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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In Markets' Tuned-p Machinery, Stubborn Ghosts Remain
A generation ago, when the stock market crashed on Oct. 19, 1987, the Nasdaq stock market appeared to have done much better than the New York Stock Exchange.
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What to Do About Google?
Whether it is acting as a conduit, an editor, or an advisor, the search engine should put user interests first.
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Software and Souls; Programs and Packages
How can historians tell stories about software without focusing solely on the code itself?
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The Other Side of Language
The conversation for action gives a framework for completing professional actions effectively.
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Research and Practice: The Curious Case of 'Small' Researchers-Practitioners
Seeking a more efficient combination of the best elements of the research and practice communities in small organizations.
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An Interview with Hadi Partovi
The Code.org founder discusses his first program, inspirations, and "seizing the day."
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An Interview with Hadi Partovi
The Code.org founder discusses his first program, inspirations, and "seizing the day."
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Life After Siri: Nuance's phill Climb To Being Your Digital Assistant
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.
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Welcome to the Age of Denial
In 1982, polls showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created human beings in their present form. Thirty years later, the fraction of the population...
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Google Maps Trained S to Follow Directions. Now Its Former Developer Wants S to Explore.
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...
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The Problem with Algorithms: Magnifying Misbehaviour
By the time you read these words, much of what has appeared on the screen of whatever device you are using has been dictated by a series of conditional instructions...
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Future of Gesture-Based i Design
Smartphone screens across the globe are embracing clean design in an effort to feature content on high-end pixel real estate.
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The Man Who Drew Up Sony's Next Game Plan
Mark Cerny's soft voice and youthful looks belie the position of power he holds in the video-game industry.
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Picture This: Is There Life After Photoshop?
For almost all its 23-year existence, Photoshop has dominated the digital retouching and design world.
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Maybe Everybody Should Not Learn to Code
In the past few years, programming has gone mainstream, as celebrities from Chris Bosh to President Obama jump on the "everyone should learn to code" bandwagon.
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Meet the Nasa Scientist Devising a Starship Warp Drive
The idea that nothing can exceed the speed of light limits our interstellar ambitions. How do we get round this?
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How to Think About Drones
Consider David. The shepherd lad steps up to face in single combat the Philistine giant Goliath.
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The New York Times Was Losing $5 Per Second Thanks to Its Web Site Outage
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.
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The Giant Hurdle For the Internet of Things
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...
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