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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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Privacy Policy Yanks Popular Software from Chicago Classrooms
Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are prohibited from using Scratch, Code.org, and Adobe software in classrooms due to the district's interpretation of a new student...
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Women See Tech Industry as a 'Boys Club,' Report Says
Half of women in tech feel the industry is a boys club, but more than 60% see signs of progress in spite of that, according to a new study from AnitaB.org.
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Grace Hopper, Minicomputers, and Megabytes: It's a Fun Career
In 1963, the British government decided to make the world's most powerful computer. The manufacturer, Ferranti, asked would-be buyers to send their best programmers...
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Microsoft Shuts Down LinkedIn Social-Media Service in China
LinkedIn will shut the version of its professional-networking site that operates in China, the latest chapter in the struggle Western Internet companies have faced...
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Smartphone Sensor Data Might Detect Cannabis Intoxication
Smartphone sensor data might be able to determine if a person is intoxicated after consuming marijuana, according to a new study.
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County IT Supervisor Is Accused of Mining Bitcoin at the Office
An IT supervisor is accused of hiding 46 devices used for mining cryptocurrency in Suffolk County offices, costing the county thousands of dollars in electricity...
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'The Algorithm Fired Me': California Bill Takes on Amazon's Notorious Work Culture
A bill passed by the California Assembly would challenge Amazon's algorithm-driven warehouse culture.
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Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers
Apple said it had made major concessions, but a closer examination suggests that the tech giant and the app makers' lawyers were big winners.
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How Music and Programming Led Me to Build Digital Microworlds
The ability to discover and experience world building is a relatively unique privilege afforded to computer programmers.
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International Students Remain A Primary Source Of U.S. Tech Talent
International students make up 72% of full-time graduate students in computer and information science at U.S. universities, though their enrollment numbers are...
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Twitter's Bug Bounty Competition Aims to Find Biased Algorithms
Twitter has enrolled external researchers in a algorithm bias bounty competition to find hidden biases in its own algorithms.
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Google Employees Working From Home Could See Pay Cut
Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, according to a...
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Duke Professors Awarded $10M NSF Grant to Increase Diversity in Computing
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Duke University professors Alicia Nicki Washington and Shaundra Daily a nearly $10 million grant over the next...
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Partnership Will Help Trans Researchers Update Names on Past Work
All 17 U.S. national laboratories and many prominent scientific publishers have formed a partnership to support name change requests from transgender and other...
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Researchers Use Patent Data to Assess Technological Improvement
Researchers from MIT used U.S. patents as a dataset to assist predictions of performance improvement in 1,757 discrete technology domains.
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Denied U.S. Visas, Chinese Students Are Fighting Back
A group of Chinese students with U.S. visa problems and their supporters are fighting back against what they see as an arbitrary and discriminatory policy established...
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84% of Tech Workers Report Their Products Aren't Inclusive
A report on inclusivity in tech from the Capgemini Research Institute reveals that 84% of all tech employees say their products are not inclusive.
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Tech Pay Survey Shows Power Shift to Employees
A survey about compensation and workplace practices shows how the balance of power is shifting toward employees.
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China Will Give Female Scientists Priority in Recruitment and Research Funding
Female researchers will be given priority for talent recruitment and research funding grants provided they are "as excellent as their male counterparts," according...
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House Bill Would Define Software and Data Roles at Federal Agencies
Legislation before the U.S. House of Representatives would define roles for software development, software engineering, data management, and knowledge management...
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