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NY State Will Give Out Hundreds of Robots as Companions for the Elderly
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NY State Will Give Out Hundreds of Robots as Companions for the Elderly

The State of New York will distribute robot companions to the homes of more than 800 older adults to serve as proactive digital assistants — engaging in small talk...

Digital Workplace Requires a Transformation in How People Think and Work
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Digital Workplace Requires a Transformation in How People Think and Work

CIOs and other IT leaders discussed trends, new technologies, and their vision for the years ahead at MIT's CIO Consortium on Monday.

Computer Code May Help Speed Up Airport Security
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Computer Code May Help Speed Up Airport Security

The challenge of moving passengers and flight crews through airport security quickly while keeping safety precautions in place led to the Open Threat Assessment...

Using Math to Improve Your Workout
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Using Math to Improve Your Workout

Exercise physiologist and University of Montreal Adjunct Professor Guy Thibault is developing a web application for interval training.

U.S. Warns Against North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Freelancers
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U.S. Warns Against North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Freelancers

Skilled software and mobile app developers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are posing as "non-DPRK nationals" in hopes of landing freelance...

Shortage of AI Experts Worsens the Skills Crisis
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Shortage of AI Experts Worsens the Skills Crisis

Slow progress in some countries' adoption of artificial intelligence means businesses can't harness the technology to solve the shortage of labor and skills they...

CS Student Uses TikTok Dance Videos and AI to Generate 3D Avatars
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CS Student Uses TikTok Dance Videos and AI to Generate 3D Avatars

University of Minnesota computer science Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian has been using TikTok dance videos as food for a computer algorithm to construct lifelike...

Survey Paints a Disheartening Picture of Cybersecurity Work
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Survey Paints a Disheartening Picture of Cybersecurity Work

A survey of 500 security professionals and software developers at companies in the United States with 2,000 or more employees shows how cybersecurity teams are...

How It Feels to Build a Videogame and Watch It Die
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How It Feels to Build a Videogame and Watch It Die

How do developers feel about working for years on videogames that fail and vanish for reasons beyond their control? "Disappointing and frustrating," one said.

Why Teams and Departments Go Off the Rails
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Why Teams and Departments Go Off the Rails

Two studies examine how counterproductive behaviors and bottom-line thinking spread dysfunction through the workplace, sending teams off the rails and ultimately...

Gender Gap in Seattle Tech Largely the Same Over Past Decade
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Gender Gap in Seattle Tech Largely the Same Over Past Decade

The gender gap in Seattle's tech jobs hasn't changed much in the past decade, and is wider than the national average.

Microsoft Boosts Pay in Effort to Keep Top Talent
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Microsoft Boosts Pay in Effort to Keep Top Talent

Microsoft said it would "nearly double" its salary budget and increase the range of employee stock compensation by at least 25% as it looks to reward its workforce...

IBM and HCBU Cyber Centers to Address Talent Shortage
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IBM and HCBU Cyber Centers to Address Talent Shortage

IBM will establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers at six historically Black colleges and universities in five southern U.S. states aimed at training underrepresented...

Has Hybrid Working Made Tech More Diverse?
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Has Hybrid Working Made Tech More Diverse?

Is remote work increasing diversity in the tech industry, or creating a two-tier system?

How WFH Workers Spend Their Time
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How WFH Workers Spend Their Time

A survey of 1,000 Americans who worked from home over the past two years found that 56% had scrolled through social media for than 30 minutes, 55% had watched television...

AI Traffic Light System Optimizes Flow in Complex Environments
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AI Traffic Light System Optimizes Flow in Complex Environments

Researchers at Aston University developed a deep reinforcement learning agent that achieves adaptive signal control of traffic lights in complex, imprecise, and...

AI Will Help Older Adults' Participation in Research
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AI Will Help Older Adults' Participation in Research

Researchers from Florida State University are studying artificial intelligence-based approaches to recruiting and retaining older adults to participate in research...

Congress Urged to Ease Immigration for Foreign Science Talent
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Congress Urged to Ease Immigration for Foreign Science Talent

More than four dozen former national security leaders are calling on Congress to exempt international advanced technical degree holders from green card caps in...

University Class Was Held Entirely in the Metaverse
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University Class Was Held Entirely in the Metaverse

Classes for students participating in a spring semester course at the University of Miami were taught in virtual reality.

Employers Will Keep Monitoring Software on Workers When They Return to the Office
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Employers Will Keep Monitoring Software on Workers When They Return to the Office

Monitoring software introduced to track WFH employees during the pandemic is becoming a new normal for white-collar employers as workers return to the office.
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