A federal judge in New York is seeking to expand to the courts the hot debate over whether tech companies should be forced to find ways to unlock encrypted smartphones...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 13, 2015
The Obama administration is developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government's...The Washington Post From ACM News | September 1, 2015
Researchers warn of the possibility of cyberattackers crippling a city because of urban centers' increasing reliance on technology. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission, the de facto federal watchdog for consumers' privacy and data security, knows it needs help.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 7, 2015
Later this year a Michigan pedestrian named Sebastian will spend his days throwing himself in the path of speeding cars.The Washington Post From ACM News | July 20, 2015
We'll need to wait for July just a shade longer, as the world's timekeepers have added a leap second June 30—to officially keep Earth and our precise, atomic clocks...The Washington Post From ACM News | June 29, 2015
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has reviewed the results of a challenge to develop systems to identify a person based on their tattoos.The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2015
As the digital economy has exploded, tech companies are collecting untold amounts of data on everyday Americans.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2015
By the time a pair of engineers sat down for lunch together in Austin, the Internet's growing pains had become dire.The Washington Post From ACM News | June 1, 2015
In a 60-by-60-foot room in Salt Lake City, Ken Bretschneider is taking virtual reality experiences to another level.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | May 8, 2015
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 17, 2015
Few revolutions can be said to have lasted for half a century, or to have wrought disruptive change at a predictable pace.The Washington Post From ACM News | April 16, 2015
Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city's soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 6, 2015
President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 1, 2015
Thanks to recent advances in synthetic biology—a hybrid discipline of engineering and biology that makes possible the manipulation of DNA of microorganisms such...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | March 27, 2015
The California Energy Commission has released a set of draft standards aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of desktop computers and monitors. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2015