A couple of days ago, I received an e-mail from Iran. It was sent by an analyst from the Iranian Computer Emergency Response Team, and it was informing me about...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 1, 2012
Two weeks ago, Steve Wozniak made a public call for Apple to open its platforms for those who wish to tinker, tweak and innovate with their internals. EFF supports...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM Opinion | May 30, 2012
Should we worry about cyberwarfare? Judging by excessively dramatic headlines in the media, very much so. Cyberwarfare, the argument goes, might make wars easier...Slate From ACM Opinion | May 29, 2012
From all indications, it would appear that attackers are continuing to attack and malware authors are carrying on writing malware.Threatpost From ACM Opinion | May 29, 2012
If I were empress of the Universe I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached—a barcode if you will—an implanted chip to provide...BBC News From ACM Opinion | May 22, 2012
The patent world is quietly undergoing a change of seismic proportions. In a few short years, a handful of entities have amassed vast treasuries of patents on an...Stanford Technology Law Review From ACM News | May 8, 2012
It is ironic that Steve Jobs, the man who focused on building consumer-friendly devices such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, is also radically reshaping the business...Samuel Greengard From ACM News | May 8, 2012
It's hard to think of a more attention-grabbing title than "Robots, Men, and Sex Tourism"—especially in the academic world.Slate From ACM Opinion | May 4, 2012
We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 4, 2012
At the end of April, Tor Books, the world's largest science fiction publisher, and its UK sister company, Tor UK, announced that they would be eliminating digital...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | May 3, 2012
Was Google's snooping on home Wi-Fi users the work of a rogue software engineer? Was it a deliberate corporate strategy? Was it simply an honest-to-goodness mistake...Slate From ACM Opinion | May 2, 2012
Three years ago, shortly after Microsoft announced that it would launch its own retail stores, I offered the company some unsolicited advice: Copy Apple "relentlessly...Slate From ACM Opinion | April 26, 2012
Exploration is one thing, science another—but they've come together rather nicely in the Voyager mission to the outer planets, outbound for the past 35 years yet...Smithsonian Magazine From ACM News | April 25, 2012
I have two robots that clean the floors in my apartment: the Evolution Robotics Mint and the iRobot Roomba 530. The Mint sweeps and mops. The Roomba vacuums.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2012
Four months after capturing a crashed U.S. stealth drone near the Iran-Afghanistan border, Tehran claims it has hacked into the ‘bot’s classified mission-control...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 24, 2012
The foundation of high-performance computing is undergoing a revolution with the introduction of add-on accelerators. An emerging variant of the heterogeneous computing...HPC Wire From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2012
When hospitals come upon a technology with a proven track record of saving lives, you'd expect a flood of investment to expand its use, and a race by manufacturers...Slate From ACM Opinion | April 19, 2012
The world was stunned by the first real look at Google's Project Glass. In a video released by the search giant, we got a a captivating look at how its glasses...ABC News From ACM Opinion | April 6, 2012
When I tell people that I work on "evolving robots," their common response is to joke—semi-seriously—about Skynet or some other sci-fi nightmare in which machines...Slate From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2012