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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where dollar bills and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners smart enough...Associated Press From ACM News | February 28, 2013
A new White House directive will allow the general public more access to federally funded scientific research, the Obama administration announced at the end of...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 27, 2013
For nearly 50 years, coins were the currency in New York’s subway and bus system. Tokens carried the next 40 years, until the MetroCard first slid into riders’...The New York Times From ACM News | February 27, 2013
A global survey of information security professionals has uncovered a severe shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. eWeek From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2013
As Iran met in Kazakhstan this week with members of the UN Security Council to discuss its nuclear program, researchers announced that a new variant of the sophisticated...Wired From ACM News | February 27, 2013
A new survey finds that businesses and government agencies are aggressively seeking to hire IT professionals with Linux skills. InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | February 26, 2013
As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope, security people like me wonder about the process. How does it work, and just how hard would it be to hack...CNN From ACM News | February 21, 2013
The White House threatened China and other countries with trade and diplomatic action over corporate espionage as it cataloged more than a dozen cases of cyberattacks...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 21, 2013
For the first time, America's top-of-the-line F-22 fighters and Britain's own cutting-edge Typhoon jets have come together for intensive, long-term training in...Wired From ACM News | February 21, 2013
A beige office block in Shanghai's suburbs belonging to the Chinese army became world famous on Tuesday after Mandiant, a Washington-based computer security company...Technology Review From ACM News | February 21, 2013
A congressman gets an earful from his neighbor after church about a tax bill. A senator suddenly finds old high school classmates calling her about an upcoming...Politico From ACM Careers | February 20, 2013
The number of smartphones, tablets and other network-connected gadgets will outnumber humans by the end of the year.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | February 19, 2013
A multinational security firm has secretly developed software capable of tracking people's movements and predicting future behaviour by mining data from social...The Guardian From ACM News | February 19, 2013
On the outskirts of Shanghai, in a run-down neighborhood dominated by a 12-story white office tower, sits a People's Liberation Army base for China’s growing corps...The New York Times From ACM News | February 19, 2013
The Pentagon sparked an uproar among troops and veterans when it revealed that a new high-level medal honoring drone pilots will rank above some traditional combat...Army Times From ACM News | February 15, 2013
The Open Invention Network, a community set up by an IBM-led consortium in 2005 to foster a safe patent environment for developers and users of the free, open-source...Fortune From ACM Careers | February 15, 2013
Every summer, computer security experts get together in Las Vegas for Black Hat and DEFCON, conferences that have earned notoriety for presentations demonstrating...Technology Review From ACM News | February 14, 2013