For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | January 27, 2014
Not everyone needs coding skills, but learning how to think like a programmer can be useful in many disciplines.
Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2014
ACM has recognized 50 of its members for their contributions to computing that are driving innovations across multiple domains and disciplines. CACM Staff From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2014
The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious...Reuters From ACM News | January 24, 2014
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director Arati Prabhakar says the agency has remained focused on its mission since its inception in 1958.Federal Computer Week From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2014
A gang of shadowy hackers tears through the systems of big-box retailers, making off with millions of credit and debit card numbers in a matter of weeks and generating...Wired From ACM News | January 21, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday struck down rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2010 meant to protect...CNET From ACM News | January 15, 2014
Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 15, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service is under mounting pressure to issue guidance clarifying how taxpayers should handle transactions involving bitcoin and other digital...The Hill From ACM News | January 14, 2014
As the mystery around the credit card hacking at retail giants Target and Nieman Marcus continues to unfold, you’re going to start hearing a lot about something...ReCode From ACM News | January 14, 2014
New algorithms designed to simulate a worldwide network of connected data centers can predict how to best limit carbon emissions from cloud computing. InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2014
I thought it would be interesting to hear from D-Wave, a start-up that has raised more than $130 million in venture capital and employs over 100 people.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | January 14, 2014
IBM plans to jumpstart Watson with a $100-million venture fund to build a business around the supercomputer that famously beat two human champions at the TV game...Re/code From ACM News | January 9, 2014
Celebrities, businesses, and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms,"...The Associated Press From ACM News | January 7, 2014
When Microsoft launched its research labs in 1991, the personal computer was just beginning to blossom into a worldwide phenomenon, thanks in no small part to Windows...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 27, 2013
On the flat lava plain of Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, near the Arctic Circle, you can find the mines of Bitcoin.The New York Times From ACM News | December 23, 2013