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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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Google's $2.9 billion sale of Motorola Mobility to Chinese PC maker Lenovo might seem like lousy business, given Google's $12.5 billion purchase in 2012 and losses...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2014
The football players strutted down a 40-yard strip of synthetic turf, yelling, jumping and flailing their arms to whip the fans into a frenzy.The New York Times From ACM Careers | February 3, 2014
In three states, not a single girl took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science last year. In eight states, no Hispanic students took it. And in 11 states...The New York Times From ACM Careers | February 3, 2014
Ari Juels, an independent researcher who was previously chief scientist at computer security company RSA, thinks something important is missing from the cryptography...Technology Review From ACM News | January 31, 2014
In nominating Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers as the new director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, President Obama chose a recognized expert in the new...The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2014
The Knight Foundation is supporting 24 early-stage media projects through its Prototype Fund, which provides small projects with grants of $35,000. PBS From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2014
Even as the world's carriers build out the latest wireless infrastructure, known as 4G LTE, a new apparatus bristling with 96 antennas taking shape at a Rice University...Technology Review From ACM News | January 28, 2014
If the Army is going to keep up with military readiness pressures while also seeing a reduction in troop size and stagnant budgets, then it’s going to need more...Wired From ACM Careers | January 28, 2014
Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | January 28, 2014
For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | January 27, 2014
Last year, Edward Snowden turned over to the Guardian, a British newspaper, some 58,000 classified U.S. government documents.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | January 24, 2014
Microsoft researchers have enabled elevators in a company building to detect the likelihood that a person walking by will want to board it.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 24, 2014
When Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984, people wondered whether everyone would need a personal computer one day.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | January 24, 2014
Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications—such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield...MIT News Office From ACM News | January 22, 2014
Ann Cavoukian is the information and privacy commissioner in Ontario, Canada, and a longtime advocate of default online confidentiality.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | January 21, 2014
MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...MIT News Office From ACM News | January 17, 2014