acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union
From ACM News

How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union

In 1950, with the Cold War in full swing, Soviet journalists were looking desperately for something to help them fill their anti-American propaganda quota.

10 Images that Explain the Incredible Power of Moore's Law
From ACM Opinion

10 Images that Explain the Incredible Power of Moore's Law

Moore's Law, which states that the number of transistors per integrated circuit will double approximately every 18–24 months, has become the defining metaphor of...

Ibm Tests Mobile Computing Pioneer's Controversial Brain Algorithms
From ACM News

Ibm Tests Mobile Computing Pioneer's Controversial Brain Algorithms

For more than a decade Jeff Hawkins, founder of mobile computing company Palm, has dedicated his time and fortune to a theory meant to explain the workings of the...

Will This One-Armed Robot Put You Out of a Job?
From ACM News

Will This One-Armed Robot Put You Out of a Job?

Sawyer the one-armed robot can do many things.

Air Force's Secret 'gorgon Stare' Program Leaves Terrorists Nowhere To Hide
From ACM News

Air Force's Secret 'gorgon Stare' Program Leaves Terrorists Nowhere To Hide

In Greek mythology, Gorgons were creatures whose terrible visages could turn men to stone with a single glance.

Graphics in Reverse
From ACM Careers

Graphics in Reverse

MIT researchers will demonstrate at an upcoming conference that probabilistic programming can be competitive with conventional programs created with thousands of...

If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?
From ACM Careers

If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?

Armies of the finest minds in computer science have dedicated themselves to improving the odds of making a sale.

U.s. Nuclear Fears Block Intel China Supercomputer Update
From ACM News

U.s. Nuclear Fears Block Intel China Supercomputer Update

The U.S. government has refused to let Intel help China update the world's biggest supercomputer.

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare
From ACM Careers

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare

Before Betsy Chao, a senior here at Rutgers University, could take midterm exams in her online courses this semester, her instructors sent emails directing students...

Jay Edelson, the Class-Action Lawyer Who May Be Tech's Least Friended Man
From ACM Careers

Jay Edelson, the Class-Action Lawyer Who May Be Tech's Least Friended Man

When technology executives imagine the boogeyman, they see a baby-face guy in wire-rim glasses. His name is Jay Edelson.

Planes Without Pilots
From ACM News

Planes Without Pilots

Mounting evidence that the co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into a French mountain has prompted a global debate about how to better screen crewmembers for mental...

Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People
From ACM Opinion

Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression" was the tagline for a Head & Shoulders shampoo ad campaign in the 1980s. It unfortunately encapsulates...

Iphone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch
From ACM Careers

Iphone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch

In early 2013, Kevin Lynch accepted a job offer from Apple. Funny thing about the offer: It didn’t say what he would be doing.

The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley
From ACM Careers

The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley

Shariq Hashme squints at his laptop screen as he scrolls through hundreds of lines of computer code.

Tech Titans' Latest Project: Defy Death
From ACM News

Tech Titans' Latest Project: Defy Death

Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city's soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose...

Why Shades of Asperger's Syndrome Are the Secret to Building a Great Tech Company
From ACM Careers

Why Shades of Asperger's Syndrome Are the Secret to Building a Great Tech Company

The individuals who have founded some of the most success tech companies are decidedly weird.

Devices with Feeling: New Tech Creates Buttons and Shapes in Mid-Air
From ACM Careers

Devices with Feeling: New Tech Creates Buttons and Shapes in Mid-Air

UltraHaptics is a young company with a big dream: changing the way we interact with electronic devices.

Google Patented Building Robots with Personalities
From ACM News

Google Patented Building Robots with Personalities

Whether or not we are headed toward a robot revolution, Google wants us to get comfortable with the next generation of robots.

Why China May Have the Most Factory Robots in the World By 2017
From ACM Careers

Why China May Have the Most Factory Robots in the World By 2017

Having devoured many of the world's factory jobs, China is now handing them over to robots.

Toolkits For the Mind
From ACM Opinion

Toolkits For the Mind

When the Japanese computer scientist Yukihiro Matsumoto decided to create Ruby, a programming language that has helped build Twitter, Hulu, and much of the modern...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account