Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the formative years of the world wide web, and the challenges it now faces.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2017
Tech companies and investors have recently been piling money into artificial intelligence—and plenty has been trickling down to chip maker Nvidia.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | May 12, 2017
The same week that President Trump issued his hire American executive order, the president of one of China's top tech companies said his company wants to do the...NPR From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2017
The AI revolution may take longer than some expect to spread from Silicon Valley into other industries.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | March 31, 2017
Feng Zhang occupies a corner office on the 10th floor of the gleaming, modern biotechnology palace called the Broad Institute.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 22, 2017
To an engineer in Silicon Valley, the Defense Department can look a little old, a little slow, and a little fat.
Wired From ACM Opinion | February 21, 2017
If you're familiar with the comedian John Oliver, then you may also remember the man he once memorably called a "dingo." That's Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | January 18, 2017
Genevieve Bell is an Australian anthropologist who has been working at tech company Intel for 18 years, where she is currently head of sensing and insights.
The Guardian From ACM Opinion | November 29, 2016
The race is on build a "universal" quantum computer. Such a device could be programmed to speedily solve problems that classical computers cannot crack, potentially...Nature From ACM Opinion | October 21, 2016
You just wanted to shop for a birthday gift in peace—instead, you got ads that follow you around the internet, and coupons in your email that remember exactly which...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 21, 2016
During his eight years in office, President Barack Obama has seen hackers grow into a threat no president has faced before.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 13, 2016
Five months after announcing its intentions to gather genome sequences from 2 million people, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has selected geneticist David Goldstein...Nature From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2016
When Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to help the FBI get into a mass murderer's iPhone last winter, he was hailed for his boldness in fighting the government on ...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | September 12, 2016
On a sleek white coffee table in Apple CEO Tim Cook's fourth-floor office in late July, beneath framed posters of Robert F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 15, 2016
You devoted your life to human-driven transportation, engineering SUVs at Ford and taking Hyundai (as U.S. CEO and president) to record levels of sales in the U...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | August 4, 2016
When he started at the CIA, Sean Roche recalls how little solid data the U.S. spy agency had on what was going on inside the Kremlin.Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2016
Apple's legal battle over encryption dominated headlines earlier this year, but another tech giant is fighting a quieter legal war over user privacy: Microsoft....The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | July 25, 2016
John Holdren is no stranger to the spotlight. Over his long career in science, Holdren—a physicist by training—has worked on controversial issues such as climate...Nature From ACM Opinion | July 7, 2016