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Coolest Jobs in Tech: Decoding Life, Touring Solar Systems
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Coolest Jobs in Tech: Decoding Life, Touring Solar Systems

Managing hardware and storage needs; building custom, in-house applications; making information accessible via the Web—such tasks are the mainstays of IT work,...

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Silicon Valley Foreign Worker Search Speeds ­p After Lull

Technology firms have tripled their recruitment of foreign workers this spring after a hiring lull of several years—a development that is reigniting the debate...

Projects Are the New Job Interviews
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Projects Are the New Job Interviews

Companies are increasingly supplanting resumes, references, brainteasers, and interviews with real-world projects, where candidates show their ability to perform...

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Silicon Valley's Data Gurus Lure Defense Customers

Silicon Valley's biggest names are betting on data gurus to analyze the fire hose of information on the Web—and it turns out that military and federal government...

Safety in Numbers: Threat Intelligence System Pools Malware Data
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Safety in Numbers: Threat Intelligence System Pools Malware Data

As malware threats expand and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Tech researchers are launching a malware intelligence system that will help security...

Daniela Rus Named Csail Director
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Daniela Rus Named Csail Director

Daniela Rus, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial...

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Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Hiring For Offensive Cyber Ops

Defense giant Northrop Grumman is hiring software engineers to help it carry out "offensive cyberspace operations," according to a recent job posting.

Top 7 Dilemmas Facing Today's Developers
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Top 7 Dilemmas Facing Today's Developers

As technology evolves, so too do the dilemmas developers confront. Every choice, from platform to data store to how much control to give your users, is fraught...

Why Getting Women Into Stem Matters
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Why Getting Women Into Stem Matters

At a time when women comprise just 25% of the STEM workforce, experts argue there should be even more of an emphasis on getting women into math and science-related...

Ruchi Sanghvi: Facebook's Pioneer Woman
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Ruchi Sanghvi: Facebook's Pioneer Woman

Ruchi Sanghvi was 23 years old when she became the first female engineer at Facebook.

Bre Pettis: 3d Printing's First Celebrity
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Bre Pettis: 3d Printing's First Celebrity

Bre Pettis looks like a throwback. He’s got an Elvis Presley-meets-Buddy Holly thing going on with his chunky sideburns, thick-rimmed black glasses, and sculpted...

Omg! Texting ­ps Truthfulness, New Iphone Study Suggests
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Omg! Texting ­ps Truthfulness, New Iphone Study Suggests

Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented at the annual meeting of the...

Face-to-Face Networking Still Trumps Social Networking
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Face-to-Face Networking Still Trumps Social Networking

A new report found that 39% of Americans now spend more time socializing online than they do in person. But placing too much focus on social networking and not...

Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists
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Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists

As evidence continues to suggest that women are underrepresented in the computer science field, educators are attempting to address the reasons for the lack of...

'Smart Machine' Enhances Navy Pilot Training
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'Smart Machine' Enhances Navy Pilot Training

Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in flight training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more...

Whirr, Click, Hum: Robots Compete in Design Class Finale
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Whirr, Click, Hum: Robots Compete in Design Class Finale

A robotics competition at the conclusion of MIT's mechanical design class, "Design and Manufacturing 1," unleashed a variety of spinning, pumping, and striking...

Asu to Digitize Vast Arthropod Collection
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Asu to Digitize Vast Arthropod Collection

Arizona State University's insect collection is going high-tech and will soon be available for viewing as a virtual museum.

The Education of Mark Zuckerberg
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The Education of Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his close-up.

Intel Futurist on Why We Should Not Fear the Future
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Intel Futurist on Why We Should Not Fear the Future

Much of Intel's success as a microprocessor manufacturer over the past four decades has come from the company's ability to understand and anticipate the future...

Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines
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Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines

With little more than basic information about a Web user's daily clicks and content viewing habits, Susan Gauch can build a personalized search engine.
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