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The 10 Best Tech Jobs in America For 2018
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The 10 Best Tech Jobs in America For 2018

Data scientists and DevOps engineers top the list of tech jobs with the best earning potential and highest satisfaction rates, according to Glassdoor's annual Best...

Microsoft's 'ink to Code' Turns Drawings Into ­ser Interfaces
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Microsoft's 'ink to Code' Turns Drawings Into ­ser Interfaces

Sketching out rough ideas—traditionally on the back of a napkin in the US, backs of envelopes being preferred in the UK—is a common and important part of the design...

Don't Let Hr Say You Can't Afford a Head of AI
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Don't Let Hr Say You Can't Afford a Head of AI

Companies need to start breaking bank to win over artificial intelligence experts from the tech giants—but it's worth it.

Why Robots Should Shake the Bejeezus Out of Cherry Trees
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Why Robots Should Shake the Bejeezus Out of Cherry Trees

I don't think sci-fi saw this coming. For so long, futuristic books and films have promised us robots like C-3PO that translate alien languages and assist us in...

Engineers Design Artificial Synapse For 'brain-on-a-Chip' Hardware
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Engineers Design Artificial Synapse For 'brain-on-a-Chip' Hardware

When it comes to processing power, the human brain just can't be beat.

China's Breathtaking Transformation Into a Scientific Superpower
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China's Breathtaking Transformation Into a Scientific Superpower

The National Science Foundation and the National Science Board have just released their biennial "Science & Engineering Indicators," a voluminous document describing...

Space Photos of the Week: You Just Try to Snap a Pic at 100,000 Mph
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Space Photos of the Week: You Just Try to Snap a Pic at 100,000 Mph

Get ready, because this week's space photos are nothing short of epic. First we're starting out close to home, just 43 light minutes away at Jupiter.

Watch a Single Thought Move Across a Human Brain
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Watch a Single Thought Move Across a Human Brain

Neuroscientists have tracked the path of a human thought through the brain from beginning to end. The new research reveals the abilities of the prefrontal cortex...

I Am a Roboticist in a Cheese Factory
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I Am a Roboticist in a Cheese Factory

Most people think about robots as autonomous machines guided by artificial intelligence.

Apollo Astronauts Had Trouble Sticking to the Plan on Moon
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Apollo Astronauts Had Trouble Sticking to the Plan on Moon

Apollo moonwalkers often fell behind schedule while walking or driving on the lunar surface, according to a new report.

Artificial Intelligence Will Be a Human Jobs Creator
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Artificial Intelligence Will Be a Human Jobs Creator

In 2013, James "Jimi" Crawford founded a company called Orbital Insight, barely noticed at the time amid the Silicon Valley froth.

IBM May Finally Stop Shrinking. But Is It a Turnaround?
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IBM May Finally Stop Shrinking. But Is It a Turnaround?

For five and a half years, nearly the entire tenure of its chief executive, Virginia M. Rometty, IBM has reported a steady erosion of revenue.

How a 22-Year-Old Discovered the Worst Chip Flaws in History
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How a 22-Year-Old Discovered the Worst Chip Flaws in History

In 2013, a teenager named Jann Horn attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. He and 64 other young Germans had done well in a government...

Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too
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Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too

For years, tech industry financiers showed little interest in start-up companies that made computer chips.

China Enters the Battle For AI Talent
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China Enters the Battle For AI Talent

A mountainous district in western Beijing known for its temples and mushroom production is tipped to become China's hub for industries based on artificial intelligence...

Maersk, IBM to Llaunch Blockchain-Based Platform For Global Trade
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Maersk, IBM to Llaunch Blockchain-Based Platform For Global Trade

The world's largest container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk is teaming up with IBM to create an industry-wide trading platform it says can speed up trade and...

Brilliant New Headlights ­se a Million Pixels to Talk to the World
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Brilliant New Headlights ­se a Million Pixels to Talk to the World

For the most part, digital technology is all about dumping things that move.

Some Chinese Apple Users Warned By Firm on Dodging New Data Law
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Some Chinese Apple Users Warned By Firm on Dodging New Data Law

Some Chinese users of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) products who have created Apple IDs overseas to circumvent a new law that requires their personal data to be stored within...

China Becomes One of the Top 5 ­.s. Patent Recipients For the First Time
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China Becomes One of the Top 5 ­.s. Patent Recipients For the First Time

Chinese companies have increased the number of U.S. patents they've received by tenfold in less than 10 years, another sign that the world's second-largest economy...

Autos Overshadow the Small Gadgets at Ces Tech Show in Vegas
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Autos Overshadow the Small Gadgets at Ces Tech Show in Vegas

The smartphones and other small machines that used to dominate the annual CES gadget show have been overshadowed in recent years by bigger mobile devices: namely...
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