George Anders
MIT Tech Review
Northern California, CA, United States
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“Alexa, Understand Me”
Voice-based AI devices aren’t just jukeboxes with attitude. They could become the primary way we interact with our machines. → Read More
Why the Liberal Arts Aren't Just for the Elite
First-generation students are finding personal and professional fulfillment in the humanities and social sciences. → Read More
You Don’t Have to Major in Computer Science to Do It as a Career
Majoring in math, nuclear engineering, or even geology can lead to a well-paying software job. → Read More
Can Grit Be Measured? Angela Duckworth Is Working on It
Grit is important. K-12 educators and researchers all share that starting point. If children try hard, stay on task, and keep pressing through difficulties, good things happen. When school systems want to track the role of grit, or help instill it, however, everything gets trickier. Something a → Read More
Seattle And Portland Surge, Creating Rain-Belt Jobs, LinkedIn Finds
LinkedIn's latest workforce report finds that Americans are flocking to Rain Belt cities -- most notably Seattle and Portland, Ore. -- to take up new jobs. Pack your umbrellas! → Read More
Clay Christensen's Surprising Take On Ikea, Google And Milkshakes
Clayton Christensen, famous for his Harvard work on disruption and the innovator's dilemma, is stirring the pot again. In a series of Utah talks, he spelled out ways that big companies can rekindle growth, and took stock of some of tech's biggest names. → Read More
Why David Risher Cheers As Readers Embrace Smartphones
Most publishers shudder as readers embrace smartphones, but this trend is a boon for Worldreader, which distributes e-books throughout the developing world → Read More
Qualtrics Recruits Zig Serafin From Microsoft To Be COO
Qualtrics, a fast-growing Provo, Utah, software company, has recruited Microsoft veteran Zig Serafin to be its chief operating officer. → Read More
14 Jobs For English Majors That Pay At Least $60,000
Majoring in English is hardly the most lucrative path to a post-college career, but a new Payscale study highlights 14 surprisingly well-paying jobs where a background in writing and literature can pay off. → Read More
Software Hiring, Portland Style: How Puppet Gets It Done
Puppet Inc.'s founder and chief executive, Luke Kanies, is rounding out his management team. He's making mainstream hires now, but that wasn't always the case. → Read More
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5 Insights On Tech Hiring, Via VMware, Dropbox and Stripe
What does it take to get hired by the likes of VMware, Dropbox or Stripe? Top executives of these companies shared tips and matched wits at a recent panel discussion. → Read More
Toyota Makes a U-Turn on Autonomous Cars
The world’s largest automaker is finally getting serious about self-driving technologies. → Read More
Skype’s Gone Multilingual
For decades, machine-learning experts have tried to perfect language translation. Now Microsoft’s making strides with Skype. → Read More
Howard Schultz's Stormy Crusades: The Starbucks Boss Opens Up
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz doesn't want to run for the White House. But, buoyed by his company's surging performance, the billionaire wants to use his caffeinated perch to change American discourse. → Read More
Airbnb Provides a New Line of Work
For some, home-sharing sites like Airbnb have opened up an unexpected second profession. → Read More
Aging Workers, New Technology
The number of workers over 65 is growing fast. Technologists see a big business in helping the aging workforce. → Read More
Aging Workers, New Technology
The number of workers over 65 is growing fast. Technologists see a big business in helping the aging workforce. → Read More
The Homeowner as Hotelier
For some, home-sharing sites like Airbnb have opened up an unexpected second profession. → Read More
How A Tech Slogan Got Ruined: 2 Future CEOs In Yahoo's 'Kitchen'
What was it like to work in Yahoo's kitchen? LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and Slack founder Stewart Butterfield were there in 2006. They've got a very droll story to share. → Read More