Car makers increasingly are adopting technologies for use in autonomous vehicles that take advantage of the array of optical and radar sensors in new cars. The...The New York Times From ACM News | January 14, 2013
When the Federal Trade Commission decided last week to close its antitrust investigation of Google without charges, one important factor, though hardly mentioned...The New York Times From ACM News | January 11, 2013
In the main hall of the hands-on science exhibits at the Cape Town Science Center in South Africa, a lifeless, tattered globe stands under naked fluorescent bulbs...The New York Times From ACM News | January 9, 2013
The antivirus industry has a dirty little secret: its products are often not very good at stopping viruses.The New York Times From ACM News | January 3, 2013
As Electronic Arts prepared to market Medal of Honor Warfighter, the latest version of its top-selling video game released in October, it created a Web site that...The New York Times From ACM News | December 26, 2012
Joseph Schlesinger, an engineer living near Boston, thinks robotic toys are too expensive, the result of extravagant designs, expensive components and a poor understanding...The New York Times From ACM News | December 19, 2012
After the explosion, Cpl. Sebastian Gallegos awoke to see the October sun glinting through the water, an image so lovely he thought he was dreaming.The New York Times From ACM News | December 12, 2012
When a hurricane forced the Nautilus to dive in Jules Verne’s "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," Captain Nemo took the submarine down to a depth of 25 fathoms...The New York Times From ACM News | December 11, 2012
John T. Chambers has readied his last great act as the leader of Cisco Systems, fearing major changes in the technology business that could doom his company.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2012
Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects' cellphones, and the cornucopia of...The New York Times From ACM News | November 29, 2012
The Mars rover Curiosity has found something—something noteworthy, in a pinch of Martian sand. But what is it?The New York Times From ACM News | November 28, 2012
Anonymous, the loose coalition of hackers waging war on Israeli Web sites, is the least of Israel's cyber problems.The New York Times From ACM News | November 21, 2012
Teaching Introduction to Sociology is almost second nature to Mitchell Duneier, a professor at Princeton: he has taught it 30 times, and a textbook he co-wrote...The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 21, 2012
Shawn and Stephanie Grimes spent much of the last two years pursuing their dream of doing research and development for Apple, the world’s most successful corporation...The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 19, 2012
Eric Horvitz joined Microsoft Research 20 years ago with a medical degree, a Ph.D. in computer science and no plans to stay. "I thought I’d be here six months,"...The New York Times From ACM News | November 1, 2012
A few weeks ago, Thomas Goddard, a community college student in Santa Clara, Calif., and a devoted supporter of President Obama, clicked on mittromney.com to check...The New York Times From ACM News | November 1, 2012
Intel made its fortune on the chips that power personal computers, and Microsoft on the software that goes inside. Google’s secret sauce is that it finds what you...The New York Times From ACM News | October 24, 2012