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Meet the New Boss: Big Data
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Meet the New Boss: Big Data

When looking for workers to staff its call centers, Xerox Corp. used to pay lots of attention to applicants who had done the job before. Then, a computer program...

Arturo Bejar, Facebook Director of Engineering
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Arturo Bejar, Facebook Director of Engineering

Facebook engineering director Arturo Bejar is a numbers guy by training. But he's also in charge of the giant social network's foray into what it calls "compassion...

Tech Lobbying Powerhouse Set to Open Doors in Washington
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Tech Lobbying Powerhouse Set to Open Doors in Washington

Google, Amazon.com, eBay, Facebook, and other Internet companies have formed a lobbying group called The Internet Association to tackle regulatory and political...

Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?
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Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?

"This is shameless, really," said Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., on Wednesday, as she held out her iPad, showing high-resolution photo of her infant grandson to...

The Acer Smartphone That Never Was
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The Acer Smartphone That Never Was

It was going to be the big mobile-phone breakthrough Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba needed.

With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar
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With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook took the stage Wednesday to unveil an eagerly awaited revamping of the company's flagship products, including the iPhone, iPod, iTunes—all...

Robots, Codebreaking, and S'mores: Welcome To Summer Camp For Supergeeks
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Robots, Codebreaking, and S'mores: Welcome To Summer Camp For Supergeeks

On a dusk-lit beach on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, four miles from the northwesternmost point of the continental U.S., a man dressed in a mad scientist's white...

How Shazam Stayed On Top By Reinventing Itself—twice
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How Shazam Stayed On Top By Reinventing Itself—twice

Naming that tune has been the name of Shazam’s game for more than decade. But should you confuse Shazam for a predictable, tired old company, you're even more clueless...

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Painful Birth For Europe's New One-Stop Patent

That Europe needs a common patent is patently obvious to Michael Setton, who runs a tiny technology firm in France making wireless sensors that track environmental...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.

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World-Class Cryptos Wanted: Researchers Seek Help Decoding "Encrypted Warhead"

Researchers have renewed their call for help in cracking an "encrypted warhead" they believe was unleashed by a powerful nation-state and may be poised to search...

In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks
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In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks

Joe Kraus isn't just a Google Ventures partner. He's also a poker player, and I think he knows that both pursuits involve a certain amount of gambling, regardless...

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Wanted: Temp Attorneys With Foreign-Language Skills

Unemployed lawyers looking for work in a lousy job market might want to brush up on their Korean or Chinese.

Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?

In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...

Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head
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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head

One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. "I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was...

Apple Granted 'the Mother of All Smartphone Software Patents'
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Apple Granted 'the Mother of All Smartphone Software Patents'

Both sides of the smartphone wars agree that the 25 patents granted Apple on Tuesday contain some powerful legal weapons.

Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley
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Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley

Despite the interconnectedness of the global economy, the economics of bringing skilled foreign workers to the U.S. remains very much local, according to a Brookings...

In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
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In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley

For more than a decade the CIA has run its own venture capital fund called In-Q-Tel. It was founded in the late 1990s when the CIA was drowning in data and didn't...

Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front
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Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front

The U.S. military is accelerating its cyberwarfare training programs in an aggressive expansion of its preparations for conflict on an emerging battlefield.

New Patent Office Fighting Tech Giants For Talent
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New Patent Office Fighting Tech Giants For Talent

Silicon Valley is one of four areas that will soon have a regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the challenge will be how to attract and retain qualified...
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