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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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Professor emeritus Rodney Brooks gained fame in the 1990s for co-founding iRobot, an MIT spinoff that brought the world the Roomba and other innovative, helpful...MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | August 9, 2013
The U.S. National Security Agency, hit by disclosures of classified data by former contractor Edward Snowden, said Thursday it intends to eliminate about 90 percent...Reuters From ACM News | August 9, 2013
Silent Circle shuttered its encrypted email service on Thursday, the second such closure in just a few hours in an apparent attempt to avoid government scrutiny...CNET From ACM News | August 9, 2013
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor and Council co-Chair of the international Research Data Alliance Francine Berman joined with Google Vice President Vint...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM Careers | August 9, 2013
Rodney Brooks' startup, Rethink Robotics, is producing robots that can adapt to manufacturing tasks and the factory environment. From ACM Careers | August 9, 2013
A newly published study found that positive comments on a website create an illusory snowball effect, while negative responses get cancelled out.MIT News From ACM Careers | August 9, 2013
As computers have matured over time, the human brain has no way of keeping up with silicon's rapid-fire calculating abilities.Scientific American From ACM News | August 8, 2013
Owners of Bigshot's device need to assemble its parts in a specific sequence to make it work. An online guide explains the science behind them.BBC News From ACM News | August 8, 2013
That iPad in your hand? It feels like the most modern of computers. But like the iPhone and the Macintosh, the Apple tablet revolves around a core piece of software...Wired From ACM Careers | August 8, 2013
While even technologically savvy instructors may struggle in moving a strongly Web-supported course to fully online delivery, there are simple solutions to address...eLearn Magazine From ACM Careers | August 8, 2013
As an undergraduate at Oxford University in the mid-1970s, K. Birgitta Whaley struggled to choose between chemistry and physics.Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | August 8, 2013
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, weighs in on changes at the national and local level that are making science, technology, engineering...The White House Blog From ACM Careers | August 8, 2013
For the Curiosity rover, it's just another day on Mars—but back on Earth, Tuesday was a day to look back at the $2.5 billion mission's first year, including a moment...NBC News From ACM News | August 7, 2013
Earlier this summer in a packed and freezing-cold auditorium in Doha, the all-female team of students from Qatar University burst into cheers and tears as theyINJAZ...BBC News From ACM News | August 7, 2013
It looks like a bakery. A warm glow emanates from the windows of big, oven-like machines, and a dusting of white powder covers everything.The Associated Press From ACM Careers | August 7, 2013
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone...North Carolina State niversity From ACM Careers | August 7, 2013
MIT Ph.D. student Kuang Xu has found a way to apply predictive modeling to improve emergency-room wait times.MIT News From ACM Careers | August 7, 2013
If something can connect to a network, it can be hacked. Computers and phones are still popular targets, but increasingly so are cars, home security systems, TVs...CNN From ACM News | August 6, 2013
One year ago Monday (Aug. 5), NASA's Mars rover Curiosity pulled off a stunning and unprecedented landing inside Gale Crater, kicking off a two-year surface mission...Space.com From ACM Opinion | August 6, 2013
The U.S. government's efforts to recruit talented hackers could suffer from the recent revelations about its vast domestic surveillance programs, as many private...Reuters From ACM Careers | August 6, 2013