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Program Builds a STEM Career Pathway for Tribal Students in North Dakota
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Program Builds a STEM Career Pathway for Tribal Students in North Dakota

Each summer the tribal college campuses and public universities of North Dakota open their doors to tribal students, instructors, and faculty for a series of collaborative...

In Tech, Patents Are Trophies, and These Companies Are Dominating 
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In Tech, Patents Are Trophies, and These Companies Are Dominating 

Dan Zhang just had his career bar mitzvah.

If You're A Facebook ­ser, You're Also a Research Subject
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If You're A Facebook ­ser, You're Also a Research Subject

The professor was incredulous.

Car Insurers Warn on 'Autonomous' Vehicles
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Car Insurers Warn on 'Autonomous' Vehicles

The motor insurance industry is warning carmakers against the use of the word "autonomous" in their marketing.

Two Critical ­.S. Dams at High Risk From Insider Cyber Threats
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Two Critical ­.S. Dams at High Risk From Insider Cyber Threats

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a part of the Interior Department, operates more than 600 of the some 100,000 dams in the United States, five of which are considered...

Self-Driving Cars Likely Won't Steal Your Job (­ntil 2040)
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Self-Driving Cars Likely Won't Steal Your Job (­ntil 2040)

The self-driving robots are coming to transform your job. Kind of. Also, very slowly.

The Most Common Route to CEO? Computer Science Degree Helps
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The Most Common Route to CEO? Computer Science Degree Helps

LinkedIn traced the path many CEOs took on their way to leading the C-suite and found that most were computer science majors, followed by economics and business...

Technology and Satellite Companies Open ­p a World of Data
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Technology and Satellite Companies Open ­p a World of Data

Samapriya Roy remembers when it would take him up to an hour to download a single 1-gigabyte image taken by the Landsat Earth-imaging satellites. 

ZTE's Near-Collapse May Be China's Sputnik Moment
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ZTE's Near-Collapse May Be China's Sputnik Moment

Once derided as a technology backwater and copycat, China is justifiably proud of its technology boom.

Systemic Changes Needed to Address Sexual Harassment in Academia, Report Says
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Systemic Changes Needed to Address Sexual Harassment in Academia, Report Says

A system-wide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a new report from the...

Google to Drop Pentagon AI Contract After Employee Objections to the 'Business of War'
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Google to Drop Pentagon AI Contract After Employee Objections to the 'Business of War'

Google will not seek to extend its contract next year with the Defense Department for artificial intelligence used to analyze drone video, squashing a controversial...

What's the Best City for Software Engineers?
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What's the Best City for Software Engineers?

Hint: It's not San Jose or San Francisco.

The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning Fictional Design
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The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning Fictional Design

In 2011, the Dutch industrial giant Philips unveiled something it called the Microbial Home.

How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google
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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google

Fei-Fei Li is among the brightest stars in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, somehow managing to hold down two demanding jobs simultaneously: head...

How Technology Companies Alienate Women During Recruitment
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How Technology Companies Alienate Women During Recruitment

The way technology companies recruit candidates during on-campus information sessions could play a role in dissuading women from such jobs, a new study has found...

Microsoft Is Developing a Tool to Help Engineers Catch Bias in Algorithms
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Microsoft Is Developing a Tool to Help Engineers Catch Bias in Algorithms

Microsoft is developing a tool that can detect bias in artificial intelligence algorithms with the goal of helping businesses use AI without running the risk of...

Distracted Driver and Braking Error Cited in Autonomous ­ber Car's Fatal Crash
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Distracted Driver and Braking Error Cited in Autonomous ­ber Car's Fatal Crash

More than a second before a self-driving car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in March, the vehicle's computer system determined it needed to brake...

Silicon Valley Must Consider Tech Ethics, DeepMind Chief Says
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Silicon Valley Must Consider Tech Ethics, DeepMind Chief Says

Big technology companies must rethink the way they develop products and services to put ethical considerations in the forefront, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman...

70 Years of Instant Photos, Thanks to Inventor Edwin Land's Polaroid Camera
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70 Years of Instant Photos, Thanks to Inventor Edwin Land's Polaroid Camera

It probably happens every minute of the day: A little girl demands to see the photo her parent has just taken of her. Today, thanks to smartphones and other digital...

How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers
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How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers

There are times when the diagnosis announces itself as the patient walks in, because the body is, among other things, a text.
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