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
The Pacific Northwest tree octopus existed years before Wikipedia was founded. I’m using "existed" loosely here, of course, because there's no such thing as a Pacific...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 27, 2016
Examining the institutions underlying the patent system for information and communication technologies.Wen Wen, Chris Forman From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 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
About a year ago, Apple announced and released its first Apple Watch. The long-rumored product was Apple’s first all-new product category since the iPad and its...Ars Technica 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
In 2011, developer and researcher Alexandra Elbakyan launched Sci-Hub, an online archive that shares research articles freely and openly without paywalls or restrictions...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2016
Many newspapers and online media companies have begun disabling comment sections because of widespread abuse and obscenity.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2016
If you thought the battle over net neutrality ended when the Federal Communications Commission slapped a series of unprecedented rules on Internet providers last...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2016
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the Compliance with Court Orders...Senator Dianne Feinstein From ACM Opinion | April 14, 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
A heavily rusted cast iron ring sits on a bookshelf inside a neoclassical church a few blocks north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The ring is about an inch...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 13, 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