Jibo the robot swivels around when it hears its name and tilts its touchscreen face upward, expectantly.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 11, 2017
A somewhat neglected issue in discussions of bitcoin is the tremendous increase in power consumption used by miners. The rising power required to mine bitcoin conflicts...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2017
Intellectual property may be the legal term for creations, including literary or artistic, but there is something inherently human about it as well.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | December 6, 2017
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to let Comcast, Verizon and other broadband companies turn the internet into a latter-day version of...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | December 5, 2017
In spite of the billions of dollars companies collectively spend each year on cyberdefenses, hackers keep defeating them.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 4, 2017
Back in 2005, a small phone company based in North Carolina named Madison River began preventing its subscribers from making phone calls using the internet application...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 27, 2017
Neurotechnology is one of the hottest areas of engineering, and the technological achievements sound miraculous: Paralyzed people have controlled robotic limbs and ...IEEE Spectrum From ACM Opinion | November 20, 2017
It's 6 p.m. in Tempe, Arizona and pitch-black outside. I'm standing in the middle of a five-lane thoroughfare, among a group of people too numerous for the narrow...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | November 17, 2017
Wednesday was supposed to be the triumphant launch of a free, driverless shuttle in downtown Las Vegas.
Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | November 10, 2017
Bitcoin ≠ blockchain. Blockchain ≠ bitcoin. This message bears repeating: You can be pro-blockchain and anti-bitcoin.
Bloomberg Gadfly From ACM Opinion | November 10, 2017
In May 2016, a Facebook page called Heart of Texas urged its nearly 254,000 followers to rise up against what it considered to be an urgent cultural menace.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 9, 2017
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election is history. But allegations of voter fraud, election interference by foreign governments, and intrusions into state...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2017