If you had to track down fugitives hidden in five cities around the world, would one day and a $5,000 reward be enough to succeed?CNET From ACM News | March 27, 2012
The supercomputer in this southern boomtown is named Nebulae for the interstellar clouds of gas that give birth to stars.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 27, 2012
AT 7 years old, Gilad Elbaz wrote, "I want to be a rich mathematician and very smart." That, he figured, would help him "discover things like time machines, robots...The New York Times From ACM News | March 26, 2012
A heartbreaking, out-of-the-gate failure of Russia's sample return mission early this year created a wide circle of disappointment.Scientific American From ACM News | March 26, 2012
His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large: Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents' garage in 1976, was ousted in 1985, returned to rescue it from...Harvard Business Review From ACM News | March 23, 2012
Just two years ago, cybercriminal gangs were behind record-breaking data breaches that resulted in the theft of millions of customer records. But the year 2011...Wired From ACM News | March 22, 2012
Scientific data is expanding at an unprecedented rate. While new tools are helping preserve this data, funding must be increased and policy coordination needs improvement...Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2012
The new iPad costs about $364.35 for its bill of materials, according to a teardown analysis by IHS iSuppli. VentureBeat From ACM News | March 21, 2012
A recent Computerworld survey of 357 IT professionals found that 46 percent of respondents are noticing a shortage of Cobol programmers, and 50 percent said the...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2012
Google Inc. is giving its tried-and-true Web-search formula a makeover as it tries to fix the shortcomings of today's technology and maintain its dominant market...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 15, 2012
While the U.S. Army knows its soldiers live in the modern world and carry location-aware, socially networked smartphones, it is reiterating the dangers of broadcasting...MSNBC From ACM News | March 15, 2012
The games industry was a very different place 10 years ago. Still dominated by Japanese games and Japanese games machines, Microsoft's plans to launch its own dedicated...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | March 15, 2012
During the five-month period between October and February, there were 86 reported attacks on computer systems in the United States that control critical infrastructure...The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2012
Just as NASA is on the cusp of answering the most fascinating questions about Mars—is there, was there or could there be life there?—the money needed to provide...The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2012
High above the University of California, Berkeley campus, IT entrepreneurs are being given the opportunity to grow their startups in the four-month-old Skydeck...Paul Hyman From ACM News | March 13, 2012
Darpa director Regina Dugan will soon be stepping down from her position atop the Pentagon's premiere research shop to take a job with Google.Wired From ACM News | March 13, 2012
The Internet has gained a reputation as somewhere you can say and do anything with impunity, primarily because it is easy to disguise your identity.BBC News From ACM News | March 12, 2012
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a crowd of journalists Wednesday night that there are some things about technology and the Internet that scare him,...Politico From ACM News | March 9, 2012