Communications of the ACM
AI Will Augment SEO
Adding artificial intelligence to search engines enables enhanced Search Engine Optimization and Marketing.
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This Is the Woman at the Heart of Everything Google Builds
There was a time when Melody Meckfessel juggled two wardrobes: one for one Google, and one for the rest of her life.
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Big Data Spells Trouble For Consumer Privacy
Matt Valentine, head of Microsoft's enterprise solutions for Hong Kong, shares a key piece of advice with his five- and seven-year-old children: when it comes to...
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How Nasa Steers the International Space Station Around Space Junk
Orbiting about 250 miles (400-ish km) above our heads is one of the most complex and expensive engineering projects that the human race has ever put together: the...
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Huawei's Best-Kept Secret: An Army of Engineers
Huawei Technologies Co. has made a name supplying network equipment to clients world-wide, but the Chinese company's emphasis on research and development over manufacturing...
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Why the Airline Industry Needs Another Data Revolution
Over the years, airline travel has been a prime testbed for advanced computing and data tools.
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The Only Thing Programmers Have to Fear Is... All of These Things
Software developer is generally considered a pretty good job, and with good reason.
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Microscopy Technique Could Help Computer Industry Develop 3-D Components
NIST NewsThrough-focus Scanning Optical Microscopy (TSOM) could become a crucial tool for improving computer chips. For decades, computer chips have resembledView...
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The Immortal Life of the Enron E-Mails
Former Enron executive Vincent Kaminski is a modest, semi-retired business school professor from Houston who recently wrote a 960-page book explaining the fundamentals...
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Meet the Most Important Tech Company You've Probably Never Heard Of
Never trust gadget-makers’ claims about battery life.
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New ATM Designs Imitate Online and Mobile Banking
Before heading to lunch, Kirsten Keary-Taylor, 29, uses an iPhone app to request $20 from a nearby ATM. Passing the cash machine on her way out, she scans it with...
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Investors Buy Into Software-Defined Networks, Will Customers Follow?
As Superstorm Sandy bore down on the East coast last year, companies with data centers in its path needed another location fast. But moving computer servers is...
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Bitcoin Draws Attention of California Regulators
Even the state of California can't quite figure out what the bitcoin Internet currency phenomenon is all about—or whether it's legal in California.
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The Internet of Things: Open Garden
When the Large Hadron Collider went online in 2009, most scientists saw it as an unprecedented opportunity to conduct experiments involving the building blocks...
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The Watchers
Looking down from 500 miles above Earth's surface, you could watch the FedEx Custom Critical Delivery truck move across the country along 3,140 miles of highway...
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New Algorithm Finds Best Routes For One-Way Car Sharing
A newly developed vehicle-routing algorithm is designed to help rebalance one-way vehicle-sharing systems.
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Spark: Open Source Superstar Rewrites Future of Big Data
Ram Sriharsha works in the engine room powering one of Silicon Valley's most influential companies. He’s an engineer at Yahoo.
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N.s.a. Leak Puts Focus on System Administrators
Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details about American surveillance, personifies a debate at the heart of technology...
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Keeping Computers Cool From the Inside
New techniques could cut the power required to avoid overheating.
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Backing Creativity
Hacker spaces are spreading around the world, though some government funding is raising questions.
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