Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology.

Even the world's most powerful supercomputers can't replicate basic aspects of the human mind. The machines can't imagine a wall painted a different color, for instance, or picture a person's face and connect that to an emotion.

If researchers can make computers operate more like a brain thinks - by reasoning and dealing with abstractions, among other things - they could unleash tremendous insights in such diverse fields as medicine and economics.  More here.

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That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January... Microsoft also said in January it would continue to hire in key areas such as Web search.  More here.

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Google is gearing up for even better days, a shift that will involve hiring a couple thousand new employees after paring its payroll in each of the past two quarters. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company also intends to increase spending on computers and acquisitions of mostly small technology startups. Money won't be a problem, given that Google ended September with $22 billion in cash.

"There is a real wind of optimism and a real wind of confidence around here right now," Patrick Pichette, Google's chief financial officer, said in a Thursday interview.

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While the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 53 percent - crossing back over the 10,000 mark Wednesday - and the S&P 500 has improved 61 percent since March 9, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has jumped an even sharper 71 percent. Financial stocks have rebounded more, but they had farther to go after being beaten down in the market meltdown.

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I'm an experience tech recruiter but I've been out of the business for some time and my client contacts are stale.  I've developed a couple strong Oracle DBA/Developer contractors in Southern California and I need to pitch them to hiring managers.  Positions posted on the web seem to be dominated by other recruiters so it is difficult to see companies that may be hiring and even more difficult to know who the hiring managers are.

Any suggestions on how to get to the decision makers in today's market?

is there a better way to find .net developers? i have already looked in Dice.com, monster.com

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There is a lot of hype about candidates creating video resumes so they can “show their personality and stand out”.  I'm sorry to be a stick-in-the-mud but I don't think video resumes are very useful for most people.  Here's why: http://bit.ly/UJCdx

Silicon Valley investors are pointing to something called cleantech - alternative energy, more efficient power distribution and new ways to store electricity, all with minimal impact to the environment - as a candidate for the next boom.

And while no two booms are exactly alike, some hallmarks are already showing up.

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Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages - and sell the marketing data gathered.

Software sold under the Sentry and FamilySafe brands can read private chats conducted through Yahoo, MSN, AOL and other services, and send back data on what kids are saying about such things as movies, music or video games. The information is then offered to businesses seeking ways to tailor their marketing messages to kids.  More here.

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SPSS software predicts customer reactions to a wide range of fields, including sales pitches and marketing campaigns. Clients include financial firms, telecommunications companies, government agencies and educational institutions.

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Despite Recession, High Demand for Skilled Labor

McGrary, a manager at the Cianbro Corporation, set out to hire 80 "experienced" welders. Only now, 18 months later, is he completing the roster... unnoticed in the government's standard employment data, employers are begging for qualified applicants for certain occupations, even in hard times. Most of the jobs involve skills that take years to attain. More here.

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Where a textile mill once drove the economy of this blue-collar town northeast of Charlotte, an imposing neoclassical complex is rising, filled with fine art, Italian marble and multimillion-dollar laboratory equipment. Three buildings, one topped by a giant dome, form the beginnings of what has been nicknamed the Biopolis, a research campus dedicated to biotechnology. 

At $500 million and counting, the Biopolis, officially called the North Carolina Research Campus, is a product of a national race to attract the biotechnology industry, a current grail of economic development.

Cities like Shreveport, La., and Huntsville, Ala., are also gambling millions in taxpayer dollars on if-we-build-it-they-will-come research parks and wet laboratories, which hold the promise of low-pollution workplaces and high salaries.

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While other big technology vendors have said they've seen demand bottom out and show signs of recovery, Hewlett-Packard Co. has stayed cautious, warning it's too soon to tell when its business will improve.

HP's CEO, Mark Hurd, reinforced that outlook Thursday. He told investors and financial analysts at a meeting in New York that he's confident HP can hit its profit forecast, but he wouldn't speculate on the timing of a turnaround in tech spending.

The recession has created a lot of pent-up demand, because it has disrupted the normal cycle of tech upgrades, Hurd said, and when that will get back on track is unclear.

"The buildup now of 4-year-old desktops, 4-year-old notebooks, 4-year-old servers, this is creating quite a bubble," Hurd said at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.'s "Strategic Decisions" conference. "There's going to be a time when there's going to be some real opportunity here."  More here.

