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Alexandria, VA, United States
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China's Labor Force Is Feeling the Strain
"Involution," which refers to China's hyper-competitive work culture and crushing labor expectations, has gained traction with…
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Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools
Ann Rosenbaum, a former military police officer in the Marines, does not shrink from a fight, having even survived a close encounter with a car bomb in Iraq.
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Civilian Contractors Playing Key Roles in .s. Drone Operations
After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that an American civilian...
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How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) for NYC Tech Campus
New York-based Next Jump is a data-driven rewards and offers company working at the juncture of three quintessentially New York City businesses: advertising, publishing...
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In Russia, the Lost Generation of Science
For the past decade, Russia has been pouring money into scientific research, trying to make up for the collapse of the 1990s, but innovation is losing out to...
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Meet Sopa Author Lamar Smith, Hollywood's Favorite Republican
Rep. Lamar Smith, whose congressional district in Texas encompasses the cropland and grazing land stretching between Austin and San Antonio, might seem like an...
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Flight of the Warbots
How a save-the-earth maker of solar-powered aircraft became the world's most prolific manufacturer of military drones.
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Silicon Fen Shows Off Its Wares at Cambridge Showcase
The iPad hovers over the poster showing a picture of a fire. Suddenly the static image bursts into flames with a crackle.
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Dna: The Next Big Hacking Frontier
Imagine computer-designed viruses that cure disease, new bacteria capable of synthesizing an unlimited fuel supply, new organisms that wipe out entire populations...
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Pentagon Fast-Tracks Hacker Research
The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...
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With a Leaner Model, Start-ps Reach Further Afield
Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company.
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Gchq Aims to Recruit Computer Hackers with Code-Cracking Web Site
Government intelligence service targets "self-taught" hackers with cryptic Web site that features no obvious branding.
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The Search For Analysts to Make Sense of 'big Data'
Businesses keep vast troves of data about things like online shopping behavior, or millions of changes in weather patterns, or trillions of financial transactions—information...
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Software Helps FBI Crack International Cybercrime Case
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the FBI and NASA's Office of Inspector General identify seven cybercriminals accused of hacking...
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Hire a Vet? It Says Yes
When President Obama challenged the private sector this past August to hire 100,000 unemployed veterans by the end of 2013, he shared the stage with companies...
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Stanford Teams With City College (think Engineering School)
In the chess match to determine which university will get a chance to build a graduate school of applied sciences on public land in New York City, Stanford is...
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Patent Lawyer Demand Rises Following .s. Legislative Overhaul
Patent attorneys, who typically have degrees in fields such as engineering as well as law, are in such demand that their specialty may account for more than 15...
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How Many Security Clearances Have Been Issued?
More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...
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In China, Business Travelers Take Extreme Precautions to Avoid Cyber-Espionage
Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos.
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Obama Jobs Plan: How IT Workers Will Benefit
In his speech to Congress introducing the American Jobs Act, President Obama discussed the need for additional legislation that, if passed, would have a direct...
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