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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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One of the most heartfelt—and unexpected—remembrances of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide last month at the age of 26, came from Yale professor Edward Tufte.Slate From ACM Opinion | February 6, 2013
When the flying robots that loiter in Afghanistan's and Yemen's airspace come home, they won't just be headed for the local police station.Wired From ACM News | February 6, 2013
A few months ago I borrowed a drone from a company called Parrot. Officially the drone is called an AR.Drone 2.0, but for simplicity's sake, we're just going to...Time From ACM News | February 6, 2013
Jay Parikh sits at a desk inside Building 16 at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and his administrative assistant, Genie Samuel, sits next to...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2013
The world's largest online ticket retailer is to stop requiring users to enter hard-to-read words in order to prove they are human.BBC News From ACM News | February 4, 2013
The Pentagon has approved plans to expand its cybersecurity force more than fivefold to protect the U.S.'s critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2013
Google has never been stingy when it comes to paying for information about security vulnerabilities in products.Forbes From ACM Careers | January 28, 2013
Consumer internet companies are notorious for selling us something we don't really need, whether it’s Foursquare telling us to check in to the restaurants and shops...Wired From ACM Careers | January 28, 2013
The Defense Department wants new computer tools to analyze mounds of unstructured text, blogs, and tweets as part of a coordinated push to help military analysts...Nextgov From ACM News | January 17, 2013
Major U.S. banks have turned to the National Security Agency for help protecting their computer systems after a barrage of assaults that have disrupted their Web...The Washington Post From ACM News | January 17, 2013
Behind computer screens from France to Fort Worth, Texas, elite hackers hunt for security vulnerabilities worth thousands of dollars on a secretive unregulated...Slate From ACM News | January 17, 2013
For many people, smartphone shopping comes down to a choice of Apple's iPhone or one powered by Google's Android software.The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 16, 2013
Paul Vogel is, in his own words, trying to bring the U.S. Postal Service "from the today world into the tomorrow world."The Guardian From ACM Careers | January 16, 2013
After years of collecting photos and personal data from its billion-plus members, Facebook Inc. Tuesday unveiled a search tool that sifts through people's profiles—and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 16, 2013
Voices across the political spectrum are debating how to prevent mass shootings such as the one in Newtown, Connecticut.CNN From ACM Opinion | January 10, 2013
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute are working to counter threats from spear phishing. The attacks use knowledge of computer users to gain their...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | January 9, 2013
To the delight of American satellite makers, communications satellites—which orbit Earth to relay phone calls, link ships to shore and broadcast television programs—will...The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 4, 2013