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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Imagine this nightmarish possibility: al-Qaida terrorists remotely disabling the brakes on thousands of cars racing down a Bay Area freeway during the morning...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | December 29, 2011
Silicon Valley is making one of its biggest lobbying pushes ever, as it fights a proposed law championed by Hollywood called the Stop Online Piracy Act. But whether...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | December 9, 2011
By signing onto many of the most popular sites on the Web, you may be unknowingly sharing your email address or name with other websites and data collection companies...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | October 13, 2011
He was the resident wizard at 1 Infinite Loop, the guy sporting minimalist attire, closely cropped hair and a mischievous smile as he pulled one delightful new...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | September 8, 2011
Rosie the Robot could finally be coming to your home. Willow Garage, a startup in Menlo Park, has designed a robot called the PR2 that calls to mind the Jetsons'...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | September 7, 2011
The personal computer recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Then last week, Silicon Valley staged the PC's funeral.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2011
You want a good look at Silicon Valley's bipolar job market? Step into the 11th-floor office of Young Sohn. The CEO of Santa Clara-based Inphi is tearing his...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 22, 2011
The mobile computing boom has turned into a courthouse war of the titans, as big tech companies are increasingly engaged in high-dollar legal disputes over lucrative...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 10, 2011
Dropped calls, unsent texts, painfully slow Internet connections and overcrowded Wi-Fi hot spots have become a bane of modern life. But veteran valley entrepreneur...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 4, 2011
Taking a trip with always-on digital devices can be like traveling with your safe—and forgetting to lock it.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | July 25, 2011
Tom Sherlock demonstrated his wearable computer. Steven Neff, hemmed in by a scrum of recruiters from Google, Rackspace and Pulse News, showed off his art-filled...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | July 21, 2011
The unveiling of the iPhone almost four years ago stands as a pivotal moment in computing history. The elegant design not only ushered in the mobile computing...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 6, 2011
In his most extensive public comments since becoming Google's CEO, Larry Page on Thursday delivered a carefully crafted response to critics who say the company...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 3, 2011
Computer shoppers are used to considering features such as design, processor speed, memory, battery life, and hard-disk size. But there's something else they...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 25, 2011
Whether or not Google makes any blockbuster announcements at its annual developers conference that starts Tuesday—a news report on Monday said it may unveil its...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 10, 2011
Lu Miao speaks very little English. He's never traveled outside of Asia. He's not a software engineer. But in a few short months, he became the founder of a successful...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 9, 2011
In the wake of the recent hacking attacks, which compromised more than 100 million account records on its PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment services...San Jose Mercury news From ACM News | May 6, 2011
Google may appear to be under siege in China, but a sense of normalcy—Google style—pervades the company's headquarters here.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | April 29, 2011
The Internet browser wars are back. Mozilla released its long-awaited Firefox 4 browser Tuesday, a critical moment for the upstart that first challenged mighty...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 24, 2011
Facing criticism over the quality of search results, Google recently tweaked its famously secretive algorithm to weed out spam sites and so-called "content farms...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 14, 2011