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How To Fix the Gender Gap in Technology
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How To Fix the Gender Gap in Technology

The United States has produced viable female presidential candidates, women athletes who command millions of dollars in endorsements, and the first female Nobel...

Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip
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Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip

A new study by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Eric Gilbert estimates that one out of every seven corporate email messages qualifies as gossip.

China Strives To Create Its Own Silicon Valley
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China Strives To Create Its Own Silicon Valley

With its booming economy, bountiful reserves of cash, increasing technological infrastructure, and the world's largest number of Internet users, China is raising...

Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Firms Scour College Campuses for Talent
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Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Firms Scour College Campuses for Talent

On college campuses these days, the top nerds are getting a taste of what it's like to be star jocks.

Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks
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Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks

As Congress boosts spending on cybersecurity and mulls over new data safety requirements on private industry, some companies stand to get rich.

How Women Are Changing the Tech World
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How Women Are Changing the Tech World

The emergence of young female tech founders and executives reflects sweeping change in the worlds of start-up companies and angel funding.

System Improves Automated Monitoring of Security Cameras
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System Improves Automated Monitoring of Security Cameras

A system developed at MIT uses mathematics to improve the automated monitoring of security cameras to quickly produce accurate, actionable information.

Even Loyal Employees Become Jaded If Not Treated Well, Study Shows
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Even Loyal Employees Become Jaded If Not Treated Well, Study Shows

All businesses want "engaged" employees who are committed to the success of the company and are willing to go the extra mile. But there's a dark side as well: Engaged...

Cybersecurity Experts Needed to Meet Growing Demand
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Cybersecurity Experts Needed to Meet Growing Demand

Demand for cybersecurity professionals far outweighs supply, with the U.S. government needing to hire at least 10,000 experts in the near future and the private...

How to Land a Technology Job on Wall Street
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How to Land a Technology Job on Wall Street

Capital markets firms are recruiting graduates from the top schools in computer science and other majors to train the next generation of IT talent.

Steve Blank Believes Social Might Be Killing Silicon Valley
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Steve Blank Believes Social Might Be Killing Silicon Valley

Amid the buildup to the Facebook IPO, serial entrepreneur Steve Blank was sounding an ominous warning to anyone who would listen.

A Dive Into the Digital Deep
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A Dive Into the Digital Deep

When next winter's storms subside, a specialized ship will begin a slow crossing, lowering a skinny cable into its wake along a precisely prescribed path: the shortest...

Higher Education's Online Revolution
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Higher Education's Online Revolution

The substitution of technology (which is cheap) for labor (which is expensive) can vastly increase access to an elite-caliber education.

Ten Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview
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Ten Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview

Got a job interview coming up? Don't waste your energy thinking up talking points to impress the interviewer, says Andrew Sobel. Nothing you can tell him or her...

The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter
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The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter

The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they work for due to feeling isolated and disconnected is a...

CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate
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CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate

Jeremy Hansen, an assistant professor of computer science at Norwich University, will seek a seat as an independent in Vermont's State Senate. "While we are living...

Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students
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Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students

According to a recent survey of U.S.-born CEOs and heads of product engineering, only 37% held degrees in engineering or computer technology, and just 2% had a...

­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies
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­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies

Researchers are exploring the challenges of developing nanosensors able to detect salmonella, E-coli, and other key targets in highly complex chemical and biological...

Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners
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Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first round of winners for its "Apps for Energy" competition.

Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.
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Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.

The National Science Foundation published a report this week detailing the federal government's support for science and engineering research at colleges, universities...
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