Artificial intelligence and machine learning could expand access to health care, improve the quality of education, and respond effectively to natural disasters...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
With recent advances in laser rangefinders, faster algorithms, and open source robotic operating systems, researchers are increasing domestic robots' semantic and...Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Tech bubbles happen, but we usually gain from the innovation left behind. This one—driven by social networking—could leave us empty-handed.Businessweek From ACM News | April 20, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned Monday whether they should side with Microsoft and weaken the legal standard needed to invalidate a patent, with some justices...Computerworld From ACM News | April 19, 2011
The little E's, T's, and M's that appear on the covers of video games get there the old-fashioned way: People working for the Entertainment Software Rating Board...The New York Times From ACM News | April 19, 2011
Would you feel comfortable if market researchers could know your every thought? A headband designed by San Francisco firm EmSense can sense your brainwaves as...The Daily Mail From ACM News | April 19, 2011
Outside Oracle Arena, it’s a balmy 65-degree spring day. But up in the building’s rafters, 80-odd feet above the hardwood floor, the air is crisp and the view...Wired From ACM News | April 18, 2011
A recent panel discussion at the Collaborate 11 Oracle user conference concluded that mentors and sponsors are crucial to helping women advance their careers in...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 18, 2011
Commercial farms of the future may be staffed by robots that will identify, spray and pick individual pieces of produce from plants, even when their targets are...ABC News From ACM News | April 18, 2011
Google's sweeping changes to Web site rankings have roiled the Web industry, including the company's announcement last week that its algorithms now incorporate...CNET From ACM News | April 18, 2011
The big spenders on technology are businesses and government agencies. They buy about 75% of the computing goods and services sold worldwide. Yet it is increasingly...The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2011
This year, magazine publisher Hearst Corp. intends to add five software engineers to its mobile development staff. Social-networking company Ning Inc. plans to...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 15, 2011
Cisco is shutting down a business unit that it bought for over half-a-billion dollars: the Flip camcorder division. That's a shame, considering how high the Flip...Wired From ACM News | April 13, 2011
When Luis Zeledon was captured by detectives, it was probably safe to say that he had not intended to be found. He was hiding in someone else’s apartment in Queens...The New York Times From ACM News | April 12, 2011
With an "Intel Inside" sticker affixed to their PCs, computer buyers in the 1990s could hardly avoid knowing whose microchip was making their machines work. The...The New York Times From ACM News | April 11, 2011
In 2008, the world's servers processed 9.57 zettabytes of information, almost 10 to the 22nd power, or ten million million gigabytes. This was 12 gigabytes of...The University of California, San Diego From ACM News | April 8, 2011
If you didn't get an email warning this week that your name and email address were part of a database that was breached, consider yourself lucky, and unique.CNET From ACM News | April 6, 2011
Jack London was the subject in Daterrius Hamilton’s online English 3 course. In a high school classroom packed with computers, he read a brief biography of London...The New York Times From ACM News | April 6, 2011
The University of Utah ranks first in the U.S. in terms of creating startups based upon campus research. Here are four reasons for its great success. Dennis McCafferty From ACM News | April 5, 2011
Google has made a $900m bid for the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks, the bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker. The patents could help arm it against...BBC News From ACM News | April 5, 2011