Last century's cash crops included tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane. Now we have magic cauliflower and super berries, too—and even though they can't be sold at...CNET From ACM News | August 27, 2010
A worm that targets critical infrastructure companies doesn't just steal data, it leaves a back door that could be used to remotely and secretly control plant...CNET From ACM News | August 13, 2010
Kevin Mitnick was eager to participate in a social-engineering contest at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas last weekend and was told he would target Microsoft...CNET From ACM News | August 6, 2010
The United States should decide on rules for attacking other nations' networks in advance of an actual cyberwar, which could include an international agreement...CNET From ACM News | July 30, 2010
If you want to see what outer space looks like, there may be no better way to do so than to have Carter Emmart take you on a ride there.CNET From ACM News | July 20, 2010
China's Green Dam software-filtering project has been staying afloat without government funds for the past year, but the project may now be in danger of collapse...CNet From ACM News | July 15, 2010
A law requiring police to obtain a search warrant before tracking Americans' cell phones may imperil criminal investigations and endanger children's lives, a law...CNET From ACM News | June 28, 2010
Willow Garage has given 11 teams from around the world the right to use its PR2 open source robots and operating system to develop new uses for the technology and...CNet From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2010
Max Palevsky, the computer industry pioneer and early investor in Intel who died at age 85 last week, had, ironically, a fairly well-documented skepticism of...CNet From ACM News | May 10, 2010
If you're the kind of person who worries about the security of computer networks, you should know that the National Security Agency is worrying about it too. Since...CNET From ACM News | April 23, 2010
Google and an alliance of privacy groups have come to Yahoo's aid by helping the Web portal fend off a broad request from the U.S. Department of Justice for e-mail...CNET From ACM News | April 16, 2010
Intel Labs has developed Common Sense, a portable device that collects and analyzes nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone information, and enables users to...CNet From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2010
The Internet of the future is an intelligent network capable of proactively acting on our needs, following us wherever we go, helping provide us with focused health...CNET From ACM News | March 4, 2010
A Pew Internet survey of 900 scientists, business leaders, and technology developers found that most thought that the Internet can improve humanity's overall grasp...CNet From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2010
A panel of experts told U.S. senators at a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the United States would be defeated...CNet From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2010
Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini wants to see the U.S. more competitive and has announced plans for a new alliance to invest $3.5 billion...CNet From ACM News | February 23, 2010
Two years ago, when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the "Scarecrow Bandits" that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with aconvicted...CNET From ACM News | February 11, 2010
Peiter Zatko--a respected hacker known as "Mudge"--has been tapped to be a program manager at DARPA, where he will be in charge of funding research designed toDARPA...CNET From ACM News | February 10, 2010