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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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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...Reuters From ACM Careers | August 30, 2012
Scientists have genetically engineered muscle cells that flex in response to light, which could be used to build highly articulated robots or to test drugs for...MIT News Office From ACM Careers | August 30, 2012
A new report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute revealed that tech jobs are hot, they're getting hotter, and they're not just in Silicon Valley … or Silicon...VentureBeat From ACM Careers | August 30, 2012
One of the reasons Google and VMware have been so successful over the past decade, says Eric Brewer, is that both companies managed to snatch some of the world's...Wired From ACM Careers | August 29, 2012
In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking, and apps for smartphones.The New York Times From ACM News | August 28, 2012
Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.niversity of Adelaide From ACM Careers | August 27, 2012
Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices (IEDs).Sandia National Laboratories From ACM Careers | August 23, 2012
On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...NPR From ACM News | August 23, 2012
Some kids go to band camp; others go to swim camp. But for the children of the world's digital rabble-rousers, there is hacking camp. It's called DefCon Kids.NPR From ACM Careers | August 20, 2012
Across America, the latest technologies are being stuffed into backpacks, propped up in classrooms, and enabling learning across vast distances.NBC News From ACM Careers | August 17, 2012
For the first time in Stanford's history, computer science has become the most popular undergraduate major—a milestone for a school conceived on a farm but now...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | August 15, 2012
Google is shaking things up at its new subsidiary Motorola Mobility, announcing Monday that it will lay off 20 percent of the company's global workforce. Its strategy...NPR From ACM Careers | August 14, 2012
As space geeks watched nervously to see if NASA's Curiosity rover would land safely on Mars, many found themselves wondering, "Hey, who's that cool dude with the...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 10, 2012
I was strolling down the hall to a meeting on a Wednesday afternoon when I suddenly blacked out, coming to a halt.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 10, 2012
When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you're not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 10, 2012
In the decades following World War II, the U.S. emerged as the leading center of scientific research through the efforts of three types of institutions: its research...ArsTechnica From ACM News | August 8, 2012
Seventeen miles from downtown L.A., on the campus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, there's a small stretch of earth covered in beach sand, decomposed...The Atlantic From ACM Careers | August 8, 2012
On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without paying much attention to the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.CNN From ACM Opinion | August 6, 2012
Researchers have used complex computational models to design micro-robots that could overcome the challenges of swimming at the micron scale. The autonomous robots...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | August 6, 2012