Many Chinese students come to the U.S. for college.For the past few years, the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S. has continued to rise. In 2012, Chinese student enrollments rose by 23% overall, and by 31% at the undergraduate level in particular, according to the Institute of Intern... Read more...
Earlier this week, hackers gained access to Twitter's internal systems and stole information, compromising 250,000 accounts before the breach was stopped. Bob Lord, the company's manager of network security, reported the incident on Twitter's official blog Friday. Twitter is resetting passwords fo... Read more...
Like other parents, we worry about a lot. We want him to use his smarts for good. Do we coddle him too much? We want him to be tough and kind, but assertive and gentle, and not mean. His boundaries of independent exploration are radiating outward, concentric circles growing farther and farther fro... Read more...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is envisioning a future where you can pull into a parking space and be given the option to wirelessly charge your electric car. It just needs somebody to invent the technology. Up to four contractors will be rewarded with up to US12 million in DOE grant money fo... Read more...
The proliferation of counterfeit goods in the tech market has been growing, causing the U.S. Department of Defense to take stricter actions. New regulations on counterfeit goods from the U.S. Department of Defense could have significant ramifications for the international tech supply chain, amo... Read more...
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that 16 applicants—representing 55 school districts across 11 states and D.C.—have won the 2012 Race to the Top-District competition. These districts will share nearly $400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen stud... Read more...