Before the Internet, there was the ARPANet, a closed computer network that pretty much shut down on weekends and over holidays.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | April 5, 2013
Imagine taking a college exam, and, instead of handing in a blue book and getting a grade from a professor a few weeks later, clicking the "send" button when you...The New York Times From ACM News | April 5, 2013
NASA's Kepler space telescope has witnessed the effects of a dead star bending the light of its companion star. The findings are among the first detections of this...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 5, 2013
It's hard to believe that just a few decades ago, touchscreen technology could only be found in science fiction books and film. These days, it's almost unfathomable...ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2013
Neuroscientist William Newsome of Stanford University is one of two scientists tapped by President Obama to lead a new brain research initiative, which the administration...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2013
Encryption used in Apple's iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on suspects' conversations, an internal government...CNET From ACM News | April 4, 2013
Every month, the Federal Trade Commission receives 200,000 complaints about illegal robocalls, making it the most common problem reported to the FTC.ArsTechnica From ACM News | April 2, 2013
d Boyden tilts his head downward, remaining still except for his eyes, which dart back and forth between blinks for a full 10 seconds. Then, as if coming up for...CNN From ACM News | April 2, 2013
President Obama on Tuesday will announce a broad new research initiative, starting with $100 million in 2014, to invent and refine new technologies to understand...The New York Times From ACM News | April 2, 2013
Venture capitalists are pouring millions of dollars into startups that are betting their futures on the powerful data tool called Hadoop. The tool holds promise...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | April 1, 2013
The first thing to hit Iain Couzin when he walked into the Oxford lab where he kept his locusts was the smell, like a stale barn full of old hay.Wired From ACM News | March 29, 2013
One of the oddest bits of news to emerge from the economic collapse of Cyprus is a corresponding rise in the value of Bitcoin, the Internet’s favorite, media-friendly...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | March 29, 2013
Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a sophisticated surveillance system to scoop up data from cellphones and other wireless devices in an...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 29, 2013
If you're a vehicle owner and happen to have a car accident in the near future (we hope you don't), it's likely the crash details will be recorded.NPR From ACM News | March 28, 2013