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Cyber Spy High: Meet the Nsa's Hacker Recruiter
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Cyber Spy High: Meet the Nsa's Hacker Recruiter

The National Security Agency has a recruiting problem.

The Physics of Fake Videos
From ACM News

The Physics of Fake Videos

Was that awesome video real or fake? How could you tell?

Rosetta Comet Fires Its Jets
From ACM News

Rosetta Comet Fires Its Jets

The four images that make up a new montage of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were taken on September 26, 2014 by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft...

The ­npatchable Malware That Infects ­sbs Is Now on the Loose
From ACM News

The ­npatchable Malware That Infects ­sbs Is Now on the Loose

It's been just two months since researcher Karsten Nohl demonstrated an attack he called BadUSB to a standing-room-only crowd at the Black Hat security conference...

Quantum Bits Get Their First Compression
From ACM News

Quantum Bits Get Their First Compression

Without algorithms that compress data to encode information into fewer bits, hard drives would clog up and Internet traffic would slow to a snail's pace.

China May Be Monitoring Hong Kong Protesters' Off-the-Grid Chats
From ACM News

China May Be Monitoring Hong Kong Protesters' Off-the-Grid Chats

An app called FireChat is making headlines for being the go-to medium for communication among pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

Waiting For the Smart Grid
From ACM News

Waiting For the Smart Grid

The technology is here, but barriers remain.

Internet of Things Gets a Hand from Arm's New Operating System
From ACM News

Internet of Things Gets a Hand from Arm's New Operating System

Desktops have Linux. Mobile devices have Android. The Internet of Things has...Mbed?

What It Will Take For Computers to Be Conscious
From ACM Opinion

What It Will Take For Computers to Be Conscious

Is a worm conscious? How about a bumblebee? Does a computer that can play chess "feel" anything?

Nasa Mission Points to Origin of 'ocean of Storms' on Earth's Moon
From ACM News

Nasa Mission Points to Origin of 'ocean of Storms' on Earth's Moon

Using data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists have solved a lunar mystery almost as old as the moon itself.

Obama's Brain Project Backs Neurotechnology
From ACM News

Obama's Brain Project Backs Neurotechnology

The White House said that President Obama's BRAIN Initiative is generating interest from companies and philanthropies in a sign of what it calls a wider partnership...

Walter Isaacson on the Women of Eniac
From ACM Careers

Walter Isaacson on the Women of Eniac

Ever since the days of Charles Babbage, who conceived of a giant mechanical calculator called the Analytical Engine in the 1830s, the engineering of computer hardware...

Robotic Explorers
From ACM TechNews

Robotic Explorers

Yonsei University researchers have developed a system to enable air- and ground-based robot vehicles to cooperate without GPS signals or sensor devices. 

'glass Brain' Offers Tours of the Space Between Your Ears
From ACM Opinion

'glass Brain' Offers Tours of the Space Between Your Ears

Former Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart takes pride in his brain.

The Google Formula For Success
From ACM Careers

The Google Formula For Success

Can Google’s winning ways be applied to all kinds of businesses?

­nderwater Robot For Port Security
From ACM TechNews

­nderwater Robot For Port Security

A new submersible robot has a flattened panel on one side so it can slide along an underwater surface to perform ultrasound scans. 

Graphene Reduces Complexity and Cost of Touchscreens
From ACM TechNews

Graphene Reduces Complexity and Cost of Touchscreens

Researchers say graphene-treated nanowires can be used to produce flexible touchscreens at a fraction of the current cost.

Robot Octopus Takes to the Sea
From ACM TechNews

Robot Octopus Takes to the Sea

Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas researchers have nearly doubled the swimming speed of their robotic octopus.

Supercomputer ­shers in New Era of Australian Research
From ACM TechNews

Supercomputer ­shers in New Era of Australian Research

The Pawsey Supercomputing Center recently installed the final stage upgrade for Magnus, the most advanced scientific supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere. 

Hong Kong Protesters ­se a Mesh Network to Organise
From ACM News

Hong Kong Protesters ­se a Mesh Network to Organise

Hong Kong's mass protest is networked. Activists are relying on a free app that can send messages without any cellphone connection.
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