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• Upheaval at Google signals pushback against biased algorithms and unaccountable AI

  As the use of AI grows, workers in the very companies that make the tools of algorithmic management are beginning to push back.

• SAP rolls out RPA, low-code tools to help cut dev debt

  At its annual developer conference, SAP rolled out not one but three new automation technologies, hoping to recruit citizen developers to its platform.

• Don't fly-by-wire with AI until you know the controls

  Software developers should approach AI-driven programming controls with zeal and cautionary awareness in equal measure.

• 4 C programming courses for every skill level

  The venerable C programming language still powers much of the computing world. These four courses can get you started.

• How BT is shifting its engineers into the fast lane

  BT’s head of software engineering excellence lays out the telco’s route to streamlining development, modernising applications, automating deployments.

• GitHub's new features aim for business and open-source users

  GitHub, the popular code repository service, has to serve two masters. It's well-known for hosting popular open-source projects, but it's also working to acquire more large and small business users to privately store and manage their proprietary code.

• Meg Whitman tells IT leaders everything they need to know about HP Enterprise

  In a recent interview, HP Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman discusses her firm's RD strategy and how it differentiates itself from other IT vendors in areas including cloud computing and hyper-converged infrastructure, among others. She also talks about HP's image problem.

• 5 things to expect from Microsoft's big developer conference

  Microsoft executives will take the stage at Moscone West in San Francisco on Wednesday for the first of two keynote addresses to the company's big Build developer conference. Here are five key things to expect from the next two days of Microsoft announcements.

• Microsoft shortchanges Office for Mac customers on support

  Although Microsoft crafted Office 2016 for Mac to be much more like its Windows sibling, one thing hasn't changed: Mac Office 2016 users continue to get the short end of the support stick.

• 10 things Windows 10 does better than Windows 8 (+8 photos)

  Did the PC market collapse because Windows 8 sucked, or did Windows 8 suck because Microsoft overcompensated for the PC market's collapse? It's a bit of a chicken-or-the-egg scenario, but one thing's certain: Windows 8 sucked.

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