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Can tablet computers "parachuted" into remote areas transform childhood learning, asks Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind One Laptop per Child.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | December 23, 2011
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell University and its partner Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have been approved to build a...Wired From ACM Careers | December 19, 2011
Rex Walheim is an astronaut. He's gone to space three times, including on the last flight of the space shuttle. He has spent an accumulated 36 hours outside the...BoingBoing From ACM Careers | December 16, 2011
Schools are jeopardizing the career prospects of thousands of teenagers by failing to offer compulsory classes in computing, a damning report by inspectors shows...The Guardian From ACM Careers | December 16, 2011
Rep. Lamar Smith, whose congressional district in Texas encompasses the cropland and grazing land stretching between Austin and San Antonio, might seem like an...CNET From ACM News | December 15, 2011
With computer programmers in demand, new start-ups that aim to train people in coding skills are also becoming hot properties.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | December 14, 2011
When I heard the news that Google was moving into the indoor-mapping business, I called Ankit Agarwal to offer my condolences.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | December 13, 2011
The iPad hovers over the poster showing a picture of a fire. Suddenly the static image bursts into flames with a crackle.BBC News From ACM Careers | December 12, 2011
Imagine computer-designed viruses that cure disease, new bacteria capable of synthesizing an unlimited fuel supply, new organisms that wipe out entire populations...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 12, 2011
Iowa State University's METaL virtual reality facility is designed to be a versatile, everyday research tool. It will be used to study and develop 3-D visual display...Iowa State niversity From ACM Careers | December 8, 2011
The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...Politico From ACM News | December 8, 2011
By day, Google researcher Maya Gupta tries to solve the puzzle of how to teach computers to recognize the contents of digital images.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | December 8, 2011
If we don't change the way ICT is thought about and taught, we're shutting the door on our children's futures.The Guardian From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2011
World leaders are often measured by what they do in their first 100 days in office. But what about business leaders? As of last Friday, it has been 100 days since...CNN From ACM Careers | December 7, 2011
Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company.The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 6, 2011
"Yes! We have elegance!" says a student from the University of Waterloo. Then he pauses, and his shoulders slump.Wired From ACM Careers | December 5, 2011
Government intelligence service targets "self-taught" hackers with cryptic Web site that features no obvious branding.The Guardian From ACM Careers | December 5, 2011
Businesses keep vast troves of data about things like online shopping behavior, or millions of changes in weather patterns, or trillions of financial transactions—information...National Public Radio From ACM News | December 2, 2011
Can you visualize data? That’s the question raised by the Data Visualization Student Challenge, a U.S. Department of Transportation competition that invited college...MSNBC From ACM Careers | November 29, 2011