On Monday the Supreme Court will consider whether to fundamentally alter the way American patent law is litigated. Specifically, in the context of an otherwise...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2011
The most dubious phrase in English after "act natural" is "trust me." A party asking for trust without offering a reason why is probably untrustworthy. And yet...The Economist From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2011
You probably know that some Internet and cell phone applications like Foursquare or Twitter can broadcast your location to the world. And you might know that...MSNBC From ACM News | April 15, 2011
Cisco is shutting down a business unit that it bought for over half-a-billion dollars: the Flip camcorder division. That's a shame, considering how high the Flip...Wired From ACM News | April 13, 2011
The clash of two titans—physics and chemistry—are major barriers to human space travel to Mars and beyond, and may well make it impossible... at least with current...Cosmos Magazine From ACM Opinion | April 13, 2011
I've done my part to prop up the consumer-electronics industry in recent years: a flat-panel TV downstairs and one upstairs, his and hers smartphones, not-too...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2011
The tech world has recently seen an explosion in patent litigation, often involving low-quality software patents, which threatens to stifle innovation.Google From ACM Opinion | April 5, 2011
In the 10 years since the last time Larry Page was Google's chief executive, the company has changed a bit. It has gone from an ambitious startup to a publicly...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2011
Strategic theorists frequently lament that military planners are very effective at preparing for the last war, not the next one. Planners today must cope with...Strategic Studies Quarterly From ACM Opinion | April 1, 2011
Programming is a creative endeavor, and therefore there is such a thing as coder's block. What does it take to clear the blockage?George V. Neville-Neil From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
Successful global IT team managers combine general distributed team management skills enhanced with cultural sensitivity.
Fred Niederman, Felix B. Tan From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
What does Japan's earthquake mean for GPS? Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake was so powerful that it actually widened Japan. While parts of the country barely...Slate From ACM News | March 17, 2011
I got my first cell phone a little more than a decade ago, just as I was finishing college and looking for my first job. I didn't need a mobile phone; none of...Slate From ACM Opinion | March 17, 2011
It's been a banner year or so for artificial intelligence, from the recent triumph of I.B.M.'s Jeopardy-winning supercomputer to a wave of news coverage of the...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 10, 2011
To humans, computer intelligence is a puzzle, as if the machines have split personalities. They can be so remarkably smart at times, yet so bafflingly dumb at...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 7, 2011
Whenever the military rolls out a new robot program, folks like to joke about SkyNet or the Rise of the Machines. But this time, the military really is starting...Wired From ACM News | March 4, 2011
I’ve been a consumer technology critic for over 10 years. During that time, hate mail has been part of my job every day.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | February 18, 2011