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System Improves Automated Monitoring of Security Cameras
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System Improves Automated Monitoring of Security Cameras

A system developed at MIT uses mathematics to improve the automated monitoring of security cameras to quickly produce accurate, actionable information.

Even Loyal Employees Become Jaded If Not Treated Well, Study Shows
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Even Loyal Employees Become Jaded If Not Treated Well, Study Shows

All businesses want "engaged" employees who are committed to the success of the company and are willing to go the extra mile. But there's a dark side as well: Engaged...

Cybersecurity Experts Needed to Meet Growing Demand
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Cybersecurity Experts Needed to Meet Growing Demand

Demand for cybersecurity professionals far outweighs supply, with the U.S. government needing to hire at least 10,000 experts in the near future and the private...

Software Screening Raises Bar for Hiring
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Software Screening Raises Bar for Hiring

In an essay in this newspaper last fall, Peter Cappelli, a professor of management and human resources at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, challenged...

MIT and Intel Will Tackle 'Big Data'
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MIT and Intel Will Tackle 'Big Data'

The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT has announced a major new initiative called bigdata@CSAIL to tackle the challenges of the burgeoning...

How to Land a Technology Job on Wall Street
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How to Land a Technology Job on Wall Street

Capital markets firms are recruiting graduates from the top schools in computer science and other majors to train the next generation of IT talent.

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Apple May Be Hiring Engineers to Redesign 30-Pin Dock Connector

Apple is currently looking for a new "connector design engineer" to work at its Cupertino headquarters. Why does anyone care? The job postings lend credence to...

Steve Blank Believes Social Might Be Killing Silicon Valley
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Steve Blank Believes Social Might Be Killing Silicon Valley

Amid the buildup to the Facebook IPO, serial entrepreneur Steve Blank was sounding an ominous warning to anyone who would listen.

A Dive Into the Digital Deep
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A Dive Into the Digital Deep

When next winter's storms subside, a specialized ship will begin a slow crossing, lowering a skinny cable into its wake along a precisely prescribed path: the shortest...

'part-Time' Scientists Aim to Develop Autonomous Rover to Compete For Lunar X Prize
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'part-Time' Scientists Aim to Develop Autonomous Rover to Compete For Lunar X Prize

Some people try to make the most of their spare time by exercising, volunteering, or simply recharging their batteries. Others like to use that time to build robots...

Higher Education's Online Revolution
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Higher Education's Online Revolution

The substitution of technology (which is cheap) for labor (which is expensive) can vastly increase access to an elite-caliber education.

Ten Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview
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Ten Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview

Got a job interview coming up? Don't waste your energy thinking up talking points to impress the interviewer, says Andrew Sobel. Nothing you can tell him or her...

'hacker' Boosts Programming Team's Competitiveness
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'hacker' Boosts Programming Team's Competitiveness

Since he arrived on campus as in 2008, Louis Wasserman has brought leadership to a group of ambitious computer programmers who, with his help, have made the University...

The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter
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The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter

The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they work for due to feeling isolated and disconnected is a...

CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate
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CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate

Jeremy Hansen, an assistant professor of computer science at Norwich University, will seek a seat as an independent in Vermont's State Senate. "While we are living...

Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students
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Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students

According to a recent survey of U.S.-born CEOs and heads of product engineering, only 37% held degrees in engineering or computer technology, and just 2% had a...

­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies
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­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies

Researchers are exploring the challenges of developing nanosensors able to detect salmonella, E-coli, and other key targets in highly complex chemical and biological...

Jonathan Ive: Simplicity Isn't Simple
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Jonathan Ive: Simplicity Isn't Simple

"Design is a word that's come to mean so much that it's also a word that has come to mean nothing. We don't really talk about design, we talk about developing ideas...

Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners
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Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first round of winners for its "Apps for Energy" competition.

Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.
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Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.

The National Science Foundation published a report this week detailing the federal government's support for science and engineering research at colleges, universities...
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