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
Arguably the most alarming part of concerns over artificial intelligence's potential to end human civilization is the voices that are speaking out.The Washington Post From ACM News | March 17, 2015
A team from IBM last week traveled to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate new computer chips inspired by the structure of the brain. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2015
Freeman Dyson, 91, the famed physicist, author and oracle of human destiny, is holding forth after tea-time one February afternoon in the common room of the Institute...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 23, 2015
Remember Watson, the computer that won "Jeopardy!" in 2011 and made us all worry about the impending obsolescence of the human race?The Washington Post From ACM News | February 11, 2015
Cars these days have more in common with smart phones than the Model-T. But a new reportfrom Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) warns that the increasing technical complexity...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 9, 2015
In the last three months of 2014, the Associated Press published 3,000 articles on the earning reports of U.S. companies. Previously it could publish only 300.The Washington Post From ACM News | February 2, 2015
Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble—the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and...The Washington Post From ACM News | January 26, 2015
The motley group included men and women, old and young, in sweatshirts and three-piece suits, shod in socks and sandals, wingtips and heels.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 5, 2015
Lizard Squad. That's the hacker group whose name is suddenly on everyone's lips after it took credit for ruining Christmas for PlayStation and Xbox gamers everywhere...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 29, 2014
About a week after Tara Elonis persuaded a judge to issue a protective order against her estranged husband, Anthony, her soon-to-be ex had this to say: "Fold up...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 1, 2014
Verizon and AT&T have been quietly tracking the Internet activity of more than 100 million cellular customers with what critics have dubbed "supercookies"—markers...The Washington Post From ACM News | November 4, 2014
In the heart of Hong Kong, where the largest pro-Democracy protest to challenge Beijing since the 1989 Tiananmen Square gathering has been brewing, some protesters...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 7, 2014
The Home Exploring Robot Butler has advanced manipulation skills that enable it to perform multiple functions. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2014
A decade ago, a group of Johns Hopkins University grad students tried to hack one of the first commercially popular Near Field Communication payment systems—the...The Washington Post From ACM News | September 11, 2014
Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 26, 2014