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H-1B Visas Hit the Cap, Sending Companies to Plan B
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H-1B Visas Hit the Cap, Sending Companies to Plan B

For Silicon Valley, a day of ritual disappointment came on June 12: The U.S. announced that the slots for 2013 H-1B visas had all been filled.

­p-and-Coming Tech Jobs
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­p-and-Coming Tech Jobs

With big data, mobile computing, social media, and cloud computing all shaping the future of IT, new and intriguing job titles like "cloud transformation officer"...

Mit, Intel ­nveil New Initiatives Addressing 'big Data'
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Mit, Intel ­nveil New Initiatives Addressing 'big Data'

MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what's come to be called...

Experts Warn of Shortage of U.s. Cyber Pros
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Experts Warn of Shortage of U.s. Cyber Pros

Leading cyber experts warned of a shortage of talented computer security experts in the United States, making it difficult to protect corporate and government networks...

Aging Microsoft Lures Young Tech Idealists
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Aging Microsoft Lures Young Tech Idealists

The young interns, some of the nation's best and brightest in technology, business, and design, had plenty of enthusiastic words to describe their summer employer...

Developers Are Key to Winning the Tech Wars
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Developers Are Key to Winning the Tech Wars

Many smartphone manufacturers draw from the same stylebook: Make it sleek. Make it black. But what may determine the winner of the smartphone wars is the apps.

Apple vs. Google: Starkly Different China Experiences
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Apple vs. Google: Starkly Different China Experiences

In China, sometimes having the first-mover advantage is often no advantage at all. Case in point: Apple vs. Google.

Quantum Computers Could Help Search Engines Keep ­p with the Internet's Growth
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Quantum Computers Could Help Search Engines Keep ­p with the Internet's Growth

With the web constantly expanding, researchers at USC have proposed — and demonstrated the feasibility — of using quantum computers to run Google's page ranking...

Sandia Opens Cyber Research Facility
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Sandia Opens Cyber Research Facility

Sandia National Laboratories' new Cybersecurity Technologies Research Laboratory offers an open yet controlled area for cybersecurity professionals to meet and...

Radiation-Resistant Circuits Made From Mechanical Parts
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Radiation-Resistant Circuits Made From Mechanical Parts

University of Utah engineers designed microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat, so they can be used in circuits for robots and computers...

Algorithm Aids Robot-Human Collaboration in the Factory
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Algorithm Aids Robot-Human Collaboration in the Factory

A new algorithm developed at MIT will allow robots and humans to work side by side on a factory floor.

IBM Partners With Syracuse University to Tap Next-Gen Mainframe Workers
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IBM Partners With Syracuse University to Tap Next-Gen Mainframe Workers

IBM announced a partnership with Syracuse University to help college students build smarter computing skills to manage both traditional and new systems in large...

Fixing the Gender Gap in Tech
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Fixing the Gender Gap in Tech

Women continue to lag behind men in computer science, where their share of the workforce has actually declined over the past 25 years.

How To Fix the Gender Gap in Technology
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How To Fix the Gender Gap in Technology

The United States has produced viable female presidential candidates, women athletes who command millions of dollars in endorsements, and the first female Nobel...

Hackathons Aren't Just for Hacking
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Hackathons Aren't Just for Hacking

On the eve of Facebook's public offering, while the world obsessed over the company's market value and direction, employees gathered in their new Menlo Park headquarters...

Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip
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Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip

A new study by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Eric Gilbert estimates that one out of every seven corporate email messages qualifies as gossip.

China Strives To Create Its Own Silicon Valley
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China Strives To Create Its Own Silicon Valley

With its booming economy, bountiful reserves of cash, increasing technological infrastructure, and the world's largest number of Internet users, China is raising...

Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Firms Scour College Campuses for Talent
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Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Firms Scour College Campuses for Talent

On college campuses these days, the top nerds are getting a taste of what it's like to be star jocks.

Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks
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Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks

As Congress boosts spending on cybersecurity and mulls over new data safety requirements on private industry, some companies stand to get rich.

How Women Are Changing the Tech World
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How Women Are Changing the Tech World

The emergence of young female tech founders and executives reflects sweeping change in the worlds of start-up companies and angel funding.
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