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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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How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012
In 2006, football coaches at the University of Nebraska approached Jeffrey S. Raikes about ways to improve the Cornhuskers’ game with technology. Raikes, then president...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | October 16, 2012
Dr. Alvin Rajkomar was doing rounds with his team at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center when he came upon a puzzling case: a frail, elderly...The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 12, 2012
Ask a group of data scientists the toughest part of their job, and many will probably tell you–it's not the math but the work required to turn raw data into something...GigaOm From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2012
Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt.The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 1, 2012
Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Zynga are on a shopping spree. They're buying small startups with innovative products and apps. But, many times, the tech...NPR From ACM Careers | September 24, 2012
It's no secret that more and more content is being consumed on mobile devices. While this has been a source of stress for some web publishers like Facebook, YouTube...GigaOm From ACM Careers | September 21, 2012
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...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | September 20, 2012
This morning, Gnip launched its Historical PowerTrack for Twitter, which will give developers the ability to search, find, analyze, and compare all the tweets ever...VentureBeat From ACM Careers | September 19, 2012
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...VentureBeat From ACM Careers | September 7, 2012
The gleaming, glass-fronted building towers over its more traditional neighbors in this quiet street in central Moscow. But it is not just Yandex's headquarters...BBC News From ACM Careers | August 9, 2012
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...Slate From ACM Opinion | July 19, 2012
In China, sometimes having the first-mover advantage is often no advantage at all. Case in point: Apple vs. Google.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | June 13, 2012
With the web constantly expanding, researchers at USC have proposed — and demonstrated the feasibility — of using quantum computers to run Google's page ranking...niversity of Southern California From ACM Careers | June 13, 2012
With little more than basic information about a Web user's daily clicks and content viewing habits, Susan Gauch can build a personalized search engine.niversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville From ACM Careers | May 15, 2012
Back in 2004, as Google prepared to go public, Larry Page and Sergey Brin celebrated the maxim that was supposed to define their company: "Don’t be evil."The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2012