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One-Third of Science Ph.D.s Lose Interest in Academic Careers
Factors other than low expectations of landing a faculty job are discouraging young science and engineering Ph.D.s from pursuing…
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Remembering Lotfi Zadeh, the Inventor of Fuzzy Logic
One night in July, 1964, the logician Lotfi Zadeh found himself alone in his parents' New York apartment, his dinner plans cancelled.
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Digital Transformation: How Machine Learning Could Help Change Business
Machine learning (ML) based data analytics is rewriting the rules for how enterprises handle data.
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IT Department Hiring Now at Zero Growth
Research firm Computer Economics says the movement to cloud computing and workplace automation is slowing IT hiring.
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Moscow Unveils Monument to Kalashnikov, Designer of AK-47
The new statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov cradling his signature AK-47 assault rifle unveiled Tuesday in Moscow commemorates one of Russia's most renowned and reviled...
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Senate's Defense Authorization Would Set Cyber Doctrine
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed Monday by the Senate mandates a thorough, distinct doctrine for cyber warfare, filling a void long bemoaned...
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Conservatives, Liberals Unite Against Silicon Valley
The days of unqualified praise from Washington are over for the country's biggest tech companies, whose size and power are increasingly drawing attacks from both...
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Data Surge: Demand for Data Scientists Set to Rise
IBM says demand for data scientists will rise by more than 28 percent between now and 2020. These jobs pay an annual average salary of $105,000, and often more...
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Pay Raises and Bonuses for U.S. Workers Unlikely to Rise in 2018
Despite a strengthening economy and high job rates, most U.S. workers are unlikely to see sizeable increases in their salaries for 2018, according to new research...
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Ends Its Historic Exploration of Saturn
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn...
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Feds Move to Ramp Up Cyber Hiring
The federal government will host the first-ever government-wide event to recruit new IT and cybersecurity talent, at a time when agencies and department are struggling...
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You Are Already Living Inside a Computer
Suddenly, everything is a computer. Phones, of course, and televisions. Also toasters and door locks, baby monitors and juicers, doorbells and gas grills. Even ...
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Cornell Tech Will Help Make Computers 'Accountable'
A nationwide team of computer scientists has launched a project to make automated decision-making systems "accountable," ensuring they respect privacy and make...
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Automated Feedback: The New Science of Grading STEM Papers
Science educators at Wake Forest University are testing how automated feedback combined with one-on-one teaching methods can improve scientific writing from STEM...
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DHS Bars Government from Using Russia-Based Kaspersky Software
In a move likely to escalate tensions between Washington and Moscow, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal agencies to stop using software...
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What We Know about the Climate Change-Hurricane Connection
With Texas just beginning to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the Southeastern U.S. preparing for Hurricane Irma's iminent arrival, people...
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U.S. News Ranks Undergraduate Computer Engineering Programs 2018
U.S. News & World Report announced the 2018 Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Programs at U.S. public colleges and universities.
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Data Swamped U.S. Spy Agencies Put Hopes on Artificial Intelligence
Swamped by too much raw intel data to sift through, U.S. spy agencies are pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence to crunch billions of digital bits and...
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.
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