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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
About a month ago, iRobot CEO Colin Angle mentioned something about sharing Roomba mapping data in an interview with Reuters.
From ACM Opinion | September 8, 2017
A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has examined how the adoption of big data analytics has — and has not — transformed police surveillance practices...niversity of Texas at Austin From ACM Careers | September 8, 2017
Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | September 7, 2017
As Hurricane Harvey dropped anchor over Southeast Texas last week, Zello became the go-to app for rescuers working to save thousands of people trapped by floodwaters...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | September 7, 2017
Why do so few women work in tech? It isn't that they can't do math or are biologically unsuited to the tasks.
Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | September 7, 2017
Faulty research creates a significant drop in citations of a scientist's prior published work, a new study says.
MIT News From ACM Careers | September 6, 2017
Banks already using algorithms to monitor traders are looking to expand surveillance to cover more employees in the wake of the Wells Fargo & Co. scandal.
Bloomberg From ACM Careers | September 5, 2017
More than three-quarters of TV and movie characters engaged with computer science are men and more than two-thirds are white. Women of color are practically invisible...SA Today From ACM Careers | September 5, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.
The Associated Press From ACM News | September 1, 2017
The winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a video competition to generate student interest in STEM fields, will be awarded a $250,000 scholarship, and his...CNET From ACM Careers | September 1, 2017
The most labor intensive part of putting together a pair of Nikes is assembling the "upper"—the flexible part of the shoe that sits on top of your foot.
Bloomberg From ACM Careers | September 1, 2017
NASA is using its assets and expertise from across the agency to help respond to Hurricane Harvey—now Tropical Storm Harvey—which has been a disaster of unprecedented...NASA From ACM Careers | August 31, 2017
Stack Overflow published an analysis this week that identified a small but meaningful divide between the programming technologies used in wealthy countries and...Motherboard From ACM Careers | August 31, 2017
Before autonomous trucks and taxis hit the road, manufacturers will need to solve problems far more complex than collision avoidance and navigation (see "10 Breakthrough...Technology Review From ACM Careers | August 31, 2017
The Outer Space Treaty (OST) turns 50 in October. The foundational 1967 pact establishes space as "the province of all mankind" and forbids the nearly 100 states...Scientific American From ACM Careers | August 29, 2017
A lost and unique collection of letters and correspondence from the late Alan Turing has been found in an old filing cabinet in a storeroom at the University of...University of Manchester From ACM Careers | August 29, 2017