Graduating Engineer & Computer Careers

Archive: May 2009

1. The Million Dollar Programming Prize

   May 26, 2009 11:08 AM Comments Off on The Million Dollar Programming Prize

   Netflix offered a reward of $1,000,000 to the programmer who could improve their movie recommendation software. This is the story of the guys who won and how they did it: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may09/8788

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2. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, speaks at UPenn’s 2009 Commencement Ceremony

   May 20, 2009 10:22 AM Comments Off on Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, speaks at UPenn’s 2009 Commencement Ceremony

   During his May 18 University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stressed that downturns can lead to innovation and playfully compared his generation with his more tech-savvy audience.