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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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The Code.org founder discusses his first program, inspirations, and "seizing the day."Lawrence Snyder From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2013
The Code.org founder discusses his first program, inspirations, and "seizing the day."Lawrence Snyder From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2013
In the gleaming Silicon Valley branch office of speech-recognition firm Nuance Communications, a small room has been made to look like a homey den.Forbes From ACM Opinion | August 22, 2013
It's not evident from the way his hair flops casually down and across, nor from his equally relaxed demeanor, but John Hanke is one of Google's most important idea...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 21, 2013
Today's report in The Wall Street Journal reveals that the National Security Agency's spying tools extend deep into the domestic U.S. telecommunications infrastructure...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | August 21, 2013
Smartphone screens across the globe are embracing clean design in an effort to feature content on high-end pixel real estate.GigaOm From ACM Opinion | August 20, 2013
Seems like everything gets hacked these days. Baby monitors. White House employees' personal email. Toilets.The Atlantic From ACM News | August 19, 2013
Coming on the heels of our announcement that we had shut down our Silent Mail service, we received a comment about securing email communications.Silent Circle From ACM Opinion | August 19, 2013
This year the U.S. Congress is considering changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the primary law that governs cyber crime and fraud on the Internet...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | August 16, 2013
The New York Times is still reeling from a massive Web outage that took down its homepage, its corporate Web site, and everything in between.The Washington Post From ACM News | August 14, 2013
Lavabit, an encrypted email service believed to have been used by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, has abruptly shut down.Democracy Now! From ACM Opinion | August 14, 2013
Everyone's talking about the Internet of Things, a proposed network of intelligent devices that could one day automate much of the world around us. HVAC and lighting...Popular Science From ACM Opinion | August 14, 2013
Once upon a time seeing your life flash before your eyes was something people did their best to avoid. The arrival of Google Glass seems to have changed that.BBC News From ACM Opinion | August 12, 2013
Phil Zimmermann might be a technologist, but he tends to get philosophical when it comes to the issues of privacy and security and how they intersect with our society...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | August 12, 2013
Professor emeritus Rodney Brooks gained fame in the 1990s for co-founding iRobot, an MIT spinoff that brought the world the Roomba and other innovative, helpful...MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | August 9, 2013
When he met Julian Assange for the first time, Sigurdur Thordarson admired the WikiLeaks founder's attitude and quickly signed up to the cause.Slate From ACM Opinion | August 9, 2013
As an undergraduate at Oxford University in the mid-1970s, K. Birgitta Whaley struggled to choose between chemistry and physics.Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | August 8, 2013