Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting without Apple's help, the...The New York Times From ACM News | March 30, 2016
The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2016
The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence program over a champion in the complex board game Go this month was a statement—not so much to professional...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2016
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs and uncertain how to respond, President Obama said he...The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2016
The Obama administration argued on Thursday that "no single corporation"—even one as successful as Apple—should be allowed to flout the rule of law by refusingF...The New York Times From ACM News | March 11, 2016
Richard Socher appeared nervous as he waited for his artificial intelligence program to answer a simple question: "Is the tennis player wearing a cap?"The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2016
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2016
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...The New York Times From ACM News | March 2, 2016
Apple engineers have begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iPhone using methods similar...The New York Times From ACM News | February 25, 2016
It took six years for Apple to persuade China's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, to sell the iPhone.The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2016
Apple said on Wednesday that it would oppose and challenge a federal court order to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers who killed...The New York Times From ACM News | February 17, 2016
Whether to enliven a commute, relax in the evening or drown out the buzz of a neighbor's recreational drone, Americans listen to music nearly four hours a day.The New York Times From ACM News | February 9, 2016
After hackers breached the computer network of the U.C.L.A. medical center last summer, Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, and her office...The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2016
The AlphaGo program beat European Go champion Fan Hui in a series of five matches and achieved a 99.8-percent winning rate against other Go programs. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2016
Marvin Minsky, who combined a scientist's thirst for knowledge with a philosopher's quest for truth as a pioneering explorer of artificial intelligence, work that...The New York Times From ACM News | January 26, 2016
The latest standoff between Europe and American tech companies runs through a quiet street just north of the Louvre Museum, past chic cafes and part of the French...The New York Times From ACM News | January 25, 2016
Three years ago, Charles Chase, an engineer who manages Lockheed Martin's nuclear fusion program, was sitting on a white leather couch at Google's Solve for X conference...The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 22, 2016
Car enthusiasts, after hearing industry executives discussing the self-driving technology being built into their vehicles, might be forgiven for thinking robotic...The New York Times From ACM News | January 19, 2016