A blackout in Manhattan. A major dam failure. Mayhem at a chemical plant. Those are all potential, and entirely plausible, consequences of a cyber attack, according...Time From ACM Opinion | August 7, 2012
The escalating dependence on drone pilots, as Maj. Dave Blair agonized in the May-June issue ofAir & Space Power Journal, is undercutting the ability to award combat...Slate From ACM Opinion | August 7, 2012
I'm sure to get the "you're off your rocker" commentary on this one, but I make a living by looking ahead in the world of mobile technology. And what I see now...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | August 3, 2012
In two days, NASA's Curiosity rover will hopefully survive its "seven minutes of terror" and land safely on the surface of Mars. What comes next for U.S. space...Time From ACM Opinion | August 3, 2012
On November 5, 2009, an Army psychiatrist stationed at Fort Hood, Texas shot and killed 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian Defense Department employee while wounding...ArsTechnica From ACM News | August 3, 2012
A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 31, 2012
One of the most popular panels at Snowbird was "Publication Models in Computing Research: Is a Change Needed? Are We Ready for a Change?" Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | July 29, 2012
Anyone who's looked at the "Seven Minutes of Terror" trailer for next month's Mars landing might have wondered whether the planners behind NASA's $2.5 billion Mars...NBC News From ACM Opinion | July 26, 2012
Viewing software engineering as a communicative art in which client engagement is essential.Neil McBride From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012
Experiences with electronic voting suggest elections should not be conducted via the Internet.Kai A. Olsen, Hans Fredrik Nordhaug From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012
Sharing recent experiences with the massive open artificial intelligence course developed and conducted by Stanford faculty Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig.
Fred G. Martin From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012
North Korea has a sizeable IT sector. Some 10,000 professionals work in the field, and many more have IT degrees. They are already engaged in outsourcing contracts...Paul Tjia From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2012
Earlier this month, President Obama argued that wealthy business people owe some of their success to the government's investment in education and basic infrastructure...Slate From ACM Opinion | July 25, 2012