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There’s no denying that AMD is no longer the proud anti-Intel company it once was, but that doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant. The chip-maker recently announced that it will begin shipping samples of its ARM-based Opterons later this quarter, a move that might help it to regain some lost ground in recent years.

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Codenamed “Seattle,” the ARM server chip dubbed as the Opteron A1100 is AMD’s promise of a greener future for the cloud. The shift from desktop to mobile means that the general public is becoming increasingly reliant on the cloud for their computing needs. ARM-based servers, though they won’t completely make x86-based servers obsolete, are perhaps solutions that will help to cut down on the amount of energy it requires to run a datacenter.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) brings together the technology of the future from many different companies all into one venue. The show featured more than 250 conference sessions and 850 speakers from the world’s leaders in technology and innovation.

You can find the full event recap on the CES website, including keynotes, the top 10 predictions for 2014, digital heath trends and more.

The semiconductor business is a dynamic marketplace and the market could grow as much as 15% in 2014 as forecasted by World Semiconductor Trades Statistics (WSTS).

October 7, 2013, Talent 101 formally announces the company has been awarded a State of Texas IT Staffing contract by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Augmentation Contract (ITSAC) vendor for information technology staffing services, vendor ID (DIR-SDD-2475).

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The other day someone came across an old interview of Steve Jobs from 1998. He was being interviewed about how he views top talent and how they spend their time at Apple going after them. Here's a notable quote he has about how startups have to focus even more on hiring great people than large companies do:

With 2011 upon us, a lot of companies are thinking through how they will be growing for the new year. One thing that comes up repeatedly is the increased need for technical talent.

An article in Bloomberg Businessweek that came out recently discusses the growth in hiring for U.S. tech jobs over the past year. The trend is tied in deeply with increased global demand for tech products, as well as a desire for companies to realize cost savings through greater technological innovation.

The election results are in and a Republican wave of gains were picked up in congressional, gubernatorial and legislative races. What does this mean for the labor market?