Tragedy, when its cause and the fate of its victims are still unknown, is supposed to occasion solidarity.The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | March 21, 2014
For years, techies have argued that getting an extra monitor or two for your desktop computer is an especially effective way to increase personal productivity.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2014
Many of us now expect our online activities to be recorded and analyzed, but we assume that the physical spaces we inhabit are different.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | March 18, 2014
Browsers, brokers, and BIOS: You could safely call that triumvirate the past, present, and future of security, but you'd be wrong.Threatpost From ACM Opinion | March 17, 2014
What would you give for a retinal chip that let you see in the dark or for a next-generation cochlear implant that let you hear any conversation in a noisy restaurant...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 17, 2014
Every year, just before South by Southwest Interactive starts, the froth starts churning. Everybody begins wondering what this year’s breakout hit app will be.Wired From ACM Opinion | March 11, 2014
Shortly after Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple in August 2011, he told a confidant that he got up every morning reminding himself just to do the right...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | March 4, 2014
In the last decade, movies and television have sprouted a new plot weakness: if tension hinged in any way on a situation that could have been solved by a simple...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | February 27, 2014
So for the past 18 months, there has been a horrific security hole in many of Apple's products that has allowed "man in the middle" attacks on supposedly secure...Slate From ACM Opinion | February 26, 2014
It is over. Mt. Gox, bitcoin’s oldest—and once its most popular—exchange, was taken offline Monday night, leaving behind angry customers and acrimonious debate...Slate From ACM Opinion | February 26, 2014
Sharing lessons learned from experiences creating successful multidisciplinary research centers.David Patterson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Codifying human rights and inclusiveness in a technical context for people with disabilities.
Richard Ladner From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
A new report from Chile about improving economic competitiveness advances a novel interpretation of innovation. Timing is everything.
Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Encouraging students to become comfortable exercising ethical discernment in a professional context with their peers.Arvind Narayanan, Shannon Vallor From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Considering the implications of the late-2013 ruling in favor of Google in the Authors Guild case.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014