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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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Competition in automotive technology has long been about who's got the most horsepower, the best towing capacity or the fastest acceleration. These days, though...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 6, 2012
Pat Hickey, who covered his first Montreal Canadiens game in 1968 for the now-defunct Montreal Star, and who has chronicled the team's exploits over the past 22...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | November 27, 2012
One of the only solar-powered carousels in the world is now open at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The carousel features hand-carved and hand-painted animals and...Smithsonian Institution From ACM Careers | November 27, 2012
When Oren Jacob was a teenager, he hung up Star Wars posters on his bedroom wall. In his early 20s at a college dorm at Berkeley, he replaced them with a smallPixar...VentureBeat From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
MIT professor Erik Demaine is a computer scientist turned artist with expertise in computational origami, the mathematical study of bending and folding. Together...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2012
Rachel Crosby speaks about her BlackBerry phone the way someone might speak of an embarrassing relative. The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 16, 2012
Tim Cook, Apple's reserved and soft-spoken CEO, has a tendency to wax euphoric about the China market and his company's place in it.Fortune From ACM Careers | October 16, 2012
In the 1980s, Sony co-founder Akio Morita fired a verbal missile across the Pacific at Silicon Valley: Japan's supremacy in business and technology would overwhelm...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | October 15, 2012
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2012
Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 3, 2012
"This is shameless, really," said Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., on Wednesday, as she held out her iPad, showing high-resolution photo of her infant grandson to...Slate From ACM Careers | September 14, 2012
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook took the stage Wednesday to unveil an eagerly awaited revamping of the company's flagship products, including the iPhone, iPod, iTunes—all...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | September 13, 2012
Computer graphics researchers at Cornell and Harvard have created software that will translate a character from a movie or video game, or even something you've...Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | September 4, 2012
Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.niversity of Adelaide From ACM Careers | August 27, 2012
On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...NPR From ACM News | August 23, 2012
Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...CNN From ACM CareerNews | August 7, 2012
A new card game developed by University of Washington computer scientists gives teenage and young-adult players a taste of what it means to be a computer-security...niversity of Washington From ACM Careers | July 25, 2012
Google and the Smithsonian have collaborated to map the indoor public spaces of the Smithsonian's 17 museums and the National Zoo. Visitors with Google Maps for...Smithsonian Institution From ACM Careers | July 11, 2012
When Google co-founder Sergey Brin demoed Google Glass, the search giant's attempt to build a next-generation wearable computer, with skydivers live streaming their...CNET From ACM Opinion | July 9, 2012
A century after Alan Turing's birth, a computer program called Iamus has penned a suite of musical and orchestral pieces in his honor. An Iamus composition premiered...New Scientist From ACM Careers | July 5, 2012