Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
New Chip to Bring Holograms to Smartphones
In the future, virtual reality won't require strapping a bulky contraption to your head.
From ACM Careers
50 College Diplomas with the Highest Pay
Students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science are making a handsome average salary of $89,800.
From ACM News
American Businesses in China Feel Heat of a Cyberdispute
A top Chinese general was in a combative mood as he presided recently over an international security forum at a historic hotel near the Forbidden City. Among the...
From ACM News
.s. Schools Missing Opportunities For More CS Majors
Nearly half of U.S. college students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines change their majors.
From ACM TechNews
How to Make Robots Seem Less Creepy
Recent research has shown the "uncanny valley" hypothesis for human-robot interaction is overstated.
From ACM Opinion
Why Did the Justice Department Indict Five Chinese Military Officers?
At first glance, the Justice Department's 31-count indictment of five Chinese military officers for hacking into the computers of six American corporations, in...
From ACM Careers
.s. Companies Seek Cyber Experts For Top Jobs, Board Seats
Some of the largest U.S. companies are looking to hire cybersecurity experts in newly elevated positions and bring technologists on to their boards, a sign that...
From ACM Careers
To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East
In academia, where brand reputation is everything, one university holds an especially enviable place these days when it comes to attracting students and money.
From ACM News
Brokers se 'billions' of Data Points to Profile Americans
Are you a financially strapped working mother who smokes?
From ACM TechNews
Cloud and Supercomputing Cooperate in Molecular Dynamics Research
The director of the biophysics program at Stanford University says cloud computing and supercomputing technologies are bothnecessary for many fields of study.
From ACM Opinion
Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet
Brewster Kahle is quick to point out that we are not standing inside a former Scientology church.
From ACM TechNews
Campaigns Emerge to Attract More Women to Careers in It
Nonprofit associations, academic organizations, and major corporations are launching efforts to attract more women to the information technology field.
From ACM News
The Trouble With IBM
In the summer of 2012, five American technology companies bid on a project for a demanding new client: the CIA.
From ACM TechNews
Employers Want Java Skills More Than Anything Else
Java/J2EE was the most in-demand software development skill for employers searching Dice.com in the first quarter of 2014, according to the company.
From Communications of the ACM
General Agreement
Leslie Lamport contributed to the theory and practice of building distributed computing systems that work as intended.
From ACM Opinion
Secrets, Lies and Snowden's Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit
My legal saga started last summer with a knock at the door, behind which stood two federal agents ready to to serve me with a court order requiring the installation...
From Communications of the ACM
Neuromorphic Computing Gets Ready For the (Really) Big Time
A technology inspired by biological principles but 'steamrolled for decades' prepares to take off as Moore's Law approaches its long-anticipated end.
From ACM News
The Age of Quantum Computing Has (almost) Arrived
Google owns a lot of computers—perhaps a million servers stitched together into the fastest, most powerful artificial intelligence on the planet.
From ACM Opinion
Should .s. Hackers Fix Cybersecurity Holes or Exploit Them?
There's a debate going on about whether the U.S. government—specifically, the NSA and United States Cyber Command—should stockpile Internet vulnerabilities or disclose...
From ACM News