The groundbreaking work he did with Ken Thompson led to the operating system behind everything from set-top boxes to the iPhone, but who sings the praises of...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | October 18, 2011
The tributes to Dennis Ritchie won’t match the river of praise that spilled out over the web after the death of Steve Jobs. But they should.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 14, 2011
Futurists like Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil have argued that the world is rapidly approaching a tipping point, where the accelerating pace of smarter and smarter...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 14, 2011
If anyone can be said to represent the spirit of an entrepreneurial generation, the man to beat for now is the charismatic cofounder and chairman of Apple Computer...Playboy From ACM News | October 6, 2011
Spend enough time in the tech industry, and you'll eventually find yourself in IT hell—one not unlike the underworld described by Dante in his "Divine Comedy."...ITworld From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2011
Last week, Oracle quietly announced the addition of three new commercial extensions to MySQL Enterprise Edition, the proprietary flavor of the dual-licensed MySQL...IT World From ACM Opinion | September 20, 2011
As the Intel Developer Forum gets under way this week, one hardly unexpected theme of CEO Paul Otellini's keynote address was that Moore's Law continues. Ivy...CNET From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2011
Sixty years ago, Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill produced the first textbook on programming: The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Maria Zuber, the Earle A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and Planetary Science and head of MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, says...MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2011
I've been thinking about the combination of artificial intelligence and intelligence amplification and specifically the symbiosis of these two things. And the...Acceler8or From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2011
The marked increase in the use of the Internet for accessing computing resources will necessitate an evolution in the cloud computing network. MarketWatch From ACM Opinion | July 28, 2011
Amid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.Newsweek From ACM News | July 19, 2011
From Newt Gingrich to a Congressional "EMP Caucus," some conservatives warn the electronics-frying blast could pose gravely underestimated dangers to the U.S.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | July 18, 2011
The United States may seriously want to consider creating a new Internet infrastructure to reduce the threat of cyberattacks, said Michael Hayden, President George...NextGov From ACM News | July 12, 2011
The United States may seriously want to consider creating a new Internet infrastructure to reduce the threat of cyberattacks, said Michael Hayden, President George...NextGov From ACM News | July 12, 2011
Thirty years ago, Andy Hertzfeld was a young computer engineer working at Apple Computer on the first Macintosh under the leadership of Steve Jobs. As Jobs had...CNET From ACM Opinion | July 7, 2011
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Air Force had a world monopoly on radar-evading technology—and with it, a huge advantage over any rival. Several generations...Wired From ACM News | July 6, 2011
Once upon a time, MySpace was the king and pioneer of social networking. When Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought the company for $580 million, it looked like...Arstechnica From ACM Opinion | June 30, 2011
When Carolyn Porco started exploring the outer solar system, it was all about the rings. Her 1983 doctoral thesis at Caltech focused on shifting spokes in Saturn’s...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 28, 2011