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A Center for an Urban Future analysis of New York City hiring data found postings for entry-level 'computer and mathematical' roles have fallen 49 percent since 2022. The nonprofit's director, Jon Bowles, says the traditional first rung of the tech career ladder is under intense pressure, with similar declines showing up in administrative, financial, media and education entry-level postings.
A Wall Street Journal report cites experts recommending anthropology, mathematics and philosophy as college majors better suited to an AI-driven job market than computer science, whose recent graduates face a 6.1% unemployment rate versus a 5.7% overall rate. The experts argue these fields build distinctly human skills—like understanding behavior and abstract reasoning—that AI cannot easily replicate, even as long-term demand for software developers remains strong.
Snap! is a block-based programming environment designed to be approachable for beginners while still supporting rigorous computer science education. It extends the block-programming style popularized by Scratch but adds features that let users build higher-order functions, recursion, and other advanced concepts typically reserved for text-based languages.
Google has signaled it will scale back certain search functionality for European users rather than fully comply with EU antitrust rules, aiming to sidestep potential fines. The company frames this as a response to regulatory demands it considers overly burdensome or conflicting with its business model.
The Shaw Prize Foundation has introduced a new Computer Science prize category, marking the first expansion beyond its original three award categories. Nominations are now open, inviting the community to put forward candidates whose work reflects notable innovation and rigor in the field.
For over a decade, computer science was seen as the surest path to a lucrative tech job, fueling a nearly 500% surge in CS degrees since 2008. Now, as artificial intelligence automates many coding tasks and shrinks entry-level tech hiring, some observers argue that math degrees may offer better long-term career security than CS.
OpenAI is said to be developing a persistent AI agent capable of running continuously rather than only responding to single prompts. The agent would maintain ongoing awareness of tasks and context over time, moving beyond the transactional chat-based model most assistants use today.
In a new essay, Paul Graham says Y Combinator's decades of experience selecting founders show that the best preparation for startup success is deep technical or creative skill, not a formal entrepreneurship curriculum. He argues universities should keep teaching subjects like computer science, engineering and molecular biology, since founders succeed by building products customers want, not by studying management or finance.