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Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Nicole Perlman, screenwriter, Guardians of the Galaxy: As someone who’s both accident-prone and constantly putting her foot in her mouth, my first thought is the...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 13, 2015
A decision on Tuesday by the European Union’s highest court, striking down an agreement between the E.U. and the United States that allows companies like Facebook...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015
Last Thursday, John Legere, the C.E.O. of T-Mobile, joined the ranks of the dozens of chief executives who, in the past few years, have had to inform their customers...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015
In the recent surge of electronic building toys, my early favorite was LittleBits. The individual pieces each have a specific job, and they magnetically interlock...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015
The new movie "Steve Jobs" provides yet another take on the well known business celebrity. Thomas Streeter, professor of sociology at the University of Vermont,...niversity of Vermont From ACM Careers | October 9, 2015
Our universe is actually really simple, it's just our cosmological theories that are getting needlessly complex, argues one of the world's leading theoretical physicists...Discovery News From ACM Opinion | October 8, 2015
Landing in U.S. theaters last week, Ridley Scott's The Martian is being acclaimed as one of the most realistic portrayals of human space exploration ever filmed...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | October 8, 2015
A ruling the Europe Union’s highest court yesterday may create enormous headaches for US tech companies like Google and Facebook.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2015
When Navy flyboy Tom Cruise got too close for missiles and switched to guns in the spring of 1986, what seemed like an entire nation got up to follow him.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2015
The next time you're thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead.Krebs on Security From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2015
It was a bit of a surprise when the Rosetta probe, after a decade of travel around the Sun, approached the comet and sent the first decently resolved pictures of...Slate From ACM Opinion | October 6, 2015
Apple has long touted the power and design of its devices, but recently the world's most valuable company has been emphasizing another feature: privacy.NPR From ACM Opinion | October 5, 2015
If you want to understand the potential of 3D Touch, the new of method of tapping and pressing on the screens of the latest iPhones, forget about the marketing...Wired From ACM Opinion | October 5, 2015
Chris Strasburg discusses his role as computer protection program manager at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. Ames Laboratory From ACM Opinion | October 5, 2015
In 1970, Life magazine published an article about a Stanford University research project that had resulted in the construction of what it called the first-ever...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 2, 2015
Readers and astrophysicists alike praised Andy Weir's The Martian for a fact-first approach to the sci-fi disaster model.Popular Mechanics From ACM Opinion | October 1, 2015