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States Are Still Funding Higher Education Below Pre-Recession Levels | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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May 072015
 

By Michael Mitchell et al. at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities…

Most states have begun in the past year to restore some of the cuts they made to higher education funding after the recession hit. Eight states, though, are still cutting, and in almost all states — including those that are have boosted their support — higher education funding remains well below pre-recession levels. The large funding cuts have led to both steep tuition increases and spending cuts that may diminish the quality of education available to students at a time when a highly educated workforce is more crucial than ever to the nation’s economic future.

Source: States Are Still Funding Higher Education Below Pre-Recession Levels | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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Intel forges ahead to 10nm, will move away from silicon at 7nm

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Feb 272015
 

By Sebastian Anthony at ArsTechnica.com…

This week at the 2015 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Intel will provide an update on its new 10nm manufacturing process and new research on how it’s maintaining the march of Moore’s law to 7nm and beyond. The first chips based on Intel’s new 10nm process are expected in late 2016/early 2017, and the company says it’s hoping to avoid the delays that haunted the belabored release of 14nm Broadwell. To hit 7nm, Intel says new materials will be required—as in, it looks like 10nm will finally be the end of the road for silicon. The most likely replacement for silicon is a III-V semiconductor such as indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), though Intel hasn’t provided any specific details yet.

via Intel forges ahead to 10nm, will move away from silicon at 7nm | Ars Technica.

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A Master List of 1,100 Free Courses From Top Universities: 33,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures

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Dec 032014
 

(thanks Allen Taylor for the tip) – From OpenCulture.com…

While you were eating turkey, we were busy rummaging around the internet and adding new courses to our big list of Free Online Courses, which now features 1,100 courses from top universities. Let’s give you the quick overview: The list lets you download audio & video lectures from schools like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford and Harvard. Generally, the courses can be accessed via YouTube, iTunes or university web sites, and you can listen to the lectures anytime, anywhere, on your computer or smart phone. We didn’t do a precise calculation, but there’s probably about 33,000 hours of free audio & video lectures here. Enough to keep you busy for a very long time.

via A Master List of 1,100 Free Courses From Top Universities: 33,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures | Open Culture.

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Latest Windows 10 update shows how rapid releases work in practice

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Nov 302014
 

As much as I like Windows 10, so far, I’m also pleased to see Microsoft acknowledging the need for differentiating between customers when it comes to rolling out updates and features.

By Peter Bright at ArsTechnica.

Windows 10’s updates and maintenance are following a different, better path to all prior Windows releases: one with more regular updates and quicker access to new features for those who want it, while still offering enterprises a slower pace of delivery. With the first update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview a month ago, Microsoft also enabled a two-speed update track for the million or so members of the Windows Insider program.

via Latest Windows 10 update shows how rapid releases work in practice | Ars Technica.

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