Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
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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Baxter and the Second Machine Age
The Industrial Revolution of the 18th century is not just the story of steam power, but steam started it all.
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From Windows to the Xbox: Bill Gates' 'pioneering' Impact
To ask what impact Bill Gates has had on computing is, in a way, too small a question.
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Why Startups Should Steal Ideas and Hire Weirdos
The most consistently creative and insightful people are explorers.
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Snowden Leaks: The Man Who Watches Over the Nsa
Whistleblower Edward Snowden's revelations have revealed that a huge capability resides within America's National Security Agency to collect and analyse communications...
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Dropbox Ceo Drew Houston
Dropbox, the popular cloud storage system that lets people drag files to an icon that puts that data in the cloud and sync new versions across multiple devicesHiding...
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Why Google Kept Motorola's Research Lab
Google's $2.9 billion sale of Motorola Mobility to Chinese PC maker Lenovo might seem like lousy business, given Google's $12.5 billion purchase in 2012 and losses...
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Microsoft Ceo Nadella's Top Challenge: Figuring Out Mobile
Microsoft stands at a crossroads when it comes to mobile.
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Facebook Turns 10: The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't usually observe sentimental anniversaries.
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Icann Ceo Sets Off Explosion of New Internet Names
Starting next week, the Internet is going to look very different—and ICANN Chief Executive Fadi Chehade is the one who'll get both the credit and the blame.
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dacity Founder: Moocs Can Help the Economy, Even If They Can't Replace College
Sebastian Thrun was instrumental in building Google's self-driving car and Glass projects, and helped launch the company's Google X wing to spearhead "moonshot"...
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How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future
For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.
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Digital Platforms: When Is Participation Valuable?
Assessing the benefits and challenges of knowledge spillovers.
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An Integrated Approach to Safety and Security Based on Systems Theory
Applying a more powerful new safety methodology to security risks.
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Establishing a Nationwide CS Curriculum in New Zealand High Schools
Providing students, teachers, and parents with a better understanding of computer science and programming.
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Would Cybersecurity Professionalization Help Address the Cybersecurity Crisis?
Evaluating the trade-offs involved in cybersecurity professionalization.
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