TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 7/11/15

Last update: Sunday 7/12/15 @ 11:05 am

This week's cover = Epic hack of federal personnel records by Chinese

... Other top stories = Hack of the Hacking Team  ... Cyber-glitches bring down NY Stock Exchange, Wall Street Journal, & United Airlines ... CEO Ellen Pao forced out of Reddit

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 7/11/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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1. Re/code ‏@Recode Estimate of Americans hit by government personnel data hack skyrockets http://on.recode.net/1UGMLk2  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET, NY Times, Fast Company, Wired, Computerworld, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal

   

1. Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ OPM Director Katherine Archuleta resigns after massive personnel data hack: http://on.wsj.com/1NUkKAm  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times, ZDNet, Computerworld, Wired, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Washington Post

   

   
   

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A. HBCUs ... Dozen

1. HBCU Buzz ‏@HBCUBuzz North Carolina Central University and NC State University to Offer Dual Degree Program - http://ift.tt/1Tlzlby 

   

1. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU HU's Dr. Isai Urasa one of "10 Forensic Chemistry Professors You Should Know" by @ForensicsEd http://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/profs/forensic-chemistry-professors …

   

1. Dr. John M. Lee, Jr ‏@JohnLeePhD 1,600 PhDs in Physics in the U.S.; only 2 to women and Blacks, both awarded at @FAMU_1887. @usnews @STEMsolutions http://www.famunews.com/?p=3292 

1. HBCU Buzz ‏@HBCUBuzz Bowie State Students Develop Technology Project to Aid the Homeless - http://ift.tt/1ToAlvu 

   

1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian Film Based on Story of Black Women Mathematicians Who Worked for NASA During the Space Race, in the Works http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/film-adaptation-based-on-story-of-black-women-mathematicians-who-worked-for-nasa-during-the-space-race-20150709 …

2. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues #HBCUs Advised Not to Run Away from Bad News http://diverseeducation.com/article/76211/  by @a2arnett

1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian ASU research pours almost $60 million into local, regional economy - Albany State University http://fb.me/2IdcEp5rq 

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Grants, awards, contracts, donations ... 

1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian Congratulations to @Fisk_University Prof. Dr Phyllis Freeman, who received $190K National Science Foundation Grant http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/07/nsf-fisk-geneticist-vu/ …

1. Morgan State Univ ‏@MorganStateU Morgan receives $500,000 Mellon Foundation Grant: http://bit.ly/1ChlzSR . #MorganMonday

   

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU Pharmacy professor awarded $1.1 Million to study novel breast cancer treatment http://ow.ly/Po3L9 

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Conferences, workshops ...

1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian Students Learn Web Design, Science at EYETRACKER Camp : Alabama State University http://fb.me/2jAw2FKqc 

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU .@huadvanceit's Town Hall celebrates achievement of women in STEM http://ow.ly/PjrJb 

   

1. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU HU Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications to host digital media innovation camp http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Scripps-Howard-School-of-Journalism-%26amp%3B-Communications-to-host-digital-media-innovation-camp-for-high-school-students …

   

   

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B. Ed Tech ... Dozen + 2

1. SREB ‏@srebeducation Efforts to Close Gender, Race Gaps in STEM Not Working #SREBGoAlliance http://ow.ly/P3gGZ  @DiverseIssues

2. Google For Education ‏@GoogleForEdu Learn how to enrich your lessons and creative thinking with our upcoming MOOC for educators http://goo.gl/nX80Ms 

   
   

   

1. EdTech Higher Ed ‏@EdTech_HigherEd IBM’s Cloud-Powered Open-Architecture Lab Takes Higher Ed Research to New Heights http://tech.mg/Y0Ht2s 

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Reddit is not just a guilty pleasure for academics anymore: http://bit.ly/1HMze6N 

   
   

   

   
   

1. Pavithra S. Mohan ‏@pavsmo Google is infusing @CarnegieMellon's campus with smart tech--and soon, perhaps, the entire city of Pittsburgh as well http://www.fastcompany.com/3048419/tech-forecast/google-is-outfitting-carnegie-mellon-with-smart-tech-to-create-a-living-lab … 

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$$$$$$$ ...

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge After Another Poor Quarter, University of Phoenix Cuts Programs (But Adds Bootcamps) http://bit.ly/1CVXjkg  #edtech

2. Wired Campus ‏@wiredcampus LA is becoming a new hub for #edtech via @latimes http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-la-edtech-20150708-story.html …

2. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Money Talks! @Babbel raises $22M Series D to help online language learners: http://bit.ly/1J3rYhQ  #edtech

   

2. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline As Graduate-Student Debt Booms, Just a Few Colleges Are Largely Responsible https://shar.es/1qFxfr  via @chronicle

1. Pew States ‏@PewStates #HigherEd was the third-largest expenditure for states in 2013: http://bit.ly/1JMBidG 

   

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge #KaChing! Mark Cuban, USAFunds put $1.5M in @CopleyRetention to help students graduate http://bit.ly/1LZkZfO  #edtech

   

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Competency based ...

