acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

Bug Bounty Hunters Can Make Big Bucks with the Right Hack
From ACM Careers

Bug Bounty Hunters Can Make Big Bucks with the Right Hack

Back in 2002, Tommy DeVoss had some unwanted guests at his front door: FBI agents, ready to raid his home.

Tim Cook Says the Tech 'doesn't Exist' For Quality Ar Glasses Yet
From ACM Careers

Tim Cook Says the Tech 'doesn't Exist' For Quality Ar Glasses Yet

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes augmented reality's rise will be as "dramatic" as that of the App Store, but he doesn't believe AR glasses or similar wearables arewith...

Vr Promised ­S the Future. Too Bad We're Stuck in the Present
From ACM Careers

Vr Promised ­S the Future. Too Bad We're Stuck in the Present

Are you going to buy a virtual reality headset?

Novel Circuit Design Boosts Wearable Thermoelectric Generators
From ACM Careers

Novel Circuit Design Boosts Wearable Thermoelectric Generators

Researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept wearable thermoelectric generators that can harvest energy from body heat to power simple wearable devices.

This Is How Much Google Is Spending on Cutting Edge AI Research
From ACM Careers

This Is How Much Google Is Spending on Cutting Edge AI Research

Google acquired the British artificial-intelligence startup DeepMind in 2014 for a reported £400 million (roughly $525 million), a company its cofounder Demis Hassabis ...

Google Unit Launches Group to Explore Ethical Impacts of AI
From ACM Careers

Google Unit Launches Group to Explore Ethical Impacts of AI

An artificial intelligence research company owned by Google-parent Alphabet is launching a new division to examine the ethical impacts of AI.

Texas Tech Researcher explores Cardiac Waveforms For Cyber Authentication
From ACM Careers

Texas Tech Researcher explores Cardiac Waveforms For Cyber Authentication

Changzhi Li is looking to develop a method of continuous authentication that utilizes the waveform of the human heartbeat to ensure the security of sensitive information...

New Cars Increasingly Crammed with Distracting Technology
From ACM Careers

New Cars Increasingly Crammed with Distracting Technology

The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel...

'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street
From ACM Careers

'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street

A major breakthrough in cryptography may have solved one of the biggest obstacles to using blockchain technology on Wall Street: keeping transaction data private...

This 'ghost Gun' Machine Now Makes ­ntraceable Metal Handguns
From ACM Careers

This 'ghost Gun' Machine Now Makes ­ntraceable Metal Handguns

For the past five years, Cody Wilson has applied every possible advance in digital manufacturing technology to the mission of undermining government attempts at...

Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky
From ACM Careers

Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky

Hot-air balloon pilot Richard Varney typically spends his weekends transporting tourists around central Massachusetts in a huge, multicolored balloon. But on a...

Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors
From ACM News

Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors

Late one night in September, Victor Cruz, a geophysicist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, submitted an article to a scientific journal describing progress...

The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It
From ACM Careers

The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs stood on the MacWorld stage in his jeans and a black turtleneck.

DARPA Looks to Counter Social Bots
From ACM Careers

DARPA Looks to Counter Social Bots

University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor Nitin Agarwal has received $230,000 to help the U.S. Department of Defense defend against the use of social bots...

­Understanding Ethereum, Bitcoin's Virtual Cousin
From ACM Careers

­Understanding Ethereum, Bitcoin's Virtual Cousin

Bitcoin has many cousins and competitors. None have grown more popular than Ethereum, a global computer network with its own virtual currency, called Ether.

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport
From ACM Careers

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport

Imagine that you wanted to get teens excited about a competitive, extracurricular team.

Baidu Invites China's Cybercops to Label, Rebut Fake News
From ACM Careers

Baidu Invites China's Cybercops to Label, Rebut Fake News

Baidu Inc. is building a system to allow China's cybercops to spot and fix "online rumors" deemed a threat to stability, allowing police agencies to insert themselves...

The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI
From ACM Careers

The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI

As chief executive officer of one of the world's largest hedge funds, Luke Ellis prides himself on a healthy appetite for risk.

God Is a Bot, and Anthony Levandowski Is His Messenger
From ACM Careers

God Is a Bot, and Anthony Levandowski Is His Messenger

Many people in Silicon Valley believe in the Singularity—the day in our near future when computers will surpass humans in intelligence and kick off a feedback loop...

Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n
From ACM News

Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n

The UN has warned that robots could destabilise the world ahead of the opening of a headquarters in The Hague to monitor developments in artificial intelligence...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account