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New Chip to Bring Holograms to Smartphones
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.

50 College Diplomas with the Highest Pay
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.

American Businesses in China Feel Heat of a Cyberdispute
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...

­.s. Schools Missing Opportunities For More CS Majors
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.

How to Make Robots Seem Less Creepy
From ACM TechNews

How to Make Robots Seem Less Creepy

Recent research has shown the "uncanny valley" hypothesis for human-robot interaction is overstated.

Why Did the Justice Department Indict Five Chinese Military Officers?
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...

­.s. Companies Seek Cyber Experts For Top Jobs, Board Seats
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...

To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East
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.

Brokers ­se 'billions' of Data Points to Profile Americans
From ACM News

Brokers ­se 'billions' of Data Points to Profile Americans

Are you a financially strapped working mother who smokes?

Cloud and Supercomputing Cooperate in Molecular Dynamics Research
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.

Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet
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.

Campaigns Emerge to Attract More Women to Careers in It
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. 

The Trouble With IBM
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.

Employers Want Java Skills More Than Anything Else
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. 

General Agreement
From Communications of the ACM

General Agreement

Leslie Lamport contributed to the theory and practice of building distributed computing systems that work as intended.

Secrets, Lies and Snowden's Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit
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...

Neuromorphic Computing Gets Ready For the (Really) Big Time
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.

The Age of Quantum Computing Has (almost) Arrived
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.

Should ­.s. Hackers Fix Cybersecurity Holes or Exploit Them?
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...

Pluto-Bound Probe Faces Crisis
From ACM News

Pluto-Bound Probe Faces Crisis

Nearly 4.3 billion kilometres from Earth, and most of the way to Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is in danger of missing out on half of its mission.
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