After violent attacks on Americans in both Egypt and Libya—including an attack in Libya on Tuesday that killed the American ambassador to that country—Google said...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | September 14, 2012
Almost one year into Meg Whitman's tenure as CEO, it is hard to escape the feeling that once-mighty Hewlett-Packard is slipping into a downward spiral.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | September 14, 2012
What could well be the next great technological disruption is fermenting away, out of sight, in small workshops, college labs, garages, and basements. Tinkerers...The Economist From ACM News | September 13, 2012
With the U.S. in high political season, partisan rhetoric is in no short supply. But one area of agreement stands out: both parties have put solid endorsements...ABC News From ACM Opinion | September 11, 2012
Last May when Mark Zuckerberg wed his Chinese-American girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, a joke began to make the rounds on China's version of Twitter, a microblog—or...Fortune From ACM Opinion | September 11, 2012
Cybersecurity efforts in the United States have largely centered on defending computer networks against attacks by hackers, criminals, and foreign governments,...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | September 10, 2012
I spent several hours this past week watching video footage from hidden cameras that skimmer thieves placed at ATMs to surreptitiously record customers entering...Krebs on Security From ACM Opinion | September 5, 2012
In a pre-iPhone age, mobile phones came in all shapes and sizes. Remember the clamshell, candy bar, swivel, backflip, slider, dual-slider, lipstick, and, of course...Reuters From ACM News | August 31, 2012
It's officially the anniversary of the day Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple and let Tim Cook take the reins.ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | August 30, 2012
Apple's victory on Friday in a patent lawsuit against Samsung could, if upheld, give its rivals a kick in the pants to create more original products.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | August 27, 2012
History buffs will note that Apple scored one of the most lopsided victories since Agincourt on Tim Cook's one-year anniversary as the company's CEO.CNET From ACM Opinion | August 27, 2012
In March 2002, John M. Poindexter, a former national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan, sat down with Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the director of the National...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2012
When Tim Cook was named permanent chief executive of Apple a year ago Friday, most discussion centered on what Jobsian qualities and trademark values Cook didn't...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | August 23, 2012
Denial of service attacks—flooding Web sites with traffic in order to make them unavailable to the public—have become an increasingly popular way to take down or...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM Opinion | August 23, 2012