Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM Opinion
Security Secrets, Dated but Real
Was the National Cryptologic Museum designed using a code of some kind?
From ACM Opinion
Where Tech Is Taking s: A Conversation With Intel's Genevieve Bell
Genevieve Bell grew up among Aboriginal people in Australia, taught anthropology at Stanford and for the past 16 years has worked for Intel.
From ACM News
More Eyes on the Skies
The future, it is often said, belongs to those who plan for it.
From ACM News
New Dimension in Scoreboard Watching
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "
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Real-Life Illness in a Virtual World
A 3-D animated creature, affectionately named Gerald, appears to walk in circles while floating in front of an elaborate viewer that resembles something from an...
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Intel, Qualcomm and Others Compete For 'internet of Things' Standard
If the stakes are big enough, companies will compete even for something that is supposed to be free to all comers.
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Principles Are No Match For Europe's Love of U.s. Web Titans
On weekends, Guillaume Rosquin browses the shelves of local bookstores in Lyon, France.
From ACM Opinion
New N.s.a. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable
The newly installed director of the National Security Agency says that while he has seen some terrorist groups alter their communications to avoid surveillance...
From ACM Opinion
Larry Page on Google's Many Arms
One way to think of Google is as an extremely helpful, all-knowing, hyper-intelligent executive assistant.
From ACM Opinion
Searching For Answers in Very Old Dna
As he puts it in the subtitle of his memoir, "Neanderthal Man," Svante Paabo goes in search of lost genomes.
From ACM News
Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones
In a sweeping victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesdayunanimously ruled that the police need warrants to search the cellphones...
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Microsoft Makes Bet Quantum Computing Is Next Breakthrough
Modern computers are not unlike the looms of the industrial revolution: They follow programmed instructions to weave intricate patterns.
From ACM Careers
nblinking Eyes Track Employees
A digital Big Brother is coming to work, for better or worse.
From ACM News
As Robotics Advances, Worries of Killer Robots Rise
From driverless cars to delivery drones, a new generation of robots is about to revolutionize the way people work, drive and shop.
From ACM Careers
Losing the Key
In this age of rapid transformation, the house key has been surprisingly resistant to change.
From ACM News
Intelligence Too Big For a Single Machine
Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering...
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If Robots Drove, How Much Safer Would Roads Be?
Human error is the culprit in 93 percent of automobile crashes—including the pileup last weekend that left Tracy Morgan in critical condition, caused, prosecutors...
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Cyberattack Insurance a Challenge For Business
Julia Roberts's smile is insured. So are Heidi Klum’s legs, Daniel Craig's body and Jennifer Lopez's derrière.
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