One recent afternoon in the offices of the Midtown law firm run by David Boies and his powerful litigation partners, a large black clamshell box sat on a conference...The New York Times From ACM News | December 29, 2011
Passwords are a pain to remember. What if a quick wiggle of five fingers on a screen could log you in instead? Or speaking a simple phrase?The New York Times From ACM News | December 26, 2011
When a college textbook, "Principles of Biology," comes out from the Nature Publishing Group in January, one place it won't be is on the shelves of school bookstores...The New York Times From ACM News | December 20, 2011
One afternoon last spring, Micky Tripathi received a panicked call from an employee. Someone had broken into his car and stolen his briefcase and company laptop...The New York Times From ACM News | December 20, 2011
More than 70 years ago, the MIT electrical engineer Harold (Doc) Edgerton began using strobe lights to create remarkable photographs: a bullet stopped in flight...The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2011
There was a time not so long ago that buying a car was one of the worst shopping experiences. As you drove off the dealer's lot, you couldn't escape the feeling...The New York Times From ACM News | December 9, 2011
The stealth C.I.A. drone that crashed deep inside Iranian territory last week was part of a stepped-up surveillance program that has frequently sent the United...The New York Times From ACM News | December 8, 2011
Ever since the early days of modern computing in the 1940s, the biological metaphor has been irresistible.The New York Times From ACM News | December 7, 2011
With President Obama in town last week, things were busy for the New York Police Department's Harbor Unit. Federal security agents were disseminating lists of...The New York Times From ACM News | December 7, 2011
The photographs of celebrities and models in fashion advertisements and magazines are routinely buffed with a helping of digital polish.The New York Times From ACM News | December 1, 2011
Millions of Americans who got on a plane over the Thanksgiving holiday heard the admonition: "Please power down your electronic devices for takeoff."The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2011
To satisfy our ever-growing need for computing power, many technology companies have moved their work to data centers with tens of thousands of power-gobbling...The New York Times From ACM News | November 28, 2011
The United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Va., recently unveiled an exhibit of 30 giant iPhone-like models honoring the inventions of the late...The New York Times From ACM News | November 28, 2011
In 2009, to better record crime scenes, the New York City Police Department began using the Panoscan, a camera that creates high-resolution, 360-degree panoramic...The New York Times From ACM News | November 21, 2011
David Gelernter is known for many things. As a pioneering computer scientist, he first earned renown by connecting computers together into collaborative networks...The New York Times From ACM News | November 11, 2011
Russian space engineers scrambled Wednesday to salvage an ambitious science mission to Mars after the unmanned spacecraft became stranded in Earth orbit. If they...The New York Times From ACM News | November 10, 2011
Researchers in Britain are about to embark on a 10-year, multimillion-dollar project to build a computer—but their goal is neither dazzling analytical power nor...The New York Times From ACM News | November 8, 2011
Many Google search results will be more timely after Google made a significant change to its search algorithm last week that it said would affect about 35% of...The New York Times From ACM News | November 7, 2011