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.
Computerworld From ACM Opinion | March 9, 2016
China's blistering attacks on U.S. tech firms is more than quid pro quo over cyberspying charges. It's a signal of China's growing confidence in its own technology...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | June 6, 2014
Big data will change training in all corporate units, says Michael Rappa, who created the first U.S. post graduate program in data analytics.Computerworld From ACM Opinion | October 25, 2012
In an interview, Massachusetts Institute of Technology research scientist David D. Clark says the Internet's biggest benefit is its intermediation of people getting...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 28, 2012
Although Apple has pioneered the mainstream multitouch user interface (UI), Microsoft could provide the next major UI breakthrough by combining voice, touch, and...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2011
In an interview, Frederico Faggin, who led the design and development of the first microprocessor in 1970, says he sees a future in which quantum and cognitive...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2011
In an interview, Frederico Faggin, who led the design and development of the first microprocessor in 1970, says he sees a future in which quantum and cognitive...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2011
David Foote, CEO of IT workforce analyst firm Foote Partners, says that U.S. government statistics on IT employment are misleading because they do not track 16...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2011
Let's assume for a moment that Google's collection of Wi-Fi "payload" data really was unintentional. And that Google never used the data, didn't even know it...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | July 22, 2010
China's focus on science and technology is relentless, and is occurring at all levels of its society. Recent development points to growing concern in Washington...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | July 9, 2010
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...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | March 18, 2010
Google may have threatened to leave China in order to keep us all from concluding that "the cloud" can't be secured. But isn't that precisely what we should conclude...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | February 1, 2010
Brian Kernighan — a contributor to the development of the AWK and AMPL programming languages — says that he remains "very interested" in domain-specific languages...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2009
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...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2009
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...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2009
New York University professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has developed a computer model that can forecast the outcomes of international conflicts, and the U.S. Defense...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2009
The convergence of technology, education, and diversity is the topic of a new book written by Jane Margolis of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 19, 2009