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Predicting Earthquakes and Saving Lives--With Smartphones
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Predicting Earthquakes and Saving Lives--With Smartphones

A new app called CrowdShake provides early earthquake warnings by converting a smartphone's accelerometer into a seismometer. 

Censoring the News Before It Happens
From ACM Opinion

Censoring the News Before It Happens

Every day in China, hundreds of messages are sent from government offices to website editors around the country that say things like, "Report on the new provincial...

Modest Debut of Atlas May Foreshadow Age of 'robo Sapiens'
From ACM News

Modest Debut of Atlas May Foreshadow Age of 'robo Sapiens'

Moving its hands as if it were dealing cards and walking with a bit of a swagger, a Pentagon-financed humanoid robot named Atlas made its first public appearance...

A Technological Edge on Wildfires
From ACM TechNews

A Technological Edge on Wildfires

Technology is helping to combat the growing frequency and danger of wildfires. 

Your Facebook Friends May Be Evil Bots
From ACM TechNews

Your Facebook Friends May Be Evil Bots

Groups of social bots could lead to disaster for large online destinations, or even threaten the fabric of the Internet, the economy, and society as a whole. 

Feds Asked to Sit Out Defcon Hacking Conference This Year
From ACM TechNews

Feds Asked to Sit Out Defcon Hacking Conference This Year

Defcon hacking convention organizers have asked federal government workers not to attend the event this year. 

Touchscreens 'a Small Step' in Innovation
From ACM News

Touchscreens 'a Small Step' in Innovation

The way we use digital devices has become big news.

Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks
From ACM News

Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks

A source at Russia's Federal Guard Service, which is in charge of safeguarding Kremlin communications and protecting President Vladimir Putin, claimed that the...

Five-Year-Olds to Learn Programming and Algorithms in Major Computing Curriculum Shake-­p
From ACM TechNews

Five-Year-Olds to Learn Programming and Algorithms in Major Computing Curriculum Shake-­p

The U.K. Department for Education has added programming and algorithm teaching for children as young as five years old to that nation's computing curriculum. 

The Manning Trial Grapples with the Question of Whether Wikileaks Is a Media Entity
From ACM News

The Manning Trial Grapples with the Question of Whether Wikileaks Is a Media Entity

Defense arguments in the trial of former Army private Bradley Manning—who stands accused of a number of crimes for handing over classified documents to WikiLeaks...

Study: Women Just as Satisfied in It Jobs as Elsewhere
From ACM News

Study: Women Just as Satisfied in It Jobs as Elsewhere

A new study suggests that preconceptions about women's dissatisfaction with IT industry jobs are unjustified.

In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal
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In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal

Q. How is Big Data being used more in the leadership and management field? 

Supercomputers: Battle of the Speed Machines
From ACM TechNews

Supercomputers: Battle of the Speed Machines

China is surging ahead of the United States in the race to build the world's fastest computers. 

Iran Planning Cyber Drills
From ACM News

Iran Planning Cyber Drills

Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali announced on Saturday that Iran plans to stage cyber exercises in the near future...

Unmasking Organized Crime Networks with Data
From ACM News

Unmasking Organized Crime Networks with Data

One of the big challenges in fighting organized crime is precisely that it is organized. It is run a bit like a business, with chains of command and responsibility...

New York City's New Hot Address: .nyc
From ACM News

New York City's New Hot Address: .nyc

Say you live in New York City and you're just itching to find an obscure gift for that geek in your life who has everything.

Researchers Recreate Photosynthesis to Power Devices
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Recreate Photosynthesis to Power Devices

Artificial photosynthesis could lead to an alternative to gasoline, to ultradense computer memories, or to highly efficient solar cells. 

Internet Inventor: No Technological Cure For Privacy Ills
From ACM Opinion

Internet Inventor: No Technological Cure For Privacy Ills

Is there technological solution for protecting people from online surveillance?

Eu and Japan Team Up For 100 Gbps Internet Connections
From ACM TechNews

Eu and Japan Team Up For 100 Gbps Internet Connections

A partnership between the European Union and Japan could lead to the creation of more-efficient networks that can handle vast amounts of data. 

Crisis Cleanup Mapping Tool Coordinates Rebuilding Efforts
From ACM TechNews

Crisis Cleanup Mapping Tool Coordinates Rebuilding Efforts

Crisis Cleanup is a free, open source mapping tool that enables disaster relief organizations to coordinate cleanup and rebuilding efforts after catastrophes. 
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