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University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School
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University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School

Recent engineering graduate Mike McCauley is living the dream.

The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth
From ACM News

The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth

A startup spun out of Stanford says it has solved an age-old problem in radio communications with a new circuit and algorithm that allow data to be sent and received...

Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
From ACM News

Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking

The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...

Who Tracks the Trackers that Track You Online? You Can, with Lightbeam.
From ACM News

Who Tracks the Trackers that Track You Online? You Can, with Lightbeam.

When your browser landed on this article, it didn't just talk to the friendly servers at washingtonpost.com.

Why We Should Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence
From ACM Opinion

Why We Should Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence

If the New York Times's latest article is to be believed, artificial intelligence is moving so fast it sometimes seems almost "magical."

Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots
From ACM News

Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots

Noriko Arai is not the first woman to spotlight the hazard that boys and their toys can present, and she won't be the last.

Making Robots More Like ­S
From ACM News

Making Robots More Like ­S

On a recent morning Natanel Dukan walked into the Paris offices of the French robot maker Aldebaran and noticed one of the company's humanoid NAO robots sitting...

Best Microscope Photos of the Year Bring Tiny, Amazing Worlds to Light
From ACM News

Best Microscope Photos of the Year Bring Tiny, Amazing Worlds to Light


Dm Warns of Enemies' Cyber War Against Iran
From ACM News

Dm Warns of Enemies' Cyber War Against Iran

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan warned of enemies' possible plots to wage a cyber war against the country to destroy Iran's scientific...

Driverless Cars Are Further Away Than You Think
From ACM Opinion

Driverless Cars Are Further Away Than You Think

A silver BMW 5 Series is weaving through traffic at roughly 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) on a freeway that cuts northeast through Bavaria between Munich and...

Intelligence Chief Clapper Cites 'casablanca' in Dismissing Merkel Mess
From ACM News

Intelligence Chief Clapper Cites 'casablanca' in Dismissing Merkel Mess

You must remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, a spy is just a spy.

Tor Trouble: Anonymizing Service Faces Vulnerability Claims
From ACM News

Tor Trouble: Anonymizing Service Faces Vulnerability Claims

Tor, a service that helps cautious Internet users stay anonymous online, is facing increased scrutiny and potentially new attacks as the global debate on surveillance...

Software Firm Claims Breakthrough in Computer Vision Will Lead to Better AI
From ACM News

Software Firm Claims Breakthrough in Computer Vision Will Lead to Better AI

Luis von Ahn has heard it all before.

100 Percent of an Image Is Restored Using a Reduced Version of the Original
From ACM TechNews

100 Percent of an Image Is Restored Using a Reduced Version of the Original

University of Navarre researchers have developed algorithms to reduce and optimize images. Using a reduced image with between 1 and 10 percent of the original...

'feel' Objects in Thin Air: The Future of Touch Technology
From ACM News

'feel' Objects in Thin Air: The Future of Touch Technology

Touch technology has come a long way in the last decade.

Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes
From ACM Opinion

Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes

How has the definition of life changed during your lifetime?

Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators
From ACM News

Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators

In a chilling episode of "Homeland" last year, a terrorist killed the vice president with a fiendishly clever weapon: a remote-control device that attacked the...

Germany Wants a German Internet as Spying Scandal Rankles
From ACM News

Germany Wants a German Internet as Spying Scandal Rankles

As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate...

Can Technology Help Avoid Stampedes?
From ACM News

Can Technology Help Avoid Stampedes?

It seems the cruellest and most unnecessary of deaths—to be crushed in the midst of a crowd.

Angry Birds – The Rise of the Machines
From ACM TechNews

Angry Birds – The Rise of the Machines

A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology won an international artificial intelligence contest at a recent conference with software that replicates...
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