Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Udacity, Coursera Launch New Courses

  [caption id="attachment_125645" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Google and Coursera have launched a cloud computing course.[/caption] Udacity and Coursera have added new courses to their respect…
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  Amazon Will Hand Over Echo Data In Murder Case

  [caption id="attachment_128330" align="aligncenter" width="1063"] Amazon Echo[/caption] Amazon has abandoned its efforts to keep Alexa recordings related to an Arkansas murder case private. The c…
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  Uber Alums May Have Trouble Finding Work

  [caption id="attachment_140303" align="aligncenter" width="3195"] Uber offices in San Francisco.[/caption] Uber’s hall of shame 2017 continues. On top of yet another blog post claiming deeper dis…
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  IT Pros are Happier at Smaller Firms: Study

  [caption id="attachment_131017" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] IT Pros are happier at smaller companies.[/caption] Just last month, we told you avoiding Silicon Valley may be a better choice i…
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  What an iPhone 'Function Area' May Mean for Devs

  [caption id="attachment_140261" align="aligncenter" width="1684"] An iPhone Touch Bar Concept. Credit: AGVideos[/caption] The next iPhone may present a radical departure from the device that deve…
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  CIRR to Hold Bootcamps, MOOCs Accountable

  [caption id="attachment_131017" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] CIRR wants to help new developers find the right school.[/caption] Coding bootcamps and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a…
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  Is Swift Moving Too Fast for Its Own Good?

  [caption id="attachment_137468" align="aligncenter" width="2357"] Swift 4 is coming.[/caption] Swift is rising fast. In the pantheon of programming languages, Swift is the newcomer, but quickly e…
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  Trump Signs Two Laws Helping Women in STEM

  [caption id="attachment_140202" align="aligncenter" width="4208"] A new law will help girls obtain more education in math and science.[/caption] On Feb. 28, President Trump signed into law two ac…
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  Alexa 'Voice ID' May Detect Unique Users

  As handy as it is, Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant (the "brain" in its Echo device lineup) is limited. Luckily, one of its largest drawbacks may soon vanish, as the company is rumored to have a ne…
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  Uber in Trouble Over Self-Driving Car Tech

  [caption id="attachment_139749" align="aligncenter" width="2660"] Uber is being sued by Waymo over self-driving car technology.[/caption] Uber is having a bad year. After allegations of rampant s…