By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer, Coursera Due to the rapid pace of technology advancement, companies, jobs, and the skills needed to compete are at risk of being disrupted. As a result, institutions can no longer be complacent about skills capital; companies, governments, and universities must come together to reskill and upskill the global workforce. […]
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EFF Files Amicus Brief In Google v. Oracle, Arguing APIs Are Not Copyrightable
Areyoukiddingme writes: EFF has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Google v. Oracle, arguing that APIs are not copyrightable. From the press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that functional aspects of Oracle’s Java programming language are not copyrightable, and even if they were, employing them to create new…
How Is Computer Programming Different Today Than 20 Years Ago?
This week a former engineer for the Microsoft Windows Core OS Division shared an insightful (and very entertaining) list with “some changes I have noticed over the last 20 years” in the computer programming world. Some excerpts: – Some programming concepts that were mostly theoretical 20 years ago have since made it to mainstream including many functional programming paradigms like immutability,…
‘Top Programming Skills’ List Shows Employers Want SQL
Former Slashdot contributor Nick Kolakowski is now a senior editor at Dice Insights, where he’s just published a list of the top programming skills employers were looking for during the last 30 days. If you’re a software developer on the hunt for a new gig (or you’re merely curious about what programming skills employers are looking for these days), one thing…
Intel’s First Discrete GPU is Built For Developers
At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we’re seeing exactly how that’s going to be implemented. From a report: First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 “software development vehicle” card that will allow developers to optimize apps for the new graphics system. It didn’t reveal any performance details for the card, but…
Amazon Threatens To Fire Employees Who Speak Out On Climate Change
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: A group of Amazon employees say the company has threatened to fire two workers for speaking out against the company’s environmental policies. In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said that several employees were contacted by legal and human resources representatives, who said they were in violation…
CNBC Reports Open Source Software Has Essentially ‘Taken Over the World’
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: CNBC Explores released a 14-minute documentary this month called “The Rise Of Open-Source Software.” It’s already racked up 558,802 views on YouTube, arguing that open-source software “has essentially taken over the world. Companies in every industry, from Walmart to Exxon Mobile to Verizon, have open-sourced their projects. Microsoft has completely changed its point of view, and is…
Leading Companies Partner with Coursera for Business to Drive Digital Transformation
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer, Coursera It has been an unstoppable year for Coursera for Business. Technology and globalization are rapidly advancing and companies can no longer afford to let talent fend for itself in a changing economy. 79 percent of CEOs today see skill shortages as a growth threat, meaning skills transformation is […]
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Driving Measurable Skills Development with Coursera for Business
By Shwetabh Mittal, Director, Product Management 2019 was an unprecedented year for Coursera for Business. With advancing technology and globalization reshaping the future of work, skills development has become a mandate among institutions. Organizations wanting to compete in the changing economy look to Coursera to develop the skills of the future. This year, we grew […]
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Oculus Quest Becomes First VR Set With Native Hand Tracking
The Oculus Quest VR headset is about to receive an update that adds support for native hand tracking. “VR users will be able to put down their controllers and use their fingers to manipulate VR worlds, as tracked by Quest’s array of built-in cameras,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: The feature received a tease at October’s Oculus Connect 6 conference…