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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Family Life Can Make You A Better Boss
A new study from the University of Georgia shows that a working parent's positive experiences with their family can have positive effects on their leadership style...
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Rethinking Immigration Policies for STEM Doctorates
A streamlined process for awarding green cards to international STEM doctoral students graduating from U.S. universities could benefit American innovation and competitiveness...
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AI Can Help Consumers Identify Fake News
Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Tennessee shows that artificial intelligence can help form accurate news assessments when a...
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Designing Customized 'Brains' for Robots
MIT and Harvard researchers have developed a system that generates customized computer hardware that minimizes a robot's response time.
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In Hidden Message on White House Website, Biden Calls for Coders
The recently updated WhiteHouse.gov website for U.S. President Joe Biden carries an invitation hidden in an HTML comment tag for tech specialists to join the U.S...
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Systemic Inequalities Hinder LGBTQ STEM Professionals
The scientific and technical contributions of LGBTQ STEM professionals are more likely to be devalued than those of the non-LGBTQ peers, according to a study published...
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$30M Grant Will Support Flexible Networks Project
A $30 million DARPA grant will support a collaborative effort of Princeton, Cornell, Stanford, and the Open Networking Foundation to build and test new types of...
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Scientists Develop Fastest-Ever Quantum Random Number Generator
An international research team has developed a fast and affordable quantum random number generator that produces randomness at a rate of 8.05 gigabits per second...
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Teen Wins National App Challenge Two Years In a Row
David Love, a 16-year-old high school sophomore in Kankakee, Ill., has two consecutive Congressional App Challenge wins under his belt.
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Amazon Endows CS Chair at Seattle U After Hiring Away Department Professor
Amazon hired Seattle University's computer science chair, then made a big donation to find her replacement.
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Project Turns Old Smartphones Into 2,500 Microscopes for Schools
Chulalongkorn University, in cooperation with Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, will retrofit 2,500 old smartphones and turn them into digital...
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Stressed Out? Blame Bad Technology
A study by Dell Technologies and EMOTIV found that stress levels in workers were doubled when they encountered bad technology, which had a lasting effect on productivity...
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COVID-19 Triggers Huge Rise in Donations for Research in China
COVID-19 sparked a huge rise in private philanthropic giving in China, with a substantial amount going towards R&D of vaccines and other treatments by scientists...
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Pivotal Discovery in Quantum and Classical Information Processing
Working with theorists in the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory demonstrated a novel...
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Job Screening Service Halts Facial Analysis of Applicants
HireVue, a provider of software that screens job candidates based on an algorithmic assessment, is killing off the controversial feature of its software that analyzes...
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IBM Remains Top Recipient of U.S. Patents in 2020
IBM held its long-time place as the top recipient of U.S. patents in 2020 with 9,130 inventions, followed by Samsung, Canon, and Microsoft, according to research...
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Argonne and CPS Bring Scientists and Students Together for Virtual STEM Events
Argonne collaborated with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) on virtual events last year to help students learn more about STEM education and careers before the 2020...
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Crowdsourced Image Classification Will Train AI Models
A Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council for the Picture Pile Platform will provide users with an opportunity to set up and run crowd-sourced...
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What Do Software Engineers Get Paid?
Levels.fyi details compensation for software engineering professionals at the highest-paying companies last year.
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Organizational IT Can Encourage Employee Creativity
Research suggests that non-specialized, everyday organizational IT can play a role in employee creativity.
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