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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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NIST has proposed two new cybersecurity building blocks, one to help organizations improve the security of email, the other to enable mobile devices to provide...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM Careers | July 7, 2015
In his 1942 short story 'Runaround', science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov introduced the Three Laws of Robotics—engineering safeguards and built-in ethical principles...Nature From ACM News | July 2, 2015
Robin Pedraja, a lanky 28-year-old former design student from Havana, walked into the Cuban government’s office of periodicals and publications early last year...Forbes From ACM Careers | July 2, 2015
President Barack Obama wears a FitBit monitor on his wrist to count his steps and calories, and has waxed poetic about the power of wearable technology to "give...Politico From ACM News | July 1, 2015
The cryptography behind bitcoin solved a paradoxical problem: a currency with no regulator, that nonetheless can't be counterfeited.Wired From ACM Careers | June 30, 2015
The privacy policy for Hulu, a video-streaming service with about nine million subscribers, opens with a declaration that the company "respects your privacy."The New York Times From ACM News | June 29, 2015
In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, NIST has formally revised its recommended methods for generating random numbers, a crucial element...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM Careers | June 26, 2015
Nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering will fund...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | June 25, 2015
For the U.S., the extradition of Ercan Findikoglu shows the value of patience when it comes to pursuing suspected hacker kingpins.Bloomberg From ACM News | June 25, 2015
Iris recognition systems give people more options to protect their electronic devices, says Stephanie Schuckers, Paynter-Krigman Professor in Engineering Science...Clarkson niversity From ACM Careers | June 24, 2015
Government officials have been vague in their testimony about the data breaches—there was apparently more than one—at the Office of Personnel Management.Ars Technica From ACM News | June 23, 2015
Britain's youngest suicide bomber. That is how the name Talha Asmal was introduced to the public last week.New Scientist From ACM Careers | June 18, 2015
The U.S. government is considering policy changes that could dramatically affect how researchers handle equipment and information that have national-security implications...Nature From ACM Careers | June 17, 2015
To get an idea of how the mobile Web is catapulting millions of people into the digital age by skipping landline connections, have a look at Vietnam.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | June 12, 2015
The U.S. government's widespread data surveillance practices are likely to cost U.S. cloud computing and other technology companies more money than originally expected...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | June 10, 2015
In an unusual twist on biometrics research, US computer scientists have joined with law-enforcement officials to find new ways to automatically detect tattoos on...Nature From ACM News | June 9, 2015
Apple wants its devices to know everything about you. But more than ever, it wants you to know that Apple doesn't know what those devices know.Wired From ACM Careers | June 9, 2015
FireEye Inc., a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity firm, held an analyst day on Wednesday, doing its best (as all companies do) to build its case for the Street...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | June 8, 2015
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Cyber Security Division has made it a top priority to develop tools to prevent malware...U.S. DHS Science & Technology Directorate From ACM Careers | June 5, 2015
A group of researchers at the Chinese web services company Baidu have been barred from participating in an international competition for artificial intelligence...The New York Times From ACM News | June 4, 2015