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Christopher Groskopf

Digital Government

There Are More Programming Jobs Than Ever Outside of Silicon Valley

For decades, the software industry has been synonymous with Silicon Valley. That’s an increasingly dated concept.

  • By Oliver Staley and Christopher Groskopf, Quartz
Digital Government

For Programmers, the Ultimate Office Perk Is Avoiding the Office Entirely

Over the past decade, designers and engineers have invented dozens of new tools to keep us connected to the office without actually going there.

  • By Christopher Groskopf, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Global Satellite Monitoring May Be Key to Keeping Illegally Caught Fish Off Your Dinner Table

Satellite data may be one way to identify smuggled fish.

  • By Christopher Groskopf, Quartz
Digital Government

This Map Shows the Explosive Growth of Underwater Cables That Power the Global Internet

Despite decades of growth, demand for more and faster internet connections continues to skyrocket.

  • By Christopher Groskopf, Quartz
Digital Government

When Computers Learn Human Languages, They Also Learn Human Prejudices

This is the same kind of computer program that powers Google’s search interface, Apple’s Siri and many other kinds of software that interact with human language.

  • By Christopher Groskopf, Quartz