Articles by Dice Staff
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Layoffs Certain as Myspace Goes for a Mere $35 Million
It's official. Myspace has been acquired for a mere $35 million by Specific Media, an advertising and digital media company. That's less than half of News Corp.'s $100 million expectation. To put… -
Intel Says Its New Supercomputer Shows Exaflop Speed
In the race to create the world’s fastest computer, Intel's leaped another hurdle with a new supercomputing architecture that the company claims will break the exaflop per second level by 2020. "… -
How Can an Ingrained Infrastructure Compete Against a Startups Agility?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErTFO1yl7G8&w=560&h=349] Everyone I met at the CIO Boot Camp at Interop was working at an established business, not a startup. One of their concerns: How d… -
D.C. Pulse: More Government Focus on Mobile and the Cloud
DOD Softening Hard Line on Cloud: While it once was unimaginable for the Defense Department to embrace cloud-based computing due to inherent security concerns, that attitude may be changing. Whil… -
Myspace May Drop Another Axe This Week
The 400 employees left at Myspace will have to weather yet another round of layoffs if reports by TechCrunch and Gawker are true. Both indicate that it's gonna happen before the week ends. Some r… -
Question: Are You Just Venting in Blog Comments, Or Do You Really Mean It?
Okay, I have an honest question. I'm trying to figure out whether the comments posted to our items about hiring or career strategies is just venting, or do you really mean it? In other words, do… -
How to Decide Whether or Not You Want to Be a Manager
You have a degree in computer science or mathematics from a top-flight school. You land a job with a growing, fast-paced technology company. You earn a good salary, work with smart colleagues in… -
Supreme Court Shoots Down California Game Restrictions
The Supreme Court ruled today that a California law criminalizing the sale of violent video games to minors violates the First Amendment. In the ruling that ended the six-year-old case, Justices… -
LulzSec Retires After Spurring 50 Days of Global Panic
For better for worse, the last 50 days were all about bringing back a good old subject: Security. The hackers group LulzSec achieved what no one else has tried before. It broke into some of the b…