1. AIR Education ‏@Education_AIR ICYMI: Read our #CompetencyEd: A Higher ROI? #Storify event summary: http://ow.ly/PeL2g 

   

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MOOCs, online, blended ...

1. EdTech Higher Ed ‏@EdTech_HigherEd How does @UMUC deliver courses to more than 75K online students? [#EdTech] http://tech.mg/PfOzzN 

1. edX ‏@edXOnline Open edX: The #OpenSource LMS for Corporations and Non-Profits http://ow.ly/PrClP  via @VentureBeat

   

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C. Info Tech ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen + 2

Top Story #3 ... Pao out of Reddit ++++++++++

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet Reddit CEO Ellen Pao resigns after week of 'sickening' attacks http://zd.net/1Se9ujv  via @ZDNet & @sjvn ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Re/code, NY Times, Bloomberg ... Was this corporate regicide instigated by the powerful, well-connected Old Boys at Kleiner Perkins as payback for Pao's embarrassing gender bias lawsuit??? ... Hmmmmmmmmmm

   

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1. Bloomberg Tech ‏@technology IBM revealed the world's smallest computer chip http://bloom.bg/1dOqLC4  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Re/code, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, NY Times, Wired, PC Magazine

   

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany Microsoft to eliminate up to 7,800 jobs: http://f-st.co/ISc1Ygk  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by The Verge, VentureBeat, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, NY Times

   

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Artificial Intelligence, robotics ...

1. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat Google now uses an artificial neural network to fight spam http://onvb.co/DUeYyOj  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Wired, The Verge, ZDNet

   

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Meet the robots that will help run a Tokyo airport: http://gizmo.do/xhXdtSK 

   

2. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo For the first time an AI machine identified galaxies all on its own: http://gizmo.do/CG8zT5m 

1. The Verge ‏@verge Japan accepted the US' challenge to a robot duel shortly after last night's World Cup Final http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/6/8899879/giant-robot-duel-megabots-kuratas?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Mashable, Business Insider

   

1. Georgia Wells ‏@georgia_wells China has about 30 robots for every 10,000 factory workers. In Germany, the density is 10 times that amount http://on.wsj.com/1evIsHn 

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Big data, data analytics, machine learning, etc, etc, etc

1. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat Microsoft wants people to teach computers about machine learning http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7pgi  by @jordannovet

   

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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...

Top Story #1 ... Hacking Team Hacked +++++++++

1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Hacking Team sells surveillance tech to governments, and it was just exposed by a major hack http://tcrn.ch/1CVDj1l  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, The Verge, Wired, Gizmodo, Business Insider, CNET, VentureBeat, Re/code, Computerworld, Ars Technica,

   

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Thanks to Hacking Team hack, a bunch of free malware is now out in the wild http://gizmo.do/dNg3GQQ  ... DLL Editor's note -- More comments about the hacked hackers by The Verge, Computerworld, Ars Technica, ZDNet, Bloomberg

   

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Top Story #2 ... Cyber-glitches +++++++++++

1. Slate ‏@Slate United Airlines, NYSE, Wall Street Journal: what's with all the technical problems today? http://slate.me/1UAPCv0  ... DLL Editor's note --- One, two, and/or all three of these (unrelated?????) stories also covered by CNET, WSJ, Computerworld, NY Times, Wired, Politico, Bloomberg, The Verge, Salon, NY Times 2

   

2. Bloomberg Business ‏@business Wall Street's most memorable tech glitches http://bloom.bg/1UB5aPi 

   

2. WIRED ‏@WIRED The White House says NYSE outage wasn't an attack http://wrd.cm/1JPVVYi 

2. Bloomberg Markets ‏@markets This Chart Shows How Complex the U.S. Stock Market Has Become http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-08/this-chart-shows-how-complex-the-u-s-stock-market-has-become …

   
   

   

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2. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider The huge China hack on US data 'will be debilitating' to US intelligence for a generation' http://read.bi/1HpEZkG 

   

1. Bloomberg Tech ‏@technology Cybersecurity stocks surged on the back of the big NYSE trading halt http://bloom.bg/1J4seNB  via @markets

2. NYTimes Bits ‏@nytimesbits Symantec Report Suggests Hackers’ Motives Are Blurring http://nyti.ms/1D0DisI 

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D. Hackers ... Dozen + 2

1. EmileCambry ‏@EmileCambry Robots at @BLUE1647 . We hack everything

   

