Electrical engineering employment declines nearly 10%, but developers up 12%
The number of people working as electrical engineers declined by 29,000 last year, continuing a long-standing trend, according to government data.
Stories by Patrick Thibodeau
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IBM workforce declined 12 per cent in 2014; losses tied to corporate divestitures
IBM's global workforce declined 1212 per cent last year, with most of the decrease due to corporate divestitures.
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Clinton regrets, but defends, use of family email server
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that, in hindsight, her decision to use a private email server to conduct official business was not the best one. But she is defending it and said the system was secure.
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HP creates new server line for Cloud computing
As more computing moves to cloud-based data centers, Hewlett-Packard is moving there, too.
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HP creates new server line for cloud computing
As more computing moves to cloud-based data centers, Hewlett-Packard is moving there, too.
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IBM's Cloud pitch aims for the gut
LAS VEGAS: IBM has made its case as the enterprise Cloud vendor, and it did so without overtly criticising other vendors. On a large stage in a big arena, IBM officials seemed low key, almost humble, in a presentation that nonetheless ended with a jab to the heart.
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In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders
Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln, included a famous line President Lincoln may or not have said: "I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power." That description might apply today to D.J. Patil.
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More than 1 billion records breached in 2014
In IT security, worst case scenarios became commonplace in 2014, and there's no end in sight. Headline-making data breaches will likely continue into this year, as businesses, governments and regulators play catch-up to this threat.
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Rep. Issa calls So. Calif. Edison tech layoffs 'deeply disturbing'
The layoffs of IT workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), who called reports that the H-1B visa program is being used to replace part of SCE's workforce "deeply disturbing."
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Southern California Edison layoffs get U.S. Senate attention
Southern California Edison's replacement of IT workers with H-1B workers is getting attention from one U.S. lawmaker who is in a positon to influence immigration law.
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Southern California Edison IT workers 'beyond furious' over H-1B replacements
Information technology workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) are being laid off and replaced by workers from India. Some employees are training their H-1B visa holding replacements, and many have already lost their jobs.
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NOAA's next supercomputer will be a Cray-IBM hybrid system
On Jan. 14, the U.S. upgraded its main weather forecasting model, which subsequently did a very good job in predicting the track of last week's East Coast blizzard. It correctly predicted that heavier snows would be east of New York City, even as the official weather forecast -- based on a mix of computer models -- had the city getting buried in two feet of snow.
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Signs that IBM may be preparing for a round of job cuts
IBM tries to keep its layoffs out of the public eye as much as possible, although it fails miserably at this. The company took the unusual step of denying that it was on the cusp of a gigantic layoff amid reports of a possible new round of job cuts that may begin this week.
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A Doomsday Clock reading guide
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock to three minutes to midnight, setting it two minutes forward. Its main reasons for the change: inaction on climate change and the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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Anti-H-1B senator to head immigration panel
The biggest enemy facing U.S. Senate Republicans in raising the H-1B cap are Senate Republicans.
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