Almost five years ago, in a soliloquy transcribed by The Wall Street Journal, Reid Hoffman suggested a comprehensive theory of social-network success.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | May 10, 2016
Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer created the artificial intelligence behind Siri, Apple's iconic digital assistant, and one of the first modern apps to capably handle...The Verge From ACM Opinion | May 9, 2016
The radio signal that is the lifeblood of the Global Positioning System originates from a constellation of twenty-four satellites, orbiting more than twelve thousand...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | May 9, 2016
Like most parents, I want my young children to be prepared for the future—one in which knowing how to program a computer will be a basic skill, like clicking "Skip...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2016
As big data transforms industries ranging from retailing to health care, it’s also becoming a more important tool for police departments, which are turning to data...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | May 2, 2016
A couple of weeks ago the world heard about the most seriously funded (and perhaps the most serious) effort yet for starting us on the pathway to interstellar travel...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 28, 2016
Two years ago, at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, I witnessed David Edwards receive what he claimed was the world's first transatlantic ...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | April 27, 2016
Pentagon officials have publicly said, in recent weeks, that they're hitting ISIS not only with bullets and bombs but also with cyberoffensive operations.Slate From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2016
Valentine's Day was a bummer in Mountain View, Calif. For the first time, one of Google's self-driving cars, a modified Lexus SUV, caused a crash.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2016
Last month, WhatsApp, the hugely popular messaging service that Facebook owns, made end-to-end encryption the default for its 1 billion users. On Tuesday, Viber...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2016
I'm the first quadriplegic person in the world to use my own thoughts to control my own arm. It's a pretty neat experience.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | April 14, 2016
Almost 25 years ago, physicists discovered a way of 'teleporting' a quantum system from one place to another without moving it.Nature From ACM Opinion | April 13, 2016
It takes at least a master's degree to fully understand synthetic biology, but grasping its importance requires far less.Wired From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2016
Two weeks ago, privacy advocates across the country celebrated as the Federal Bureau of Investigation backed off its request for Apple to help gain access intoiPhone...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 11, 2016
As Apple Battled the FBI for the last two months over the agency's demands that Apple help crack its own encryption, both the tech community and law enforcement...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 11, 2016
Soon after Devon Godfrey was shot to death in his apartment in Harlem on the evening of April 12, 2010, officers with the New York Police Department thought they...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 7, 2016