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New Law in Mass. Attempts to Raise It Pay For Women
A new Massachusetts statute signed this month by Gov. Charlie Baker could help close the wage gap between men and women in the information technology industry.
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Boston Is Nation's Top Tech-Talent Exporter
The U.S. technology worker population currently totals 4.8 million, according to CBRE's 2016 Scoring Tech Talent report.
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China Claims Exascale By 2020, Three Years Before .s.
China wants to deliver an exascale computing system by 2020, three years ahead of the U.S. plan to achieve the same goal.
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U.s. Gets Warnings and Advice About the Internet of Things
Industry groups have submitted more than 130 reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce detailing positive and negative aspects of the Internet of Things.
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Study Reveals Only 1 in 6 Drivers Want Fully-Autonomous Vehicles
Most U.S. drivers do not want to own a fully self-driving car in the future, according to a University of Michigan survey.
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Silicon Valley's Tech Workforce Diversity Has Long Way to Go, Say Feds
Much progress remains before Silicon Valley's technology industry has a truly diverse workforce, says an analysis by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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White House Worries About Bad AI Coding
The White House released a report this week suggesting it may be important to develop ethical frameworks for designing automated computer systems.
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Feds Seek Public Input on the Future of Iot
The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking public comment on the Internet of Things.
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New Electronic Display Is 10 Times Thinner Than Human Skin
University of Tokyo researchers have developed a thin-film electronic display that can be laminated onto a person's body without the wearer knowing it is there. ...
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A Fleet of Self-Driving Trucks Rumbles Across Europe
A fleet of about 12 self-driving trucks from six manufacturers for the first time completed a trip across parts of Europe this week.
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One-in-Three Developers Fear AI Will Replace Them
A survey of developers found nearly a third identify the most worrisome part of their careers as the potential to be replaced by artificial intelligence.
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Google: Self-Driving Car Followed 'the Spirit of the Road' Before Accident
Google says it has gained insights concerning a Feb. 14 accident in which one of its autonomous vehicles collided with a city bus in Mountain View, CA.
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With STEM Degrees, It's Not the School That Matters
The prestige of a school offering science, technology, engineering, or math degrees may have little impact on how much its graduates earn.
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.s. Military Wants to Create Cyborg Soldiers
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working to create a chip to implant in a soldier's brain to connect it directly to computers.
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Internet of Things Brings New Era of Weather Forecasting
As the Internet of Things continues to develop, weather systems will collect data from vehicles on the road and wirelessly transmit road condition and weather data...
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Quantum Computing May Be Moving Out of Science Fiction
True quantum computing could be realized relatively soon, according to some industry analysts.
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Toyota's A.i. Research Efforts Could Mean Cars That Anticipate Traffic, Pedestrian Moves
Toyota is making high-profile investments in artificial intelligence research and development that could yield many benefits in human-machine interaction.
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With AI Advances, Facebook Tests M, Your Newest Assistant
Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer says the volume of data Facebook serves to users' News Feeds is increasing about 50 percent annually.
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Vint Cerf and 260 Experts Give FCC a Plan to Secure Wi-Fi Routers
Network and cybersecurity experts are critiquing U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed rules for Wi-Fi routers and RF devices.
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