A question from a member of the Pentagon’s new cyberwarfare unit the other day prompted President Obama to voice his frustration about America's seeming inability...The New York Times From ACM News | September 17, 2015
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's new "Brandeis" program seeks to shield individual privacy instead of infringing on it.The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2015
In an investigation involving guns and drugs, the Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages...The New York Times From ACM News | September 11, 2015
As President Xi Jinping of China prepares for his first state visit to the United States this month, Washington has warned that it could hit Chinese companies with...The New York Times From ACM News | September 10, 2015
In private sessions this summer, giant publishers and media companies from Germany, France and elsewhere have met with European officials about proposals to regulate...The New York Times From ACM News | August 31, 2015
When 80,000 fans pack MetLife Stadium each time the Giants and the Jets play this season, they are unlikely to notice the 22 new radio receivers placed discreetly...The New York Times From ACM News | August 25, 2015
Scientists trying to build a better robot are encouraged by the latest steps, however tentative, of a humanoid named Atlas.The New York Times From ACM News | August 18, 2015
Joel Walker, a test pilot for Aurora Flight Sciences, a maker of autonomous aircraft, flew his small, twin-engine plane through rain squalls here recently, and...The New York Times From ACM News | August 14, 2015
Shortly after its founding, Google posted a document on its site called "Ten things we know to be true," an effort to distill its unusual corporate culture into...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | August 11, 2015
The Siebel Energy Institute has a mission to meet the challenge of enhancing the global power grid with intelligent software. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 5, 2015
The Xiaoice smartphone chatbot introduced in China by Microsoft last year has gained a major following, with people turning to it for comfort and sympathy. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 5, 2015
Lucy Dikeou, a 21-year-old senior at Stanford University, has long used English and the pictorial images known as emoji to text on her iPhone.The New York Times From ACM News | August 4, 2015
She is known as Xiaoice, and millions of young Chinese pick up their smartphones every day to exchange messages with her, drawn to her knowing sense of humor and...The New York Times From ACM News | July 31, 2015
Among the many promises of the Internet of Things—a network of Wi-Fi-connected devices and equipment managed with smartphones—is the automation of everyday life...The New York Times From ACM News | July 23, 2015
Planetary scientists are coloring in the family portrait of our solar system as close-up photographs and observations stream back from Pluto, a world three billion...The New York Times From ACM News | July 20, 2015
Excessive use of computer games among young people in China appears to be taking an alarming turn and may have particular relevance for American parents whose children...The New York Times From ACM News | July 13, 2015
IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips, with roughly four times the capacity of today's most powerful chips.The New York Times From ACM News | July 9, 2015