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Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.
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Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash

Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.

Dell forms software group, names former CA CEO as head

Dell on Thursday said it is forming a Software Group, which will bring together disparate products under one roof as the company tries to sharpen its end-to-end enterprise offerings.

U.S. firms should disclose offshore hiring, says lawmaker

A newly filed U.S. House bill would require U.S. public companies to disclose how many employees they have in the U.S. and overseas.

Sony's Hirai, exec who led PlayStation turnaround, promoted to CEO

Sony said executive Kazuo Hirai, who runs the company's core consumer products division, will be promoted to CEO and president.

For Sony's new CEO, a big challenge is in your living room

Sony's new CEO faces a myriad of problems -- stemming massive losses, snatching the momentum back from deep-pocketed rivals, unifying his firm's diffuse businesses across the globe -- but one of his main priorities is your living room.

Resume makeover: How an information security professional can target CSO jobs

Cole Hanson's career goal is to become an information security executive. Currently, he serves as a high-level information security professional with the U.S. Army. In February, Hanson, who is also a reservist with a rank of Lieutenant, will start a new job with the Marine Corps as a project manager and will oversee a major network infrastructure replacement.

Rubinstein leaves HP

Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since the company's acquisition of Palm.

NEC to cut 10,000 workers, forecasts $1.3 billion loss in year through March

NEC said Thursday it will cut 10,000 jobs, including 3,000 outside of Japan, and it now forecasts a $1.3 billion loss in the current fiscal year through March.

Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle gets SIIA recognition

The creator of the Internet Archive will be honored for his work and foresight by the Software and Information Industry Association, the association.

Building Your Cloud? Remember Your Workers

My post last week discussed the importance of long-term benefits related to productivity and cost when implementing cloud computing technologies. CFOs and their IT directors must understand the importance of hard costs, but they should not forget their employees who will ultimately be impacted by these changes.

Stupid user tricks 6: IT idiocy loves company

IT fight club, dirty dev data, meatball sandwiches -- nine more tales of brain fail beyond belief

Hire a vet? IT Says Yes

Microsoft, Siemens and AT&T are just a few of the corporations discovering the value of veterans' tech training, global perspective and surprising arsenal of soft skills.

Career Watch: In job interviews, be aware of what your body is saying

Body language is too important to ignore when it comes to public speaking and job interviews, says author Christine Jahnke.

The Grill: John A. Benanti and Donald Stanton

Deputy Commissioner of Technology and Support Services John A. Benanti and Assistant Commissioner Donald Stanton talk about how technology fits into the operations at the New York City Fire Department, one of the largest fire departments in the world. (Insider, registration required.)

Career Watch: The hottest scripting languages

If you decide to pump up your resume with mastery of a scripting language, be sure you choose one that employers really want.

Who's above average?

The most business-savvy CIOs tend to report to the CEO, lead a non-IT area, and make more money than average CIOs Insider (registration required)

Career advice: Managers shouldn't get buried in details

IT leader Doug Beebe also has advice on what qualities are lacking in new hires and the wisdom of pursuing an MBA.

Up-and-coming tech jobs -- and how to land one

Big changes in IT are spawning a new class of tech job titles. Here are a few up-and-comers -- and a rundown of the skills you need to land these positions.

10 IT news stories to expect in 2012

Well, we erred in our 2011 predictions in not repeating a 2010 forecast that Carol Bartz would be ousted as Yahoo CEO -- it was bound to happen, we just called that one too early. Then again, we also predicted last year that Oracle would buy Salesforce.com and have decided not to repeat ourselves this year, so we'll see if we were just ahead on that one, too. Meanwhile, these are our predictions for the next 12 months: