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Startup’s Deep Roots: Stanford

In one of the largest exoduses from Stanford University’s computer-science programs, more than a dozen students have left to launch a startup called Clinkle Corp. that aims to let other students — and eventually anyone — use their mobile devices to pay for goods and services.

Stanford to Work With EdX Open-Source Learning Platform

Stanford isn’t actually joining the 12-school EdX consortium, but rather integrating into the EdX platform when it is open-sourced on June 1.
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Life After Steve

Weird.

– The one-word answer given by Apple chairman Arthur D. Levinson Tuesday afternoon at Stanford Business School, when he was asked about his experience since Steve Jobs’s death

In a Twist, Udacity Will Offer Cheap, Remedial Public School Algebra Courses

Udacity’s MOOCs aren’t just for aspirational personal enrichment anymore.
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GoldieBlox: A Construction Toy With a Story Line Builds Girls’ Interest in Engineering

The toy, which began as a Kickstarter project of Stanford University engineer Debbie Sterling, features a spunky inventor heroine.
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Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Early Days: Go Hard or Go Home

The Facebook CEO gives sage advice to a crowd of young entrepreneurs.
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Trifacta Aims to Make Big Data Useful, Lands $4.3 Million From Accel Partners

The biggest of big-data problems lies not in computing, but with a shortage of people who can interpret what the data says.
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More Data Beats Better Algorithms — Or Does It?

Having more data does trump a better algorithm, but it’s not that simple.

Stanford President John Hennessy Talks Backstage at D10

Backstage, John Hennessy talked with AllThingsD’s Katie Boehret about being smart, working hard, and Catholic nuns.
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Lytro Comes Into Focus (AsiaD Demo)

Lytro Light Field Camera Revealed