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LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) - The $1.6 million red Bugatti crouches in the showroom, flanked by Lamborghinis, Bentleys and a Rolls-Royce all polished to a shimmer. The nearby potted plants, however, are dusty and wilting. With super-luxury car sales here just half of what they used to be, they had to cut something. "We wash our own windows now, take care of the plants ourselves," says Ryan Dohogne, general manager of Silicon Valley Auto Group. Although they haven't laid anyone off, yet, Dohogne said they're saving everywhere they can.

"Google. When Google is laying off you know something is going very wrong."

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Motorola Meltdown

Liska didn't get much of a reaction from the directors after his presentation, according to his filing. But the next day at 11 a.m., he bumped into Motorola's top lawyer, Peter Lawson, and asked if he should join the board meeting in progress. Lawson popped into the meeting and came back to tell Liska not to join. Liska says this was the first time he had been excluded from a board meeting in his 11 months with the company.

Five hours later, Greg Brown, who shares the chief executive title with Jha, told Liska he was being replaced as CFO. "Paul, you fired a shot heard around the world," he said, according to Liska.

The reason behind Liska's inflammatory presentation is a matter of contention. Liska says he was trying to fulfill his duty to the company by raising a red flag about the cell phone unit's projections. Motorola says he knew he was on his way out, and he tried to extort the company by setting himself up as a whistle-blower who was being fired for speaking out.

If the truth lies somewhere in between, Liska may have figured out that he was on the outs because he and Jha did not get along, and tried to save the situation with an attack on Jha.

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Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mail

Millions of people were cut off from Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)'s search engine, e-mail and other online services Thursday, sparking a flurry of frustrated venting that served as a reminder of society's growing dependence on Google's technology.

The Mountain View-based company blamed the trouble on a glitch that routed too much of its traffic through computers in Asia, overwhelming its system so badly that about 14 percent of its users encountered problems with the Internet's most popular search engine. The mistake also affected Google's e-mail and several other services.  More here.

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The European Union fined Intel Corp. (INTC) (INTC) a record euro1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) on Wednesday and ordered the world's biggest maker of computer chips to stop illegal sales tactics that shut out Silicon Valley rival AMD.

The fine, which exceeded a euro899 million monopoly abuse penalty imposed on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) (MSFT) last year, was denounced by Intel as "wrong." The company said it would appeal to an EU court within 60 days.   More here.

If the Obama administration is serious about more aggressively responding to antitrust complaints, some of technology's biggest companies could have to rethink their business strategies or expansion plans.  More here.

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I�??m hoping that somene can help. I�??m currently a member of ERE although I perform in a Director of Service for an IT Service Desk in an outsourcing environment. I�??m currently in a position where I have very high staff turnover given that the individuals that come to my service desk are typically entry level but must have some technical experience.

What I am looking for is some information on a practice that someone has implemented, as part of the recruitment process, that includes 2 specific security clearance areas:

- RCMP - Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS)

I would like to know how long it takes to complete and the cost associated? Where do you go to have this accomplished? We are told by our customer (as I work in an outsourcing environment) that the CSIS process takes 6-8 weeks to complete. Is this typical? Is there a way to work directly with an agent of CSIS who can expedite this process? We often hire temporary staff for projects ect. and the timeframe to have this security clearance process completed from the time we start recruiting, may not allow us to be successful with getting the candidate in, hired, security cleared in time to meet project deliverables. Our client will not allow our Service Desk Agents to have access to systems and tools without this clearance �?? often hindering our ability to meet our commitments.

I have been also exploring creating a �??funnel�?? of candidates but�?�I will still need to have them security cleared. Can I legally ask them to complete this information prior to being hired or getting a job offer?

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David Perry, a longtime headhunter, says you're wasting your time if you're looking for job postings online. And he should know: he's often the guy on the other side helping companies lure new talent. Perry, who's based in Ottawa, says that in the last 22 years he has accomplished 996 searches totaling $172 million in salary. And the bottom line in today's economy, he says, is you have to tap the "hidden job market."

What's the "hidden job market"? When companies say, 'We have a hiring freeze,' that doesn't mean they're not hiring. It just means they're not adding headcount. Every year there's 20-25% turn over. So in a 1,000-person company, 200 or 250 people are going to turn over, either through attrition, or someone moves. Those companies are still hiring but they don't want to tell you. Read more here. ****** Getting inappropriate job applicants? It�??s harder than ever to find the top performers �?? we can do that for you! Call the phone sourcing experts at TechTrak 513 899 9628