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New Hiring Formula Values Math Pros
Silicon Valley technology firms are seeking employees with stronger backgrounds in statistics and machine learning, thanks to the advent of cloud computing.
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In the Search For a Hot Job Title, Enter the Ninja
Nicole Sullivan's job used to involve promoting the latest technology, so her résumé described her as an "evangelist." But after starting her own company, she needed...
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Google's Brin Talks About China Gamble
Behind Google Inc.'s dramatic decision to shutter its China-based search engine this week was co-founder Sergey Brin's change of heart about the compromises required...
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Berkeley Prof Helped Divvy Up Search to Many Servers
ACM has named University of California, Berkeley computer science professor Eric Brewer the recipient of the 2009 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award for his contribution...
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The nused Cellphone App: 'calling'
Harvard University senior Drew Robb is so attached to his cellphone that he keeps it by his bedside at night and in his front jeans pocket every day. He uses the...
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What tilities Have Learned From Smart-Meter Tests...
Utilities have learned a lot about how smart meters can compel consumers to save electricity. Unfortunately, too often they aren't putting the knowledge to good...
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Tech Spending Bounces Back as Profits Rise
Business spending on technology goods and services is returning as the economy mends, pumping new life into suppliers such as Cisco Systems Inc., though it has...
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Silicon Valley Tech Workers Earning Less Than in 2000
While some of the latest government wage data appears to show that Silicon Valley's high-tech workers are making more now than they did in 2000, a closer look at...
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U.s. Keeps Foreign Ph.d.s
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...
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Web Access Is New Clinton Doctrine
The U.S. plans to make unrestricted access to the Internet a top foreign-policy priority, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to announce Thursday (January...
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U.s. Keeps Science Lead, But Other Countries Gain
The United States remains the world's leader in science and technology, based on factors such as gross dollars spent, relative spending on research, research articles...
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R&d Spending in .s. Expected to Rebound
The United States recorded its first annual decline in spending on research and development (R&D) since 2002, as R&D spending this year fell about 3.8 percent to...
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Insurgents Hack .s. Drones
Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they...
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Squeezing Web Sites Onto Cellphones
When a group of engineers at National Instruments Corp. modified a 1988 Oldsmobile so it could be controlled by an iPhone, the company was quick to share the project...
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Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages
Despite being the fifth-most popular Web site in the world, Wikipedia, which receives about 325 million visitors each month, is losing unprecedented numbers of...
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Feds Mull Rules, Fees to Spur Net Access
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is debating whether it should force Internet service providers (ISPs) to share their networks with rivals and increase...
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Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis
The economic crisis and the reduced costs of high-tech tools and materials are fueling a resurgence in tinkering and experimentation. U.S. engineering schools...
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Group of Microsoft Rivals Nears Patent Deal in Bid to Protect Linux
The Open Invention Network (OIN), which includes major corporate supporters of open source software, is close to an agreement to purchase 22 patents involving Linux...
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Searching For Chinese Start-ps
Google Inc.'s newly departed China chief outlined his plans for a technology-incubation company, capitalized with $115 million from several prominent backers. Kai...
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