Google planning to kill passwords

Web giant Google is researching to build a more secure hardware device which in future can be used to login to a computer or an online account, thus eliminating the need for a password. Designed in the shape of rings which can be worn on fingers, these hardware devices will aid in logging in to a computer or online account. The search engine first revealed its plans to put an end to passwords in an academic paper published online in January. The effort focused on having people plug a small USB key that provides their credentials into a computer. The possibility of using special jewelry in a similar manner was mentioned in that paper. According...

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More top universities to offer free online courses

More top universities outside the United States are joining the rush to offer "massive open online courses" that are broadening access to higher education. Coursera and edX, two leading providers of so-called MOOCs, announced major expansions that will roughly double the number of university partners offering free online classes through their websites. Mountain View, California-based Coursera said it will add 29 institutions, including 16 outside the US Over the next several months, they will offer about 90 new courses, including some taught in French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. "Having courses taught in other languages will enable more...

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Facebook‘s annual hacker competition opens for registration

Social networking giant Facebook has opened registration for its third annual Hacker Cup, set to begin from January 25. The top prize will be $ 10,000 (approx. Rs 5.5 lakh) as against $ 5,000 (Rs 2.75 lakh) last year and as many 25 of the best hackers will be taken to Facebook's headquarter in USA, a statement said. The Facebook Hacker Cup is an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the coveted Hacker Cup. "The competition will be held in two rounds starting with an online qualification, out of which 25 of the best hackers are then flown by Facebook to their...

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Prepare These Questions For Job Interview Success: Answer of "Why did you leave your last job?" is very Important For Interviewer

The decision to hire or not usually comes down to how you perform with the  general interview questions that are sure to be asked. Some of these standard interview questions for the job are: Why did you leave your last job? Why have you had so many jobs in the past few years? Can you explain this gap in your working history? What are your long term career goals? What do when dealing with people you dislike? Once a collection of these type of questions start, you are really past the friendly chit chat stage that failed to put you at your ease. You can feel the temperature of the room...

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