In America, surveillance has always played an outsized role in the relationship between creditors and debtors.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | May 3, 2016
Examining the institutions underlying the patent system for information and communication technologies.Wen Wen, Chris Forman From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2016
About a year ago, Apple announced and released its first Apple Watch. The long-rumored product was Apple’s first all-new product category since the iPad and its...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2016
In 2011, developer and researcher Alexandra Elbakyan launched Sci-Hub, an online archive that shares research articles freely and openly without paywalls or restrictions...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2016
In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated the world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was a momentous occasion for artificial intelligence, showing how far a clever...CNN From ACM Opinion | March 10, 2016
In its legal fight against the FBI over iPhone security, Apple has made just about every argument it can credibly make.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | March 2, 2016
"Are you sure they're there?" the decision maker asks. "They" are Qaeda operatives who have been planning attacks against the United States.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | February 22, 2016
When digital dystopians and critics of Internet libertarians need a rhetorical dart board, they often pull out a document written by John Perry Barlow, co-founder...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 8, 2016
Yesterday, the 46-year-old Google veteran who oversees its search engine, Amit Singhal, announced his retirement. And in short order, Google revealed that Singhal's...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 4, 2016
It's been a memorable year in social media. 2015 saw the birth of live social streaming, with apps like Periscope and Meerkat winning over early adopters.Medium From ACM Opinion | January 21, 2016
There's a little parlor game that people in Silicon Valley like to play. Let's call it, Who's Losing?The New York Times From ACM Opinion | January 20, 2016
It must be difficult for the roughly half a billion people who visit Wikipedia every month to remember a world without the free online encyclopedia.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | January 15, 2016
Google's chairman thinks artificial intelligence will let scientists solve some of the world’s "hard problems," like population growth, climate change, human development...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | January 11, 2016