Articles by Nate Swanner

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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…
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  Amazon's Fight to Keep A.I. Private: Important for All

  [caption id="attachment_138540" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Amazon Echo[/caption] Amazon is fighting a court order compelling it to turn over data potentially gathered via Echo, its voice-c…
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  STEM Jobs Hot in Cleveland and Detroit

  [caption id="attachment_140116" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Physicists dominate STEM jobs.[/caption] Those in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields are often thought o…
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  UPS Shows Why Drones Can't Replace Humans

  [caption id="attachment_140087" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] UPS drones aren't perfect. Credit: TechCrunch[/caption] UPS has launched a new aerial drone concept, built to deliver small packa…
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  This Video Perfectly Sums Up a Dev's Life

  [caption id="attachment_140053" align="aligncenter" width="1108"] Practical Dev Video[/caption] Sometimes, a video has the power to cut straight to the core of you. The video in question could be…