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Amy X. Wang

Digital Government

A Former WeWork Executive Has Launched His Own Coworking Startup

The new company is targeting an older, more corporate demographic.

Digital Government

Five Skills Everybody Will Need For the Jobs of the Future

In a few years’ time, traditional office employees all over will need a new path forward.

Digital Government

LinkedIn and Microsoft Will Now Write Your Resume For You

Resume Assistant will spruce up your CV automatically.

Digital Government

All The Ways Women Are Still Discriminated Against in STEM

Three-quarters of women in computer jobs said they have experienced gender-related discrimination.

Digital Government

Barre instructors Are in as Much Demand as Full Stack Developers, LinkedIn Says

These top emerging jobs reflect “broader societal trends.”

Digital Government

Tim Cook Says It’s Better to Learn to Code Than Learn English as a Second Language

He added that programming encourages students of all disciplines to be inventive and experimental.

Digital Government

Spotify is Now Deciding What Music is Politically Acceptable for Listening

Over the last few days, Spotify removed many acts with material that "favors hatred or incites violence against race, religion, sexuality, or the like."

Emerging Tech

Microsoft Is Trying Desperately to Get Into Schools—But Google Has Already Won This Fight

Educators’ preference for Google is reflected in sales numbers.

Digital Government

The Complete Guide to Noise-Canceling in Open Offices and Other Hectic Spaces

There are ways to cancel out the chaos and make noise-free work your resolution for the year.

Artificial Intelligence

These College Students Had No Idea Their Teaching Assistant Was a Robot

Could robots replace professors one day?

Digital Government

US Is Going to Let Foreign Students Stay Longer—If They Studied STEM

Tech companies have long argued for immigration reform to let in more skilled workers.

Digital Government

Female Coders Are Rated More Highly Than Men—Except When People Know They’re Women

This only adds to the avalanche of research on gender discrimination within the technology sector.

Modernization

More Americans Use Mobile Devices to Access the Internet

Roughly 33 percent of Americans today do not have broadband service at home.

Digital Government

Wikipedia Loses Suit Over NSA Spying Because It Couldn't Prove the NSA Spying

Ever since Edward Snowden dropped details on the National Security Agency’s extensive mass surveillance programs in 2013, the group has been hit by lawsuit after lawsuit.

Modernization

How US Intelligence Can Hack Your Smartphone, According to Snowden

Sending just one text can enable the UK and the US to furtively take over someone’s smartphone.

Digital Government

Why Did NSA Write Security-Themed ‘Love Notes’ on Twitter?

The agency's love notes reflect the growing use of social media by U.S. government agencies—with varying degrees of effectiveness—for self-promotion.