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China's Robot Revolution
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There Are More Programming Jobs Than Ever Outside of Silicon Valley
Programming jobs have spread across the U.S. and pooled in other metro areas outside of Silicon Valley, according to data from Glassdoor.
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Scientists Build DNA from Scratch to Alter Life's Blueprint
At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.
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Three ICPC Finalists and the Tech Gender Gap
Three female participants of the 2017 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals consider their role in the contest, and in computer science....
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Pittsburgh Gets a Tech Makeover
In 2015, Monocle magazine, a favorite read of the global hipsterati, published an enthusiastic report on Lawrenceville, the former blue-collar neighborhood here...
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China's Got a Huge Artificial Intelligence Plan
China aims to make the artificial intelligence industry a "new, important" driver of economic expansion by 2020, according to a development plan issued by the State...
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DeepMind's Founder Says to Build Better Computer Brains, We Need to Look at Our Own
After decades in the wilderness, AI has swaggered back onto center stage.
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At Cybersecurity Camps, Teen Girls Learn About Protecting Nation, Breaking Barriers
A growing number of cybersecurity camps are helping to prepare young women to work in this field, as women remain underrepresented in the information security workforce...
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The 2017 Top Programming Languages
Python is now the top programming language, according to IEEE Spectrum's recently released fourth interactive ranking of the leading languages.
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Code @ TACC Robotics Camp Delivers on Self-Driving Cars
The Texas Advanced Computing Center last month hosted a week-long summer camp during which 34 students received instruction from five staff scientists and two guest...
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A Computer Science Legacy Extends 70 Years
Valerie Barr has been selected the first person to hold the Jean E. Sammet Chair in Computer Science at Mount Holyoke College.
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US to Create Independent Military Cyber Command
After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes...
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President of ACM Awarded Honorary Degree
World-leading computer scientist professor Vicki Hanson has been awarded an honorary degree from Newcastle University.
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Iran's Newest Robot Is an Adorable Dancing Humanoid
Researchers at the University of Tehran have developed Surena Mini, a small robot with a 3D-printed body, articulated limbs, and a round head with two camera-eyes...
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11,000 Girls Compete in International Mobile App Challenge
Girls ages 10-18 from around the world are competing in the Technovation Challenge, a global effort to learn and apply technology to try to solve problems in their...
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California Moves to Expand K-12 Computer Science Instruction
California's 2017-2018 state budget includes funding for initiatives to broaden K-12 student access to computer science coursework and instruction.
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Robocalypse Now? Central Bankers Argue Whether Automation Will Kill Jobs
The rise of robots has long been a topic for sci-fi best sellers and video games and, as of this week, a threat officially taken seriously by central bankers.
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UC Santa Cruz Launches New Data Science Research Center
The University of California, Santa Cruz has launched a new data science research center that provides a platform for collaboration between industry and academia...
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CMU Scientists Harness 'Mind Reading' Technology to Decode Complex Thoughts
Researchers have combined machine-learning algorithms with brain-imaging technology to "mind read."
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