Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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In Attack on Vatican Web Site, a Glimpse of Hackers' Tactics
The elusive hacker movement known as Anonymous has carried out Internet attacks on well-known organizations like Sony and PBS. In August, the group went after its...
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The Coming Entanglement: Bill Joy and Danny Hillis
Digital innovators Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, and Danny Hillis, co-founder of the Long Now Foundation, talk with Scientific American Executive Editor...
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Tech Giants Agree to Deal on Privacy Policies For Apps
California attorney general Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement with major mobile-device companies, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard...
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The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom
Dozens of countries are pushing aggressively for the establishment of international control over the Internet via the United Nations' International Telecommunication...
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In Back Alleys and Basements, Video Arcades Quietly Survive
The Stockton Tunnel, excavated in 1914, lets San Francisco drivers get between downtown and Fisherman’s Wharf without having to ascend the scarily steep grades...
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If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers in se Today
Large sections of the transportation and military infrastructure, some modern businesses, and computer programmers still use technology that has not been updated...
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High-Tech New Citizens Bemoan Long Path to Ceremony
Twenty-one years after he set foot in the United States, Facebook engineer Wei Zhu was overjoyed to take his oath of citizenship Wednesday at a special Silicon...
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'do Not Track' Button
Alongside the news that the White House will announce voluntary privacy guidelines for Web companies comes the announcement from major online advertisers that they...
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Algorithm Uses Photo Networks to Reveal Your Hometown
There is growing evidence that information gleaned from online social networks can be processed and used in ways to gain an accurate profile of an individual.
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IBM Says Future Computers Will Be Constant Learners
Tomorrow's computers will constantly improve their understanding of the data they work with, which will help them provide users with more appropriate information...
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The Industrial Robot Revolution
A dramatic shift in how robots are made and perceived is leading to their widespread adoption and use.
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Nash's Beautiful Mind Pre-Empted Million-Dollar Puzzle
John Nash's mind is even more exquisite than we thought. The Nobel laureate, famous for both his work in game theory and his schizophrenia—as portrayed in the book...
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Policing the Future
Computer programs and new mathematical algorithms are helping law enforcement agencies better predict when and where crimes will occur.
From Communications of the ACM
Stanford Schooling - Gratis!
Stanford University's experiment with online classes could help transform computer science education.
From Communications of the ACM
Computer Science Awards
Scientists worldwide are honored for their contributions to design, computing, science, and technology.
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Avi Rubin on Hacking All Sorts of Devices
Avi Rubin is the technical director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and in this talk from the TEDxMidAtlantic conference in November...
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Beware Malware Networks in Search Engines: Report
A new security report warns of malware networks ("malnets") lurking within Google and other search engines, driving unsuspecting Web surfers to sites where they...
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Cybersecurity Research Gets Boost in 2013 Budget Request
President Obama's fiscal 2013 budget request prioritizes basic research and development in cybersecurity at the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland...
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