In the movie Transcendence, which opens in theaters on Friday, a sentient computer program embarks on a relentless quest for power, nearly destroying humanity in...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2014
Self-driving cars, extreme life extension, and global wifi provided by weather balloons: Google makes projects that sound like science fiction into reality at its...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 16, 2014
When Wally Pfister's Transcendence is released on April 17, millions of moviegoers will be asking themselves, "Could we really upload Johnny Depp into a computer...Slate From ACM Opinion | April 14, 2014
Back in 1991, a New York Times Magazine writer, Anne Matthews, described Andrew Ross, a doyen of American studies, strolling through the Modern Language Association...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM Careers | April 14, 2014
The news that Facebook paid $2 billion for a virtual reality start-up, Oculus VR, might strike you as a bit zany.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 7, 2014
Technically, Cortana isn't supposed to exist for at least another 500 years, but that's not stopping Microsoft from bringing her to life this week.The Verge From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2014
Tuesday's announcement that Facebook is buying the virtual-reality start-up Oculus for $2 billion no doubt left many people scratching their heads.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | March 26, 2014
Encouraging the opportunities for digital innovation and invention to flourish in a variety of social environments.Michael L. Best From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2014
The current generation of general-purpose multicore hardware must be fixed to support more application domains and to allow cost-effective parallel programming.Uzi Vishkin From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2014
For years, techies have argued that getting an extra monitor or two for your desktop computer is an especially effective way to increase personal productivity.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2014
Research vice presidents at some computing giants, such as Microsoft and IBM, rule over divisions housed in dedicated facilities carefully insulated from the rat...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | March 18, 2014
I once worked with Steven Spielberg on the development of Minority Report, derived from the short story by Philip K. Dick featuring a future society that uses surveillance...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 12, 2014
Every year, just before South by Southwest Interactive starts, the froth starts churning. Everybody begins wondering what this year’s breakout hit app will be.Wired From ACM Opinion | March 11, 2014
For more than a year now, tens of millions of Americans have found time each day to devote themselves to an essential task: swiping at their phones and tablets...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | March 10, 2014
So for the past 18 months, there has been a horrific security hole in many of Apple's products that has allowed "man in the middle" attacks on supposedly secure...Slate From ACM Opinion | February 26, 2014