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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
New research finds that high-tech inventors are significantly more productive when they work in large clusters—but there are drawbacks.
CityLab From ACM Careers | October 2, 2019
When Silicon Valley companies began disclosing the demographics of their workforces in 2014, advocates hoped for change. It hasn't worked out that way.
Wired From ACM Careers | October 1, 2019
The growing cost of artificial intelligence research means that fewer people can easily access computing power to advance the technology, which scientists warn...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 30, 2019
The annual "Top Companies for Women Technologists" report from AnitaB.org found that women held 29.8% of entry level tech jobs in 2019, approaching the 30% representation...CNET From ACM Careers | September 27, 2019
A new study examines factors predicting college persistence in computer science- and technology-related majors based on data from female high school students.
ACM Transactions on Computing Education From ACM Careers | September 23, 2019
Software development, data analytics, engineering, and artificial intelligence/machine learning are the most in-demand skills at organizations, according to the...Business Insider From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2019
Company executives, business staff, and technology professionals have distinctly different views on where their organizations stand when it comes to cyber-readiness...CompTIA From ACM Careers | September 17, 2019
Silicon Valley is saturated with myths that overplay the role of the tech founder. The problem is that this all-American story of scrappy individualism is not consistent...University of Virginia From ACM Careers | September 16, 2019
A university official says the facial recognition system will monitor attendence and determine if students are listening to lectures, checking their phones, or...South China Morning Post From ACM Careers | September 16, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for experts to guide the White House and federal agencies through the weird world of quantum information science.
GeekWire From ACM Careers | September 12, 2019
Software companies are more likely to base their operations in locations where skilled potential recruits already work, say researchers from Lancaster University...Lancaster University From ACM Careers | September 11, 2019
A study by researchers from the University of Rochester found an exodus of artificial intelligence professors from North American universities to the private sector...The New York Times From ACM Careers | September 10, 2019
MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future calls for bold public and private action to harness technology for shared prosperity.
MIT News From ACM Careers | September 5, 2019
Ten newly-hired teaching assistants will integrate ethics into Brown University's computer science curriculum.
The Brown Daily Herald From ACM Careers | September 5, 2019
The proliferation of not-yet-autonomous technologies is driving a tiny but growing need for human robot-minders.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | September 3, 2019
A grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will help Wichita State University take steps to increase the number of women and minorities in its STEM faculty...Wichita State University From ACM Careers | August 23, 2019
"Tech has solved some of the world's biggest challenges, but it hasn't cracked the one closest to home: toxic, sexist workplace culture," says Girls Who Code founder...Wired From ACM Careers | August 23, 2019
Amber Johnson made history this month by becoming the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in computer science from Purdue University.
U.S. Black Engineer From ACM Careers | August 22, 2019
Female-only science programs, launched by many U.S. universities to redress gender imbalance in such fields as computer science and engineering, are coming under...Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | August 20, 2019
Some highly cited academics seem to be heavy self-promoters — but researchers warn against policing self-citation.
Nature From ACM Careers | August 20, 2019