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In 2004, Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos decreed that any software built by an Amazon engineer must be shared with every other engineer at the company.Wired From ACM Careers | October 3, 2013
Determined to carve out a niche for itself in the low-power device market, Intel on Thursday announced a partnership to bring its small Quark processors to the ...CNET From ACM Careers | October 3, 2013
A team of engineers and computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a new approach that marries computer vision and hardware optimization...University of California, San Diego From ACM Careers | October 3, 2013
Seven years ago, when David Schimel was asked to design an ambitious data project called the National Ecological Observatory Network, it was little more than a...Quanta Magazine From ACM News | October 2, 2013
If creationists in Texas get their way, high-school students throughout the U.S. could soon be reading biology textbooks that falsely cast doubt on the scientific...New Scientist From ACM Opinion | October 2, 2013
Almost immediately after receiving their new school-issued iPads this fall, students in Indiana and in California (and probably elsewhere) managed to bypass the...The Atlantic From ACM Careers | October 2, 2013
In 1983, intrigued by an article on fractals, I wrote a program to display the Mandelbrot set on my family's TRS-80 Color Computer.CNET From ACM Opinion | October 2, 2013
The recent revelation that the National Security Agency collects the personal data of United States citizens, allies and enemies alike has broken the traditional...Politico From ACM Opinion | October 1, 2013
If there's anything observers can say with certainty, it's that Silicon Valley remains an anomalous industry.Fortune/CNN From ACM Careers | October 1, 2013
The battle over the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has flared up in a new state—Kansas.ArsTechnica From ACM Careers | October 1, 2013
As we neared the threshold of the gates in front of the walkway to the home of the New York Mets, a message popped up on developer Chad Evans' space-gray iPhone...CNET From ACM News | September 30, 2013
It is said that Mahatma Gandhi, when asked about Western civilization, remarked, "I think it would be a good idea."Slate From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2013
In a double dose of irony, the National Security Agency's prying has given a big helping hand to Phil Zimmermann's business, Silent Circle.CNET From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2013
Researchers have developed new tools that allow people with minimal programming skill to rapidly build cellphone applications that can help with disaster relief...MIT News From ACM Careers | September 30, 2013
The U.S. National Security Agency has posted an ad for a "Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer," offering critics of the NSA a well-nigh irresistible chance to play...CNET From ACM Careers | September 27, 2013