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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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A map showing how mobile-phone use might be restricted because of a giant radio telescope in South Africa has angered people who will live near the instrument—deepening...Nature From ACM Careers | November 20, 2017
Neurotechnology is one of the hottest areas of engineering, and the technological achievements sound miraculous: Paralyzed people have controlled robotic limbs and ...IEEE Spectrum From ACM Opinion | November 20, 2017
After the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, many people worry that technology has gone too far.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 17, 2017
The trucks that roam the highways of the Australian outback are a lot bigger than the average 18-wheeler.
The Atlantic From ACM Careers | November 10, 2017
Instead of just fretting about how robots and AI will eliminate jobs, we should explore new ways for humans and machines to collaborate, says Daniela Rus, director...Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 9, 2017
For years, Barbara Simons was the loneliest of Cassandras—a technologist who feared what technology had wrought. Her cause was voting: Specifically, she believed...The Atlantic From ACM News | November 8, 2017
Hundreds of artificial intelligence (AI) experts have called on governments to ban weaponized robots capable of autonomously deciding whether people live or die...Newsweek From ACM Careers | November 8, 2017
When President Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday, he will most likely complain about traditional areas of dispute like steel and cars.
From ACM News | November 7, 2017
How can an employer make sure its remote workers aren't slacking off? In the case of talent management company Crossover, the answer is to take photos of them every...The Guardian From ACM Careers | November 7, 2017
Kai-Fu Lee, one of China's best-known technologists and investors, thinks artificial intelligence is about to supplant many millions of the country's office workers...Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 6, 2017
This summer, DefCon's "Voting Machine Hacking Village" turned up a host of US election vulnerabilities (PDF). Now, imagine a more mainstream national hacking event...Ars Technica From ACM Careers | November 3, 2017
Nathan Treff was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 24. It's a disease that runs in families, but it has complex causes. More than one gene is involved. And the...Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 3, 2017
Hedge funds are flirting with the idea of using quantum computers in an attempt to give their analysis a speed boost.
Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 3, 2017
The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice have been fighting against easy, widespread public access to encryption technologies for 25 years.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | November 2, 2017
When Brandon Araki arrived at MIT in 2015 as a master's candidate in mechanical engineering, he brought along the picobug, a tiny robot that can fly, crawl, and...Technology Review From ACM Careers | November 1, 2017