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Bias claims at Facebook allege code written by women rejected more often
The company denied the study's accuracy — though it admitted that not enough women held senior coding positions.
By Kathryn Moody • May 3, 2017 -
Infosys to hire 10K US workers, open 4 US tech centers
The India-based consulting company is evolving its U.S. strategy as President Trump enforces his "America first" policies.
By Justine Brown • May 3, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
SunnyVMD via Getty ImagesTrendlineCIO Priorities
Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.
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Report: US companies spending $650M in annual AI salaries
Some companies are looking to invest far more than others. For example, Amazon has a yearly salary allocations of more than $227 million, according to the report.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • May 2, 2017 -
Trump creates task force to improve federal government IT
Many federal agencies are mired in legacy technology, spending almost 75% of the $80 billion federal IT budget on operations and maintenance of legacy systems.
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2017 -
Survey: IT leaders will face a lack of tech talent within 12 months
More studies are concluding talent is the key to implementing new technologies and without it businesses could see real impacts to the bottom line.
By Justine Brown • May 1, 2017 -
Unfair treatment is causing the underrepresented to leave tech
It's not always better opportunities that lure tech workers away.
By Justine Brown • May 1, 2017 -
Survey: Proposed H-1B changes will make skilled IT talent scarce, expensive in US
The study found H-1B changes could have the opposite of their intended effect, pushing companies to offshore projects if they can’t find IT talent onshore.
By Justine Brown • April 27, 2017 -
Digital platforms are improving profits, becoming a priority for CEOs
For many, digital platforms and ecosystems have already improved profits.
By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
4 questions and answers about Trump's 'Hire American' order
The order calls for "strict enforcement" of labor laws for workers coming to the U.S. But what does that mean?
By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017 -
C-suite execs expect internal industry disruption, look to digital efforts to stay ahead
Nearly 70% of CxOs surveyed by IBM expect future competition to come from within their own industry.
By Justine Brown • April 24, 2017 -
162 tech companies band together in protest over Trump travel ban
Companies like Google and Amazon say the order "hinders the ability of American companies to attract talented employees."
By Justine Brown • April 21, 2017 -
With 'this century's sexiest job,' data scientists are happier than ever
According to new data from CrowdFlower, 88% of data scientists report they are either "happy" or "very happy" in their jobs.
By Justine Brown • April 21, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: Facebook taps into your brain, dolls tap into your home
This week, straight out of a science fiction novel, Facebook revealed it was skipping the touch screen all together and was working to tap into users' brains.
By Naomi Eide • April 21, 2017 -
Report: Computer programmers telecommute more than any other occupation
Telecommuting has grown faster than any other way of getting to work, up 159% since 2000.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017 -
Trump's executive order calls for companies to 'Hire American,' reconfigures H-1B award system
The order calls for "strict enforcement" of labor laws for workers coming to the U.S., creating an environment for higher wages and employment rates for American workers.
By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2017 -
UPDATE: H-1B cap reached in 5 days for fifth consecutive year, but the number of applications dropped
Though USCIS received fewer H-1B petitions than it has in years past, there were still significantly more applications than the congressionally mandated cap.
By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2017 -
Opinion
Humanizing the digital workplace computing experience
Instead of boosting productivity and output, the current model of disjointed cloud services is over-complicating the digital workplace experience. Why?
By Yaacov Cohen • April 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why BMC software charged its head of employee experience with running IT
Responsible for IT across departments, Monika Fahlbusch, SVP and chief employee experience officer, helps shape the reputation and branding of technology at the executive level, ensuring "table stakes" are not questioned.
By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2017 -
Video games and hackathons? IT leaders look beyond professional experience for tech talent
A new survey from Robert Half indicates signs of tech passion may outweigh the importance of traditional credentials.
By Justine Brown • April 17, 2017 -
Samsung hires former DOD CIO for enterprise push
Terry Halvorsen’s role will focus on expanding the company’s B2B efforts and improving mobile security.
By Justine Brown • April 17, 2017 -
Employees care about privacy but still conduct personal business online at work
A survey reveals 55% of employees see no harm in using personal devices in the workplace, despite data showing the risks that behavior creates.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 13, 2017 -
AWS cloud boss takes top payday at Amazon
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, on the other hand, took home his usual salary of $81,840, with $1.6 million paid for his "security arrangements" both at the office and while traveling
By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017 -
CompTIA: California tops tech sector employment, but for how long?
The state dominates tech sector employment but also struggles with high costs of living. Utah, North Carolina and Washington, however, are among the emerging tech economies reporting strong year-over-year job growth.
By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017 -
Tech firms lobby to maintain net neutrality, opposing FCC chair
The trade association representing leading tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft, declared "vigorous support" this week for maintaining net neutrality.
By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017 -
Glassdoor: Tech dominates list of highest-paying companies
Tech companies and consulting firms lead the way, with A.T. Kearney, Strategy& and VMware paying a median total compensation of $175,000, $172,000 and $167,050, respectively.
By Naomi Eide • April 12, 2017