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Topic: Computer science
The growing force of women in tech
While they comprise half of the U.S. workforce, women still hold less than 20 percent of all tech jobs. By comparison, women will represent 23 percent of the incoming 116th Congress. Let’s let that sink in for a moment. Congress, by the numbers, is now more progressive and less of a “boys’ club” than the […]
Former Google search chief Amit Singhal joins Uber
Singhal will become a senior vice president of engineering, overseeing Uber's Maps & Marketplace departments.
Calling All Young Scientists: Google Accepting Submissions For Annual Science Fair
Google announced its annual Science Fair today, calling for project submissions from students worldwide, age 13 to 18. This year’s Google Science Fair grand prize winner will get a trip to Spaceport America in New Mexico to meet the Virgin Galactic team as they prepare for a space flight. Another big prize includes a 10-day […]
Confirmed: Marissa Mayer Leaving Google For Yahoo CEO Role
Marissa Mayer is leaving Google today, and will take over as Yahoo’s President and CEO as of tomorrow. The 37-year-old Mayer was Google’s 20th employee and has been responsible for a number of Google products over the years. Most recently, she oversaw development of Google’s local products and services. Yahoo has struggled to find a leader […]
How To Solve The Alan Turing Google Logo Puzzle
Alan Turing’s 100th birthday is today and to honor his life, Google has one of the geekiest and mathematical logos, aka Doodles, I’ve ever seen. The logo is a representation of the look and functionality of the Turing machine, a machine that was the stepping stone for modern computing. This Doodle asks you to solve […]
Google Working On Auto Driving Cars
Google’s mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Their next step into that realm is making auto driving cars. The Google Blog announced Google has “developed technology for cars that can drive themselves.” Yes, auto-driving cars, like from the movies and high tech TV shows. Google’s reasoning behind […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 8, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Googler For A Day Competition 2008
Google has launched the Googler for a Day competition. The purpose of the competition is to encourage teenagers to “explore the world of Computer Science.” The finalists will be invited for a day at Google’s European Engineering Centre in Zurich. Four Swiss classes will be selected to participate in the day, which consists of a […]
Microsoft Live Search Core Relevance Program Management Director Eytan Seidman Moves On
Eytan Seidman, Program Management Director over core relevance for Microsoft Live Search, is leaving Microsoft (and Seattle) after six and a half years and heading to New York to work on a start up with his brother. I talked to him about life at Microsoft, the birth of Live Search, and singing karaoke in New […]
Google Teaches Programming Class At University Of Washington
Google class debuts at the UW via the SeattlePI reports that Google is holding a class at the University Of Washington to teach a unique style of programming. Google software engineer Chistophe Bisciglia dreamt up the idea to spend 10% of his Google time teaching a class on “creating programming prodigies and revamping the way […]