William Gibson, one of science fiction's most visionary and distinctive voices, maintains that he and his fellow writers don't possess some mystical ability to...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 13, 2012
It was a tweet that fired the imagination like few others. On May 10, 2011, at 1:35 in the afternoon, Eric Brewer told the world he was redesigning the most important...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 5, 2012
When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you're not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 10, 2012
Who invented email? That's a bit like asking, "Who invented the Internet?" Even those with intimate knowledge of its creation can’t agree on the moment it actually...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 6, 2012
It's early February in Cancun, Mexico. A group of 60 or so financial analysts, reporters, diplomats, and cybersecurity specialists shake off the previous night's...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 25, 2012
For almost 30 years, Will Wright’s creations have attracted people who would never have played videogames. He's also managed the trick of developing games that...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 23, 2012
Google started work on the Google Compute Engine over a year and a half ago, and it was all Peter Magnusson could do to keep his mouth shut.Wired From ACM News | July 6, 2012
Even though I followed Google's I/O Conference from across the country, the event made it obvious that a company created with a strict focus on search has become...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 6, 2012
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is the reason you're reading this story in a web browser, complete with hypertext like this and an internet address that looks like this: ...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2012
A couple of days ago, I received an e-mail from Iran. It was sent by an analyst from the Iranian Computer Emergency Response Team, and it was informing me about...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 1, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend about streaming. I was marveling how easy it’s becoming to beam a live video feed, anywhere, not only to a friend...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 30, 2012
Stanford doesn't want me. I can say that because it's a documented fact: I was once denied admission in writing.Wired From ACM Careers | March 27, 2012
Remember the movie The Minority Report? It is based upon a Philip K. Dick novel of the same name. Well, the movie is supposed to portray an implausible dystopian...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2012
One day I'm sure everyone will routinely collect all sorts of data about themselves. But because I've been interested in data for a very long time, I started doing...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 9, 2012