Google is looking for engineers with the programming skill to rewrite the world's information infrastructure. The Google Code Jam 2003 is one way Google hopes to find them.

Do you have exceptional programming skills? Can you make computers perform like silicon puppets with just a few well-expressed commands? Are you at ease when faced with a hard stop and a group of peers evaluating every line of your code? Here.s your opportunity to display the grace of the true professional in a reward-rich environment.

This is probably the coolest competition since US Puzzle Championship sponsored by Google. Registration starts Oct. 1st. First price is $10,000! :)

Speaking of Google, CNN reports that Microsoft is planning to go after Google. They are trying to to build technology that would eventually surpass Google's. (Thanks, Eangelica!)