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Why the Eight-Hour Workday Doesn't Work
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Why the Eight-Hour Workday Doesn't Work

The eight-hour workday is an outdated and ineffective approach to work. A recent study by the Draugiem Group says the ideal work-to-break ratio is 52 minutes of...

How to Keep Parents From Fleeing STEM Careers
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How to Keep Parents From Fleeing STEM Careers

STEM jobs are often defined by long hours and an "all or nothing" work ethos. New research suggests that the industry poses outsize challenges for male and female...

Videogame Skills Score With Employers
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Videogame Skills Score With Employers

Once associated with antisocial behavior or immaturity, gaming savvy now translates into welcome workplace capabilities.

What Programming Languages Engineers and Employers Love, and Hate
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What Programming Languages Engineers and Employers Love, and Hate

Online recruitment firm Hired released a report this week designed to paint a picture of software engineering job seekers in 2018.

­niversity of California Boycotts Elsevier Over Journal Costs and Open Access
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­niversity of California Boycotts Elsevier Over Journal Costs and Open Access

The University of California system will stop paying to subscribe to journals published by Elsevier, the world's largest scientific publisher, after talks to renew...

­S Allies Buck Trump on Huawei
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­S Allies Buck Trump on Huawei

The Trump administration's push to get U.S. allies to block Chinese firm Huawei from their next-generation wireless networks is facing skepticism from political...

Seattle Mayor Forms Student Internship Program With Amazon, Expedia, Others
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Seattle Mayor Forms Student Internship Program With Amazon, Expedia, Others

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan has launched a paid internship program for college students, in partnership with area companies.

Skills Shortage is Stopping Many Asian Companies from Embracing AI, Study Shows
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Skills Shortage is Stopping Many Asian Companies from Embracing AI, Study Shows

Only 41% of companies in the Asia-Pacific region are currently using artificial intelligence, according to a survey of business leaders and workers in 15 Asia-Pacific...

Developer Happiness: What You Need to Know
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Developer Happiness: What You Need to Know

Most developers spend less than half of their time coding because they are bogged down by corporate compliance and security policies.

700,000 Submunitions Demilitarized by Sandia-Designed Robotics System
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700,000 Submunitions Demilitarized by Sandia-Designed Robotics System

More than 700,000 Multiple Launch Rocket System submunitions have been demilitarized since the U.S. Army started using an automated nine-robot system conceptualized...

Programming Interview Questions Are Too Hard and Too Short
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Programming Interview Questions Are Too Hard and Too Short

Data shows that harder programming interview questions do a worse job of predicting final outcomes than easier ones.

Computer Science Professor Wins Tech Honor
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Computer Science Professor Wins Tech Honor

Jodi Tims, chair of the Computer Science and Engineering department at Baldwin Wallace University, was awarded The Next Generation Award–Women in Tech by The Greater...

Silicon Valley Index Shows the Misery and Triumph of the World's Tech Capital
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Silicon Valley Index Shows the Misery and Triumph of the World's Tech Capital

While Silicon Valley is thriving economically, it is also becoming an even worse place to live, according to the 2019 Silicon Valley Index.

Bill Would Create Public-Private Cyber Workforce Exchange
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Bill Would Create Public-Private Cyber Workforce Exchange

A bill introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) would create an exchange program between the federal government and private firms aimed at...

Video Game Players Have Increased Moral Reasoning Skills, Researchers Say
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Video Game Players Have Increased Moral Reasoning Skills, Researchers Say

Young people who play video games have higher moral reasoning skills that those who don't, Bournemouth University researchers found.

How IBM Research Innovates How It Innovates
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How IBM Research Innovates How It Innovates

IBM Research has updated its approach to innovation over the last decade to become more outward-facing, collaborative, and closer to the action.

Doing Science Rather Than Being Scientists More Encouraging to Girls
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Doing Science Rather Than Being Scientists More Encouraging to Girls

Subtle but powerful linguistic cues could help increase girls' science engagement in early childhood, says a study from New York University and Princeton University...

The Rise of the Robot Reporter
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The Rise of the Robot Reporter

As reporters and editors find themselves the victims of layoffs at digital publishers and traditional newspaper chains alike, journalism generated by machine is...

World-Renowned Subway Signal Guru Hired to Speed ­p NYC's Trains
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World-Renowned Subway Signal Guru Hired to Speed ­p NYC's Trains

A world-renowned subway signals guru named Pete Tomlin is giving riders their best chance at faster, more reliable subway trips—if transit officials can get the...

Why There Will Be No Data Science Job Titles By 2029
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Why There Will Be No Data Science Job Titles By 2029

There will be no data science job listings in about 10 years, and here's why.
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