The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a decision that clarifies standards for awarding patents, but not...The Associated Press From ACM News | June 20, 2014
An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot last month when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows and throwing...The Associated Press From ACM News | May 2, 2014
Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device.The Associated Press From ACM News | April 28, 2014
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the Internet a CIA project and made comments about Russia's biggest search engine Yandex, sending the company's shares...The Associated Press From ACM News | April 25, 2014
Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last December.The Associated Press From ACM News | April 17, 2014
If Douglas MacArthur or Ulysses S. Grant went to the U.S. Military Academy today, they might be testing their defensive skills hunched in front of a computer screen...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | April 10, 2014
Tanisha Verdejo loves to surf the Internet for shopping deals. She chats on Facebook, learns about new recipes and enjoys sending emails to friends and family.The Associated Press From ACM News | April 8, 2014
Cybersecurity experts doubt U.S. President Barack Obama's assurance the U.S. National Security Agency is not spying on ordinary Americans' communications.Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 31, 2014
The debate about whether to continue the dragnet surveillance of Americans' phone records is highlighting divisions within the Democratic and Republican parties...The Associated Press From ACM News | February 21, 2014
This year a record 1,500 hackathons are planned around the world, up from just a handful in 2010. Associated Press From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2014
Hoyt Sparks says he has no use for liberal Democrats and their "socialistic, Marxist, communist" ways.The Associated Press From ACM News | February 18, 2014
Palestinian women are joining the high-tech industry, despite obstacles presented by the economy and traditional culture. Associated Press From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2014
Celebrities, businesses, and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms,"...The Associated Press From ACM News | January 7, 2014
The debate over the National Security Agency's collection of millions of Americans' telephone records fell squarely into the courts when a federal judge in Manhattan...The Associated Press From ACM News | December 30, 2013
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's robotics competition is aimed at developing a robot that can function in disaster zones. Associated Press From ACM TechNews | December 18, 2013
A federal judge made headlines Monday by declaring that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is likely unconstitutional...The Associated Press From ACM News | December 17, 2013
Pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're...The Associated Press From ACM News | December 2, 2013
When it comes to the balance between civil liberties and the war on terrorism, Americans seem to want the best of both worlds.The Associated Press From ACM News | September 18, 2013
Brazil is planning to remove itself from the U.S.-centric Internet in the aftermath of the U.S. National Security Agency's online spying program.Associated Press From ACM News | September 18, 2013