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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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With the recent launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablets, Microsoft has reversed its user interface strategy.Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox From ACM Opinion | November 20, 2012
Voice-controlled smartphone searches are slowly becoming all the rage, thanks to tools like Apple's Siri and Google's "enhanced" voice search.ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | November 20, 2012
The NCSA Blue Waters system is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, but it won't appear on the TOP500 list—nor will it be taking part in the HPC Challenge...HPCwire From ACM News | November 19, 2012
The term cyberwar has become a catch-all used by politicians, talking heads and others to encompass just about any online threat, regardless of the attacker or...Threatpost From ACM Opinion | November 19, 2012
In 1987, when Judge Robert Bork was enmeshed in a partisan struggle over his Supreme Court nomination, a reporter for an alternative weekly in Washington, D.C.,...ProPublica From ACM Opinion | November 19, 2012
"Nothing quite like it exists yet, but we have begun building it," Henry Markram wrote in the June 2012 issue of Scientific American. He was referring to a "fantastic...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | November 16, 2012
Having an extramarital affair in 2012 is not an easy task if you’re the chief of the world’s most renowned spy agency.Slate From ACM Opinion | November 16, 2012
When it comes to the human brain, many scientists believe that we are incapable of understanding how it works because we lack the tools and intelligence to measure...New Scientist From ACM News | November 16, 2012
Tech has always played a prominent role in the Bond franchise; it's a key element of the plot formula: Bond opens with a chase scene, the core mission is revealed...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | November 16, 2012
Companies like Apple and Samsung are the public face of the smartphone and tablet boom, but they all rely on ARM, the British company that licenses the energy-efficient...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | November 9, 2012
Digital eye glasses like Google’s Project Glass, and my earlier Digital Eye Glass, will transform society because they introduce a two-sided surveillance and sousveillance...Time From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
When Oren Jacob was a teenager, he hung up Star Wars posters on his bedroom wall. In his early 20s at a college dorm at Berkeley, he replaced them with a smallPixar...VentureBeat From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
Monday afternoon, just half a day before the polls opened, Prof. Mark Crispin Miller was feeling pessimistic about the electoral process.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
When Barack Obama was sworn in four years ago for his first term, there was genuine optimism that he would make meaningful improvements to the security of the nation's...Threatpost From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012