Almost certainly, Apple will soon hit $500bn in market capitalization—half a trillion dollars. So, based on its current growth, it's fair to wonder if it will become...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | January 28, 2012
The Megaupload takedown, and the arrest of its key employees, might seem to vindicate late 1990s worries about the Internet and jurisdiction. Does putting a site...Arstechnica From ACM Opinion | January 26, 2012
Thirty-seven million iPhones. Fifteen million iPads. Fifteen million iPods. Five million Macs. A million Apple TVs. No matter how you do the math, that's a boatload...Time From ACM Opinion | January 26, 2012
Hoxton, we have a problem. Much has been written about how we need to improve the way we educate our children about technology. This is all great, but it's not...The Kernel From ACM Opinion | January 24, 2012
In its early days, the Web was often imagined as a global clearinghouse—a new type of library, with the sum total of human knowledge always at our fingertips. Slate From ACM Opinion | January 24, 2012
Last week was a remarkable one for the Web: A week that proved George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" incredibly prescient yet woefully incorrect.CNN From ACM Opinion | January 23, 2012
Upon closer examination, everything old appears to be new again in the realm of software engineering.Marvin V. Zelkowitz From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2012
Examining the role of human emotional response in making complex security-related decisions.Rose McDermott From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2012
Considering the unexpected risks associated with seemingly minor technological changes.Donald A. Norman From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2012
Reallocating valuable wireless spectrum can generate billions of dollars in revenue to the U.S. federal government while also benefiting consumers.Gregory Rosston From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2012
Of all the sites that went dark on Wednesday to protest Congress's misguided anti-piracy legislation, Reddit was the one I missed most.Slate From ACM Opinion | January 23, 2012
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued a statement in response to reports that some members have dropped their support of the Stop Online...Committee on the Judiciary (.S. House of Representatives) From ACM Opinion | January 19, 2012
Google dropped its logo-shroud, Wikipedia returned from limbo, normal service in general has been resumed, and all's right with the world… except that SOPA and...Time From ACM Opinion | January 19, 2012
So, you have a son or daughter who is showing some interest in computer programming, but you're not really sure where to start.Wired From ACM Careers | January 18, 2012
We've blacked out the headlines on our Website homepage today as part of a global internet protest against two radical anti-piracy bills pending in Congress—legislation...Wired From ACM Opinion | January 18, 2012