question for Min Kao, the CEO of the GPS concern Garmin. His answer was determined, and I thought of it as I watched the news from...

Four Elite CIOs Share Lessons
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Four Elite CIOs Share Lessons

A recent panel at the annual meeting of ACM's Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems included four chief information officers, who shared real...

College Faculty Have Reservations About Online Learning, Survey Shows
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College Faculty Have Reservations About Online Learning, Survey Shows

College and university faculty members are more pessimistic than optimistic about online education and remain far more skeptical about learning outcomes in online...

­.S. Computer Graphics Scientist Wins Kyoto Prize
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­.S. Computer Graphics Scientist Wins Kyoto Prize

American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, of Portland State University, has won Japan's annual Kyoto Prize for his contributions to computer graphics technology...

Rensselaer's Francine Berman Will Assist Global Efforts on Data-Driven Innovation
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Rensselaer's Francine Berman Will Assist Global Efforts on Data-Driven Innovation

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Vice President for Research Francine Berman will transition from her current position to expand her efforts within the research...

Meet the Intel Man Who's Out to Beat Arm in Smartphones
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Meet the Intel Man Who's Out to Beat Arm in Smartphones

It's not often you meet someone in the tech industry for whom the only way is up, but Intel's Michael A. Bell is one of those people.

An Inside Job: More Firms Opt to Recruit From Within
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An Inside Job: More Firms Opt to Recruit From Within

Many firms are ramping up internal hiring efforts to boost intra-organization mobility, cut recruiting costs, and retain high performers. These initiatives reflect...

Youths Love Tech, But Not Necessarily Tech Career
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Youths Love Tech, But Not Necessarily Tech Career

Although 97 percent of teenagers and young adults say they like using technology, only 18 percent of them have indicated a definite interest in an information technology...

'brave' Director Talks About the Pixar Process
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'brave' Director Talks About the Pixar Process

Mark Andrews has worked in animation and live-action as a storyboard artist, story supervisor, writer, and even as a voice actor, including The Incredibles, John...

Sequoia Supercomputer Towers Above the Rest in Latest Top500 List
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Sequoia Supercomputer Towers Above the Rest in Latest Top500 List

Sequoia, the IBM BlueGene/Q system installed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, sits atop the latest TOP500 list of the...

New Grad Looking For a Job? Pentagon Contractors Post Openings For Black-Hat Hackers
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New Grad Looking For a Job? Pentagon Contractors Post Openings For Black-Hat Hackers

Mikko Hypponen enjoys his position as the chief research officer at the Helsinki-based security firm F-Secure. He has no intention of leaving. But lately, he's...

Robot Learns Language By Babbling with a Human
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Robot Learns Language By Babbling with a Human

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire's School of Computer Science show a robot can begin to develop basic language skills through conversation with...

­.s. Needs Another 600 Humans to Fly Its Robot Planes
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­.s. Needs Another 600 Humans to Fly Its Robot Planes

The Pentagon doesn't have nearly enough people to operate its growing fleet of flying robots. Right now, the U.S. Air Force is short nearly 600 drone pilots and...

FTC Chief Technologist Felten Urges Techies to Enter, Influence Government
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FTC Chief Technologist Felten Urges Techies to Enter, Influence Government

Computer scientists should seek out government posts for an opportunity to affect public policy, says Edward Felten, the first chief technologist of the U.S....

Soldiers Becoming Scientists
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Soldiers Becoming Scientists

Proposed in 2007 and enacted in 2008, the newest version of the U.S. military's veterans education program—variously known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Webb GI...

In the Afghan War, a Little Robot Can Be a Soldier's Best Friend
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In the Afghan War, a Little Robot Can Be a Soldier's Best Friend

The 310 SUGV is a distant cousin of the Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner currently being promoted as a Father's Day gift. In Afghanistan, the Marines call him...
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