Communications of the ACM
AI Ruined Chess. Now, It's Making the Game Beautiful Again
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik teamed up with AI researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind lab to test game variants that can…
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Surprising Tips from a Super-Hacker
Virtually everyone in technology knows about Kevin Mitnick, who in the 1970s, '80s and '90s was a notorious fugitive hacker on the run from the FBI.
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The Dark Side of the Coming Chatbot Revolution
Artificial intelligence is coming to a messaging app near you.
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Intel Strives to Develop Tiny Chips to Run Wearable Computers
Intel researchers are developing tiny microprocessors that would power wearable computers.
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Sony Hack Highlights Importance of Breach Analysis
Sony's apparent difficulty in figuring out the extent of the damage from the recent intrusion into its PlayStation Network, while frustrating for those affected...
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The Ipad Paradox: Less Is More
The introduction of Apple's iPad predictably divided gadget fans into "love it" and "hate it" camps. The haters say iPad lacks multitasking, a Webcam, Flash support...
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Google Quietly Changes the World Again
Do you remember where you were the day they unveiled Facebook? No? How about Twitter? Amazon.com? Google Search? Massive, culture-shifting technologies are almost...
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
From ACM Opinion