1. Luma Lab ‏@Luma_Lab Reviewing #leanstartup principles before our video talk w/ @dream_wakers guest speaker Felix Addison of @wylandlord ... DLL Editor's note -- Felix Addison is founder/CEO of Whose Your Landlord and was interviewed by NewME Accelerator last year. His Twitter Chat was Storyfied by the DLL

   

   

   

1. BlackGirlsCode.Com ‏@BlackGirlsCode Black Girls CODE Takes Technology Programs To Raleigh-Durham http://blackbusinessnow.com/black-girls-code-takes-technology-programs-to-raleigh-durham/ … via @blackbiznow

1. CodingWhileBlack.com ‏@codewhileblack What is the the Techweek experience? @nitajan94 @techweekchi http://bit.ly/1IHAO99  #chicago #tech

   

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Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies

1. MVMT50 ‏@mvmt50 The COMBINED black workforces of @google, @facebook, and @twitter could fit on a SINGLE jumbo jet. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/07/black-workers-google-facebook-twitter-silicon-valley-diversity …

1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch The Diversity Report Gap: Without Specific Goals, No Accountability http://tcrn.ch/1G7dcEu  by @Cat_Zakrzewski

2. C/I ‏@weareci College Board Releases New Statistics For Computer Science Education - http://goo.gl/alerts/KMZk  #GoogleAlerts

1. Karla L. Monterroso ‏@karlitaliliana @CODE2040 @smithmegan specifically ethnic and racially diverse teams financially outperform competitors by 35%! http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/why_diversity_matters …

2. CodingWhileBlack.com ‏@codewhileblack "An inclusive tech sector means more than hiring more female engineers or developers of color." - @LaurenDDaniels  http:bit.ly/1Mc1HRA 
3. DiversityInc.com ‏@DiversityInc What Not to Say to Your CEO About #Diversity http://utm.io/184591 

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Coding & Coders ...

1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Baby, I'm worth it: 13% of #computerscience grads surveyed had starting salaries over $100k @ITworld http://www.itworld.com/article/2945674/careers/computer-science-students-are-in-demand-and-they-know-it.html#tk.itwsotd …

1. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat Google App Engine for Go programming language is out of beta after 4 years http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7oSd  by @jordannovet

   

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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc

1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline DLL Storify of @BlackGirlsCode "Build a Webpage in a Day" Workshop at NCCU ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/07/dll-storify-of-black-girls-code-build.html …

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1. Major League Hacking ‏@MLHacks What makes a winning hackathon team? Not what you think. Read: http://news.mlh.io/what-makes-a-winning-hackathon-team-not-what-you-think-07-07-2015 …

   

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E. Tech Views -- Comments, opinions, and long forms ... Dozen 

1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Futurist @deanitla predicts #IoT's next steps @computerworld @IDGInsider computerworld.com/article/2943987/internet-of-things/when-it-meets-the-iot.html#tk.insidersotd 

1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Cybersecurity is a corrupt industry that needs bad guys to stay lucrative, by @patnet from @NetworkWorld @IDGCN http://www.networkworld.com/article/2943507/security0/cybersecurity-is-a-con-says-malware-protection-entrepreneur.html#tk.icnsotd …

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Minerva's Most Memorable Lesson: The Science of Active Learning http://bit.ly/1gn7zgN  #edtech @minervaproject

   

1. ClearlyInnovative ‏@C_Innovative Follow @Luma_Lab: Every community needs access to the digital tools, key to empowering problem solvers of tomorrow. #WhyLumaLab #DCtech

2. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat 7 factors that will make virtual reality and augmented reality worth $150B http://onvb.co/luRQq65 

   

2. MERLOT ‏@MERLOTorg Reflections from #ISTE 2015 @edutopia @isteconnects http://bit.ly/1UKsPwK 

2. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany Why podcasting is the new networking: http://f-st.co/AEa7eLJ 

   

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Long form ... good reads ... :-)

1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Tech upended banks and stock trading. Here's why insurance is next: http://wrd.cm/1ItBfUi 

1. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews #hbcu #hu The Loud Fight Against Silicon Valley's Quiet Racism: Hampton University's De... http://binged.it/1UBzERd  http://bit.ly/17nRFtv 

1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Video: Lessons From a Competency-Based Education Experiment http://disq.us/8ng5n7  ... DLL Editor's note -- The video interview with Paul LeBlanc runs about 10 minutes

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany How citizens are filling in a critical data gap by tracking deaths by police: http://f-st.co/ntJsNX1 

1. Ars Technica ‏@arstechnica After 25 years, the EFF is still defending your rights online http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/still-civilizing-the-electronic-frontier-eff-marks-25-years-of-activism-litigation/ … by @cfarivar

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