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Westminster College ranked first for graduating women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, according to a Forbes study. The best school...Forbes From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2010
U.S. federal agencies are using only about 4 percent to 11 percent of the funds they receive for R&D of IT on advancing network communications within the agencies...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2010
Researchers created their own, imprisoned, network of zombie computers to better learn how to take down those at large on the Internet.Technology Review From ACM News | December 17, 2010
Far more promise than peril lurks in "synthetic biology," the emerging technology of man-made life, a presidential panel reports yesterday.USA Today From ACM News | December 17, 2010
The Justice Department would have no problem distinguishing WikiLeaks from traditional media outlets, if it decides to charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...Wired From ACM News | December 17, 2010
A new technique from Microsoft Research Silicon Valley could be used to target advertising to users' surroundings without their knowledge.Technology Review From ACM News | December 17, 2010
Worried that New York City is not spawning enough technology-based start-up companies with the potential to become big employers like Google, city officials are...The New York Times From ACM News | December 17, 2010
The Obama administration released recommendations Thursday to better protect consumer privacy on the Internet, creating baseline guidelines for how companies...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 16, 2010
Nearly 60 Florida State University graduate students in computer science will serve on the front line of defense in protecting the United States' information infrastructure...Florida State University From ACM News | December 16, 2010
Papyrus, parchment, paper ... videotape, DVDs, Blu-ray discs—long after all these materials have crumbled to dust, the first recording medium of all, the cuneiform...The New York Times From ACM News | December 16, 2010
Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge dissemination of classified government documents...The New York Times From ACM News | December 16, 2010
The opening passage from George Orwell's "1984" depicts a guy hustling up a stairwell that's plastered with giant posters of a man's face staring at him.CNN From ACM News | December 16, 2010
In a landmark decision issued today in the criminal appeal of U.S. v. Warshak, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the government must have a search...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM News | December 15, 2010
China is expected to to spend $153.7 billion on research & development in 2011 and become the world's second biggest R&D spender, overtaking Japan and trailing...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 15, 2010
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has introduced legislation that requires top government officials to determine whether it would be cost effective to mandate that Internet...Information Week From ACM TechNews | December 15, 2010
Black Friday has passed, but the holidays are upon us and shopping days are increasingly few. Having a hard time finding the perfect gift for that tiny emirate...Wired From ACM News | December 15, 2010
The death of a close, elderly relative can often mean a sombre weekend or two going through old things, sorting through photographs, donating old clothes to charity...BBC News From ACM News | December 15, 2010
A competition to find a replacement for one of the gold-standard computer security algorithms used in almost all secure, online transactions just heated up.New Scientist From ACM News | December 15, 2010