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Serbia Turns to Tech Industry to Fight Economic Stagnation
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Serbia Turns to Tech Industry to Fight Economic Stagnation


Robots Will Never Replace Teachers But Can Boost Children's Education
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Robots Will Never Replace Teachers But Can Boost Children's Education

Researchers say current technical limitations mean that robots' role will largely be confined to that of teaching assistants or tutors.

To Win the AI Race, We Need More Humans
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To Win the AI Race, We Need More Humans

The United States is trying to develop a national strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) but is ignoring its single greatest advantage: many of the world's brightest...

Why Automation Is Creating a Bigger Need for Humans In the Tech Sector
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Why Automation Is Creating a Bigger Need for Humans In the Tech Sector

Even as automation displaces more human workers, CEOs and hiring managers at tech companies are seeking a workforce heavy on something robots don't have.

Teaching the Programmers of Tomorrow
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Teaching the Programmers of Tomorrow

Argonne National Laboratory's CodeGirls@Argonne Camp immerses seventh and eighth grade girls in computer science and introduces them to potential career paths in...

Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives
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Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives

Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world.

Advocates Condemn Psych Techniques ­sed to Keep Kids Online
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Advocates Condemn Psych Techniques ­sed to Keep Kids Online

Children's advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry's practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids...

AI Can Now Tell Your Boss What Skills You Lack – And How You Can Get Them
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AI Can Now Tell Your Boss What Skills You Lack – And How You Can Get Them

Coursera has unveiled a machine learning tool that shows companies what skills their employees are acquiring from its classes and their level of expertise.

Inside the Boot Camp Reforming Teenage Hackers
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Inside the Boot Camp Reforming Teenage Hackers

The program aims to offer young cybercriminals an alternative to jail and turn them into legit cyber pros.

­sing Smartphones During Lectures Leads to Lower Grades, Study Finds
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­sing Smartphones During Lectures Leads to Lower Grades, Study Finds

Research found the distraction of smartphones might translate into a lower grade on the final exam for college students.

Engineer to Explore Impact of Social Robots and AI in Higher Education
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Engineer to Explore Impact of Social Robots and AI in Higher Education

Alan Wagner of Penn State is investigating how social, artificially intelligent robots in higher education can foster and enforce ethical behavior and academic...

LeBron James Opens STEM-Based School For At-Risk Students In Ohio
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LeBron James Opens STEM-Based School For At-Risk Students In Ohio

The I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, is a joint venture between the  LeBron James Family Foundation and Akron Public Schools. The school will give at-risk students...

CS­ Campuses Receive $7.1M to Support STEM Educators
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CS­ Campuses Receive $7.1M to Support STEM Educators

Six California State University campuses earned U.S. National Science Foundation funding to support educational opportunities for math and science majors pursuing...

The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal
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The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal

In the midst of growing public concern over artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and the use of data, Brent Hecht has a controversial proposal: the computer-science...

China's AI Focus Will Leave U.S. in the Dust, Professor Says
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China's AI Focus Will Leave U.S. in the Dust, Professor Says

China is leading the global race for supremacy in artificial intelligence and financial technologies, says Tsinghua University Professor Steven White.

JPL Interns: 'How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation'
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JPL Interns: 'How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation'

In honor of National Intern Day on Thursday, July 26, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is celebrating the 700 students from around the...

Visa Restrictions for Chinese Students Alarm Academia
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Visa Restrictions for Chinese Students Alarm Academia

Educators and academic groups fear that the Trump administration's additional scrutiny of Chinese citizens seeking visas could alienate talented applicants and...

Who Just Beat the Bay Area in Tech Jobs? Toronto
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Who Just Beat the Bay Area in Tech Jobs? Toronto

Toronto's tech scene is so hot the city created more jobs than the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C., combined last year, while leapfrogging...

Are ­niversities Training Socially Minded Programmers?
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Are ­niversities Training Socially Minded Programmers?

Courses that explore the ethical implications of emerging technologies are cropping up across the United States.

Harry Potter Coding Kit Teaches Programming with a Wand
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Harry Potter Coding Kit Teaches Programming with a Wand

The Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit from Kano teaches kids how to program a wand to perform magic spells.
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