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sing Computer Models to Predict War
New York University professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has developed a computer model that can forecast the outcomes of international conflicts, and the U.S. Defense...
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Nasa: Robots Critical to Endeavour's Mission on Space Station
The U.S. space shuttle's current mission, one of the most technical ever attempted by NASA, would not be possible without the use of robotics, says Holly Ridings...
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China Dominates Nsa-Backed Coding Contest
Programmers from China and Russia have dominated an international competition on everything from writing algorithms to designing components. Whether the outcome...
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25 Highly Anticipated Open-Source Releases Coming This Year
The free and open source software community is hotly anticipating a large number of new releases this year, including an upgrade to Mozilla's Firefox browser that...
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Behind the Scenes at Gmail Labs
Google's Gmail Labs is constantly developing new features and applications, and while many of the projects and releases may appear to be casual or random, the Lab's...
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Information Architect Alex Wright Talks About the Lessons of It History
New York Times information architect Alex Wright says in an interview that there is a tendency to concentrate on information technology's future at the expenseView...
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The A-Z of Programming Languages: Bourne Shell, or Sh
Steve Bourne, creator of the Bourne shell or sh programming language, says in an interview that the language aimed to remedy the problem of designing the shellView...
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The Grill: Jeannette M. Wing on the Hot Seat
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeannette M. Wing is an expert on computational thinking, the discipline of applying computer science's problem-solving methods...
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The 9 Hottest Skills For '09
Even with a struggling economy and record unemployment, certain IT skills will be in high demand in the coming year. Programming and application development will...
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Stimulus Could Boost It Job Prospects
The overall outlook for IT employment in 2009 is mixed, but some analysts say the U.S. federal economic stimulus package could add IT positions. Compared to jobs...
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Open-Source Developers Set Out Software Road Map for 2020
A group of open source software advocates have published a report that establishes a road map for the software industry through 2020. The report makes several...
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U.S. Agency Sees Robots Replacing Humans in Service Jobs By 2025
The U.S. National Intelligence Council's (NIC's) report, "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World," outlines the military, economic, and environmental challenges...
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