ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – October 15, 2018
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities
05 October, 2018 We had a brilliant presentation by Prof. Krishna Sivalingam on the “Contributions of Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf(2004 Turing Award Winners)” at IIT, Madras.
Upcoming Events
No events planned.
Headlines at a Glance
1. Who's Hiring ? Who's Firing ? 2. Harvard Extension School and MIT Partner for MicroMasters Credential Pathway 3. A Data-Centric Approach to the US Census 4. Code of ethics doesn't influence decisions of software developers 5. Your smartphone could soon be making your commute much less stressful 6. Graduates are taking £9k courses to help beat AI interviews for City jobs
News in Detail
** Who’s Hiring? (Amazon and Walmart—Again—Plus Microsoft, Uber, and Salesforce) Who’s Firing? (Hardly Anybody) spectrum.ieee.org |Tekla S. Perry | 08 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ With the third quarter wrapped up, it’s time for another quick snapshot of recent news in engineering jobs. This list isn’t comprehensive but captures most major announcements ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Harvard Extension School and MIT Partner for MicroMasters Credential Pathway campustechnology.com | Rhea Kelly | 11 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Learners who complete a MITx MicroMasters credential in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (https://micromasters.mit.edu/dedp/) or Supply Chain Management (https://micromasters.mit.edu/scm/) can now ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A Data-Centric Approach to the US Census InformationWeek.com | James M Connolly | 12 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Consider for a minute whether the best way to collect important data is to mail 125 million (or so) paper forms, often to "Current Occupant," and to then follow up with humans carrying clipboards and ringing doorbells ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Code of ethics doesn't influence decisions of software developers ScienceDaily.com | North Carolina State University | 09 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ The world's largest computing society, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), updated its code of ethics in July 2018 -- but new research from North Carolina State University ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Your smartphone could soon be making your commute much less stressful TechXplore.com | University of Sussex | 12 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Apps that can detect what mode of transport phone users are travelling on and automatically offer relevant advice are set to become a reality after extensive data-gathering research led by the University of Sussex ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Graduates are taking £9k courses to help beat AI interviews for City jobs Mark Blunden | Evening Standard | 02 October, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Graduates are spending thousands of pounds on training to beat tough emotion-scanning robot interviewers for top City jobs. Firms such as Goldman Sachs and Unilever are using artificial intelligence (https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/artificial-intelligence) (AI) software to weed out candidates, as single advertised positions attract thousands of graduates ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------
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