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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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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has developed a robotic device that tests multiple types of handguns and ammunition....S. DHS Science & Technology Directorate From ACM Careers | May 20, 2015
Cars can now drive by themselves. Automatic pilot systems can fly a jet airliner much of the time. Why is it so hard to make trains that can stop on their own?Newsweek From ACM News | May 19, 2015
From the self-checkout aisle of the grocery store to the sports section of the newspaper, robots and computer software are increasingly taking the place of humans...NPR From ACM Opinion | May 19, 2015
In a conference room nine floors above London's St. Giles High Street, a Russian engineer named Sasha booted up a computer and began giving me instructions.Advertising Age From ACM Careers | May 19, 2015
Supercomputing resources at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will support the BigNeuron project aimed at streamlining scientist’s ability to create 3-D digital models...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM Careers | May 14, 2015
It's a long, hard road to understanding the human brain, and one of the first milestones in that journey is building a … database.Wired From ACM News | May 14, 2015
It is perhaps the most daunting challenge facing experts in both the fields of climate and computer science—creating a supercomputer that can accurately model the...The New York Times From ACM News | May 12, 2015
In the late 20th century, while the blue-collar working class gave way to the forces of globalization and automation, the educated elite looked on with benign condescension...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 12, 2015
Edward Felten, a Princeton University computer scientist, has been named deputy chief technology officer in the White House's Office of Science and Technology... From ACM Careers | May 12, 2015
More than 200 runners and 25 robots competing in a human 5-kilometer run and robot 100-meter dash on April 12 in West Cambridge, Mass.MIT From ACM Careers | May 11, 2015
PayScale crunched the numbers for Fortune and identified the grad degrees that lead to lucrative careers—and those that lead to high stress and low pay.Fortune From ACM Careers | May 11, 2015
From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology"...Reuters From ACM Careers | May 7, 2015
The night after the earthquake hit Nepal, people feared to sleep in their homes, worrying about powerful aftershocks toppling the few buildings left standing.The Atlantic From ACM News | May 6, 2015
Daimler Trucks North America showed off a self-driving truck in a glitzy ceremony Tuesday at the Hoover Dam, offering a reminder of the coming era of autonomous...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | May 6, 2015
Looking at Microsoft’s sprawling product line and 118,000 or so employees, it’s easy to forget that the company started with one modest product made by two ambitious...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 5, 2015