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ACM Announces 2014 Award Recipients
From Communications of the ACM

ACM Announces 2014 Award Recipients

Recognizing excellence in technical and professional achievements and contributions in computer science and information technology.

Revealed: The Secret Gear Connecting Google's Online Empire
From ACM News

Revealed: The Secret Gear Connecting Google's Online Empire

Three-and-a-half years ago, a strange computing device appeared at an office building in the tiny farmland town of Shelby, Iowa.

ACM Appoints New Ceo
From ACM News

ACM Appoints New Ceo

Indiana University’s Robert Schnabel will take the top staff position at the world’s largest computing society.

Shock European Court Decision: Websites Are Liable For ­sers' Comments
From ACM News

Shock European Court Decision: Websites Are Liable For ­sers' Comments

In a surprise decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that the Estonian news site Delfi may be held responsible for anonymous...

President Obama: The Fast Company Interview
From ACM TechNews

President Obama: The Fast Company Interview

In an interview, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses "digital teams" of technologists he brought in to improve technology across the executive branch of government...

Who Will Own the Robots?
From ACM News

Who Will Own the Robots?

The way Hod Lipson describes his Creative Machines Lab captures his ambitions: "We are interested in robots that create and are creative."  

How Facebook Is Eating the $140 Billion Hardware Market
From ACM Careers

How Facebook Is Eating the $140 Billion Hardware Market

It started out as a controversial idea inside Facebook. In four short years, it has turned the $141 billion data-center computer-hardware industry on its head.

When Does a Hack Become an Act of War?
From ACM News

When Does a Hack Become an Act of War?

A tremendous number of personnel records—including some quite personal records—have likely been stolen by computer hackers.

When Google Self-Driving Cars Are in Accidents, Humans Are to Blame
From ACM TechNews

When Google Self-Driving Cars Are in Accidents, Humans Are to Blame

Google says in six years its self-driving cars have been involved in only 12 minor accidents, all of which were the fault of humans. 

Tim Cook Says Lack of Diversity in Tech Is 'our Fault'
From ACM TechNews

Tim Cook Says Lack of Diversity in Tech Is 'our Fault'

In an interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the importance of diversity in the technology industry and what Apple is doing to become a more diverse company. 

U.s. Surveillance Backlash Could Cost Tech Companies More Than $35 Billion By 2016
From ACM Careers

U.s. Surveillance Backlash Could Cost Tech Companies More Than $35 Billion By 2016

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...

Brillo as an Underlying Operating System for Internet of Things
From ACM TechNews

Brillo as an Underlying Operating System for Internet of Things

The announcement of Project Brillo was one of the highlight's of Google's recent I/O conference.

America's Unwanted Ivy Leaguers Are Flocking to India
From ACM TechNews

America's Unwanted Ivy Leaguers Are Flocking to India

India's best and brightest students are being drawn back to their homeland, or not leaving in the first place, as the country's technology boom takes off. 

Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age?
From ACM Careers

Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age?

Pim Koeslag designs and fabricates some of the world's most complicated mechanical timepieces.

Google on Eu Troubles: 'we Don't Always Get It Right'
From ACM Opinion

Google on Eu Troubles: 'we Don't Always Get It Right'

Google is in hot water in Europe, and its head of European operations is trying to cool things off.

The Emerging Science of Human Computation
From ACM TechNews

The Emerging Science of Human Computation

A group of computer scientists, crowdsourcing pioneers, and visionaries has created a roadmap for research into human computation. 

Qosmos: Cognitive Radio Technology Optimises ­se of Scarce Spectrum
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Qosmos: Cognitive Radio Technology Optimises ­se of Scarce Spectrum

The European QoSMOS project addresses the problems of scarcity and cost commonly associated with the need for more radio spectrum. 

A Flaw in the Design
From ACM News

A Flaw in the Design

The Internet’s founders saw its promise but didn’t foresee users attacking one another.

'deep Learning' Will Soon Give ­S Super-Smart Robots
From ACM News

'deep Learning' Will Soon Give ­S Super-Smart Robots

Yann LeCun is among those bringing a new level of artificial intelligence to popular internet services from the likes of Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

The ­nderwater Internet
From ACM News

The ­nderwater Internet

In 1962, during a period of technological and political transition in the undersea-cable industry, the Keawaula cable station was built on Oahu’s west shore for...
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