From Communications of the ACM
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
Filippo Gualtiero Blancato| March 1, 2024
If the New York Times's latest article is to be believed, artificial intelligence is moving so fast it sometimes seems almost "magical."The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 31, 2013
Google Ideas, the New York City–based "think/do tank" run by the Internet search giant, is launching several new technologies designed to highlight hacker attacks...Time From ACM Opinion | October 31, 2013
A silver BMW 5 Series is weaving through traffic at roughly 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) on a freeway that cuts northeast through Bavaria between Munich and...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 30, 2013
Like a story straight out of the universe of Franz Kafka, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison found himself before a judge in Washington, representing himself against...CNET From ACM Opinion | October 29, 2013
On the evening of February 12, 2009, a Continental Connection commuter flight made its way through blustery weather between Newark, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 28, 2013
Consumer trust is a vital currency for every big Internet company, which helps to explain why the giants of Silicon Valley have gone to great lengths in recent...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 28, 2013
In late September, on a crowded commuter train in San Francisco, a man shot and killed 20-year-old student Justin Valdez.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | October 28, 2013
When he read about the technical failures plaguing HealthCare.gov, Mike Bracken said it felt like a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day.NPR From ACM Opinion | October 25, 2013
In 2003, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen spent $100 million to build the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 24, 2013
The sixth most widely used website in the world is not run anything like the others in the top 10.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 24, 2013
The public's trust in government has been battered by repeated abuses of power, but it's not the NSA's fault.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 23, 2013
When historians write about the civil-liberties crisis of this decade, the story will be full of vivid figures—Bradley, now Chelsea, Manning, the fragile soldier...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 23, 2013
How lessons learned from the evolution of the Web and Web browsers can influence the development of AR browsers.Tobias Langlotz, Jens Grubert, Raphael Grasset From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2013
Considering the ethical questions raised by technologies that are moving from knowing what we are doing (and where) to knowing who we are.Katina Michael, MG Michael From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2013
Late last week I posted a short essay on LinkedIn, where I am an Influencer, called "The best case study you'll ever read."Fortune From ACM Opinion | October 22, 2013
HealthCare.gov, the Web site at the center of President Obama's federal health insurance exchange, has been plagued with problems since it opened for business Oct...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 22, 2013