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IT Jobs Will Grow 22% Through 2020, Says U.S. BLS
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IT Jobs Will Grow 22% Through 2020, Says U.S. BLS

By 2020, employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22%, with some IT fields faring better than others, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

Directing Planes, By Remote Control
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Directing Planes, By Remote Control

On a clear day, Per Granquist cannot see forever. But from his perch inside the airport control tower here, he does have an unobstructed view of the future.

Chinese Internet Censor Hints at Facebook's China Challenges
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Chinese Internet Censor Hints at Facebook's China Challenges

A senior Chinese Internet regulator on Thursday showed the hurdles Facebook could encounter trying to get into the Chinese market—no matter how impressive Mark...

Breakthrough Paves the Way For Dna-Based Computer Circuits
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Breakthrough Paves the Way For Dna-Based Computer Circuits

In a new research paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, an international group of scientists announced the most significant breakthrough in a decade toward...

New Tech Aims To Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans
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New Tech Aims To Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has...

Georgia Tech Releases 2015 Emerging Cyber Threats Report
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Georgia Tech Releases 2015 Emerging Cyber Threats Report

In its latest Emerging Cyber Threats Report, Georgia Tech warns about loss of privacy; abuse of trust between users and machines; attacks against the mobile ecosystem...

Facebook, Google, and the Rise of Open Source Security Software
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Facebook, Google, and the Rise of Open Source Security Software

Facebook chief security officer Joe Sullivan says that people like Mike Arpaia are hard to find.

Through the Google Glass
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Through the Google Glass

In a Wake Forest University class called Accessing Information in the 21st Century, instruction librarian Amanda Foster is using Google Glass to do just that.

Prepare For the Part-Time Self-Driving Car
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Prepare For the Part-Time Self-Driving Car

Self-driving AI cars have been a staple in popular culture for some time—any child of the 1980s will fondly remember both the Autobots and Knight Rider's KITT—but...

Demystifying the Mooc
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Demystifying the Mooc

When massive open online courses first grabbed the spotlight in 2011, many saw in them promise of a revolutionary force that would disrupt traditional higher education...

10 Innovations For the Bank of the Future
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10 Innovations For the Bank of the Future

Around 100 of the U.K.s finest minds in the financial technology sector gathered Tuesday for the Financial News and WSJD inaugural Fintech Conference in London.

Identifying Cues to Enable Sophisticated Voice Recognition
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Identifying Cues to Enable Sophisticated Voice Recognition

Future computers that recognize the meanings, subtleties, and attitudes of spoken words and language will enable  more sophisticated, user-friendly systems capable...

For Gorilla Glass Testers, Life Is a Daily Grind (and Scratch and Drop...)
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For Gorilla Glass Testers, Life Is a Daily Grind (and Scratch and Drop...)

Using extra-fine sandpaper (320 grit, to be exact), Corning scientist Kevin Reiman lightly rubbed the surface of a small, thin square of transparent sapphire crystal...

Projecting a Robot's 'intentions'
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Projecting a Robot's 'intentions'

A new spin on virtual reality helps engineers visualize a mobile robot's anticipated path.

This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the Nba Changed Basketball Forever
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This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the Nba Changed Basketball Forever

As a kid, Kirk Goldsberry was a rabid basketball fan. But this was the 1980s, and living near Penn State meant his house wasn't quite close enough to Philadelphia...

Materials Trick Might Help Move Computers Beyond Silicon
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Materials Trick Might Help Move Computers Beyond Silicon

After decades of repeated reinvention, the silicon transistor is starting to show its age, and the industry is hunting for alternatives.

Beating Battery Drain
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Beating Battery Drain

A power-management chip from startup Eta Devices helps increase a smartphone's battery life.

Your Retirement May Include a Robot Helper
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Your Retirement May Include a Robot Helper

Youngsters aren't the only ones who get the latest high-tech gadgets.

Future Scenarios Show How Easily Ebola Could Explode
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Future Scenarios Show How Easily Ebola Could Explode

Just how bad will the Ebola outbreak in West Africa get?

The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put a Man on the Moon
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The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put a Man on the Moon

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