When the Walt Disney Company bought Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion in 2006, there was understandable concern that the media conglomerate that drove...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 7, 2011
Forty years ago, I wrote an article for Technology Review titled "Shall We Build the Space Shuttle?" Now, with the 135th and final flight of the shuttle at hand...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | July 6, 2011
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Air Force had a world monopoly on radar-evading technology—and with it, a huge advantage over any rival. Several generations...Wired From ACM News | July 6, 2011
Once upon a time, MySpace was the king and pioneer of social networking. When Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought the company for $580 million, it looked like...Arstechnica From ACM Opinion | June 30, 2011
According to the old saying, you learn more from a failure than a success. Well, if that's the case, the consumer electronics industry ought to have a master's...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | June 29, 2011
Apple notched a significant win last week when it was awarded a key patent related to basic multitouch functionality. The patent was first called "hugely problematic"...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | June 29, 2011
Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal information about you and your family. Can police officers enter your...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM News | June 27, 2011
After just 50 days, the group said it was ceasing individual operations. Why, when you might have thought things were going so well?The Guardian From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2011
Marko Rodriguez and Peter Neubauer, the leaders of the TinkerPop open-source graph software initiative, discuss the project, its members, and its goals.ODBMS Industry Watch From ACM Opinion | June 24, 2011
At Google, we’ve always focused on putting the user first. We aim to provide relevant answers as quickly as possible—and our product innovation and engineering...Google From ACM Opinion | June 24, 2011
For several months, EFF has been following the movement around Bitcoin, an electronic payment system that touts itself as "the first decentralized digital currency...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM Opinion | June 23, 2011
Viewing computer science in a broader context to dispel common misperceptions and provide more accurate guidance to students who are...Mordechai (Moti) Ben-Ari From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
Addressing the challenges of increasing the number of women of color in computing and ensuring their success.Maria (Mia) Ong From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
Reinstituting formalities — notice of copyright claims and registration requirements — could help address problems related to too many copyrights that last for...Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
Focusing on socio-technical design with values as a critical component in the design process.Cory Knobel, Geoffrey C. Bowker From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
Supply chains are increasingly global. We pour energy into managing them efficiently, with their risks and rewards...Mari Sako From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
"For most artists," as the famous Tim O'Reilly aphorism has it "the problem isn't piracy, it's obscurity." To me, this is inarguably true and self-evident—the...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | June 21, 2011
In justifying U.S. involvement in Libya, the Obama administration cited the "responsibility to protect" citizens of other countries when their governments engage...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2011