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Eight Governors Join Coalition to Expand Computer Science Education
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Eight Governors Join Coalition to Expand Computer Science Education

The Governors' Partnership for K-12 Computer Science has added eight new members, bringing the total number of participants to 16 U.S. governors.

When It Comes to Teaching Coding, China's Parents Won't Get With the Program
From ACM TechNews

When It Comes to Teaching Coding, China's Parents Won't Get With the Program

The Chinese government wants to cultivate programming skills in children, but parents are reluctant to encourage it.

Coders Are Shifting to Silicon Valley-Backed Programming Languages
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Coders Are Shifting to Silicon Valley-Backed Programming Languages

Developers are planning to focus on languages created and popularized by Silicon Valley technology companies, according to HackerRank's 2018 Developer Skills Report...

Students ­se Sandbox to Demonstrate Gravity
From ACM TechNews

Students ­se Sandbox to Demonstrate Gravity

Gravbox is a new augmented reality sandbox developed to help explain how gravity affects objects when they travel through a certain environment.

AI Can Read! Tech Firms Race to Smarten ­p Thinking Machines
From ACM News

AI Can Read! Tech Firms Race to Smarten ­p Thinking Machines

Seven years ago, a computer beat two human quizmasters on a "Jeopardy" challenge. Ever since, the tech industry has been training its machines even harder to make...

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

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

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

The War Over the Value of Personal Data
From Communications of the ACM

The War Over the Value of Personal Data

In a world increasingly dependent on turning personal data into profits, it is unclear how much that data is actually worth.

China Declared World's Largest Producer of Scientific Articles
From ACM Careers

China Declared World's Largest Producer of Scientific Articles

For the first time, China has overtaken the United States in terms of the total number of science publications, according to statistics compiled by the US National...

Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle
From ACM TechNews

Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle

Kettering University researchers are participating in the AutoDrive Challenge, in which teams convert a Chevrolet Bolt into a Level 4 autonomous vehicle.

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...

Are International Students Still Coming to the ­.s.a.?
From ACM News

Are International Students Still Coming to the ­.s.a.?

Is the U.S. political situation, including its on-again/off-again immigration bans, scaring away foreign students?

These States Embraced Computer Science Education in 2017
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These States Embraced Computer Science Education in 2017

Schools across the U.S. started to embrace computer science last year, with several states now moving ahead with legislation to make computer science education...

Trojan Team's Bias-Busting App Wins Third Prize at Facebook Global Hackathon
From ACM TechNews

Trojan Team's Bias-Busting App Wins Third Prize at Facebook Global Hackathon

Team Artemis of the University of Southern California won third prize at the 2017 Facebook Global Hackathon for a virtual reality tool designed to rid the workplace...

Expansion of Ap Computer Science Courses Draws More Girls and Minorities
From ACM TechNews

Expansion of Ap Computer Science Courses Draws More Girls and Minorities

The College Board's Advanced Placement computer science classes are being expanded to attract more girls and underrepresented minorities in the U.S. to participate...

Chinese Workers Abandon Silicon Valley For Riches Back Home
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Chinese Workers Abandon Silicon Valley For Riches Back Home

A few years ago, Wang Yi was living the American dream. He had graduated from Princeton, landed a job at Google and bought a spacious condo in Silicon Valley.

Scanning an Ancient Biblical Text That Humans Fear to Open
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Scanning an Ancient Biblical Text That Humans Fear to Open

Researchers hope to make a fragile ancient Coptic codex readable by scanning it with computerized tomography and then using software to extract legible text.

Can You Save the World with Origami?
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Can You Save the World with Origami?

Teams of students demonstrated a broad range of original video games at the University of Southern California GamePipe Laboratory Fall 2017 Showcase.

Huskie Hackers Developed Innovative Solutions to Health and Wellness Challenges
From ACM TechNews

Huskie Hackers Developed Innovative Solutions to Health and Wellness Challenges

The 2017 Northern Illinois University Huskie Hack featured 269 student hackers who were tasked with developing solutions to health- and wellness-related challenges...

The Real Future of Work
From ACM News

The Real Future of Work

In 2013, Diana Borland and 129 of her colleagues filed into an auditorium at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

The Labs that Protect Against Online Warfare
From ACM News

The Labs that Protect Against Online Warfare

Several months after the WannaCry cyber-attack, much of the world still seems to be asleep to the potential catastrophic effects of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure...
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