Software Engineers Are the Heroes of New Computer History Museum Exhibit
Who is REALLY changing the world? Software engineers
Where Are the Software Engineering Jobs? In Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity job openings boom around the world, but where’s the best place for a cybersecurity software engineer to work? Apple
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AI Could Transform the Science of Counting Crowds
The rise of deep-learning AI could enable computers to automatically count the crowds at future inauguration days
Memo to Tech Professionals: In 2017, Ask For a Raise
Don’t be afraid; 2017 will be a seller’s year for engineers and other technology workers, advises career analytics firm Paysa
Meet the New AI Challenging Human Poker Pros
An artificial intelligence will play 120,000 hands of heads-up, no-limit Texas Hold'em against four human poker pros
CES 2017: Talk to the Fridge (and either Amazon Alexa or Google might answer back)
Will consumers finally embrace the connected home, now that this Internet of Things is smarter, chattier, and cuter?
Why Isn’t the Tech Industry Doing Better on Diversity? It’s Google's and Facebook’s Fault
In a frank discussion about inclusion of women and minorities in the Silicon Valley workforce, tech executives and diversity experts say the “pipeline story” is a myth
AI and Big Data vs. Air Pollution
Physics simulations and AI combine to give pollution forecasts to city dwellers in Beijing and beyond
Who’s Liable for George Hotz’s Self-Driving Software?
Most lawyers agree that the open-source code is “Use at your own risk”
Facebook's H-1B Software Engineer Salaries Climb 6 Percent Annually. Google's Go Up 2 Percent; Uber's Drop
A new online tool for easy browsing of hardware and software engineer salaries dips into H-1B visa data
Deep Learning Startup Maluuba's AI Wants to Talk to You
Maluuba sees reading comprehension and conversation as key to true AI. It's built a new way to train AIs on those skills
Building 8-Bit Bots
An Apple IIe and a Commodore 64 are pressed into service
Who’s Hiring? Who’s Firing? Checking in on Tech Jobs, Starting With Bad News From Volkswagen
Volkswagen cuts 30,000, NetApp, and Marvell also slash jobs. But Tinder is on the hunt in Silicon Valley and Tesla puts out a help-wanted sign in Germany
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Doctors Still Struggle to Make the Most of Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Language barriers and human interfaces slow adoption of diagnostic-aid tech
Where Are the Jobs for Autonomous Vehicle Engineers? GM and Google Top the List
Hardware and software engineers looking to work on autonomous vehicle technologies have lots of choices, according to an analysis by Indeed.com
Breaking the Multicore Bottleneck
Simple hardware speeds core-to-core communication
New Computer Combines Electronic Circuits with Light Pulses
A specialized computer based partly on light pulses could solve some of the trickiest problems for conventional computers
Can Stanford’s Deep Dive Into Virtual Reality Help Save the Oceans?
Stanford researchers are releasing free VR software for the HTC Vive in hopes that it will change people for the better
Software, the Invisible Technology
We used to go to stores to buy it. Now software is so ubiquitous, we don’t even notice it
Analyst: Ugly Year for Tech Layoffs, and It’s Going to Get Worse
This year’s big company tech layoffs are just the beginning; the layoff tsunami is about to hit startups, says Trip Chowdhry
Is Silicon Valley Discriminating Against Men and Asians?
The latest discrimination lawsuits against Silicon Valley companies come from members of populations well represented in the world of tech
Google's Deep Mind Gives AI a Memory Boost That Lets It Navigate London's Underground
The Deep Mind AI lab is giving deep learning a memory boost
Doctors 1, Diagnosis Apps 0
Doctors outperform online apps at diagnosing symptoms
Is Your Big Data Project a “Weapon of Math Destruction”?
Six key takeaways from a book about using your big data superpowers for good
Machine Learning Tools Help Google Science Fair Finalists Find Lost Objects, Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Can a digital mammogram reveal the future? Can a wearable retrace your past on demand?
Fujitsu Memory Tech Speeds Up Deep-Learning AI
Fujitsu's memory tech squeezes more efficiency from deep learning algorithms running on GPUs
Google Translate Gets a Deep-Learning Upgrade
Google engineers balanced speed and accuracy to deploy deep learning in Chinese-to-English translations
IBM's Brain-Inspired Chip Tested for Deep Learning
IBM's TrueNorth computer chip shows it can do deep learning despite not having been designed for it
Clinton Calls for Tech Firms to Fight Terrorism, but Students Could Be the Key
Stanford’s “Hacking for Defense” class to be offered at 13 universities next year; U.S. Defense Department gets ready to send students classified problems
Tesla's Massive New Autopilot Update Is Released, Promising Safer Driving
Autopilot 8.0 makes more use of cars' existing radar and works harder to keep the driver focused on the road
The 2016 Top Programming Languages
C is No. 1, but big data is still the big winner
The 2015 Top Ten Programming Languages
New languages enter the scene, and big data makes its mark
Why Software Fails
We waste billions of dollars each year on entirely preventable mistakes