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It's Time to Take Mesh Networks Seriously (and Not Just For the Reasons You Think)
From ACM TechNews

It's Time to Take Mesh Networks Seriously (and Not Just For the Reasons You Think)

Emergency "mesh" networks that wirelessly connect computers and devices directly to each other have existed for some time and offer numerous benefits. 

Out in the Open: Ex-Google Ad Man Saves You From Ad Hell
From ACM TechNews

Out in the Open: Ex-Google Ad Man Saves You From Ad Hell

The World Privacy Forum recently told the U.S. Congress the data brokerage industry is making millions of dollars selling lists of all kinds of data to marketers...

Darpa's Robotic Gladiators Will Battle on This Disaster Course
From ACM News

Darpa's Robotic Gladiators Will Battle on This Disaster Course

In a robotic twist on American Gladiators, 17 robots and their teams will descend upon Florida this week to see which ones have the greatest superhero potential...

4 Reasons Why Apple's Ibeacon Is About to Disrupt Interaction Design
From ACM News

4 Reasons Why Apple's Ibeacon Is About to Disrupt Interaction Design

You step inside Walmart and your shopping list is transformed into a personalized map, showing you the deals that'll appeal to you most.

Doom's Creator Looks Back on 20 Years of Demonic Mayhem
From ACM Opinion

Doom's Creator Looks Back on 20 Years of Demonic Mayhem

At the stroke of midnight on December 10, 1993, an executive at id Software uploaded a file to an FTP site on the University of Washington's network.

The Brilliant Hack That Brought Foursquare Back From the Dead
From ACM News

The Brilliant Hack That Brought Foursquare Back From the Dead

Dennis Crowley thought his 13-year dream might never come true. 

Falling in Love with AI Virtual Assistants: A Creepy Love Affair Nearer Than You Think
From ACM Opinion

Falling in Love with AI Virtual Assistants: A Creepy Love Affair Nearer Than You Think

"I've never loved anyone the way I've loved you," swoons Joaquin Phoenix, in the movie Her.

Someone's Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Security Hole in the Internet
From ACM News

Someone's Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Security Hole in the Internet

In 2008, two security researchers at the DefCon hacker conference demonstrated a massive security vulnerability in the worldwide internet traffic-routing system—a...

A Neuroscientist's Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious
From ACM Opinion

A Neuroscientist's Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious

It's a question that’s perplexed philosophers for centuries and scientists for decades: Where does consciousness come from?

Circle of Life: The Beautiful New Way to Visualize Biological Data
From ACM News

Circle of Life: The Beautiful New Way to Visualize Biological Data

When Martin Krzywinski took a systems administrator job at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Center, he didn’t plan on becoming a pioneer of 21st century biological...

Why Facebook Is Teaching Its Machines to Think Like Humans
From ACM TechNews

Why Facebook Is Teaching Its Machines to Think Like Humans

Facebook is turning to deep learning to teach computers to more closely imitate the human brain, with the goal of gaining greater insight into individual users. ...

Court Rules Probable-Cause Warrant Required For Gps Trackers
From ACM News

Court Rules Probable-Cause Warrant Required For Gps Trackers

An appellate court has finally supplied an answer to an open question left dangling by the Supreme Court in 2012: Do law enforcement agencies need a probable-cause...

Killer Robots With Automatic Rifles Could Be on the Battlefield in 5 Years
From ACM News

Killer Robots With Automatic Rifles Could Be on the Battlefield in 5 Years

Robots armed with automatic weapons, anti-tank missiles and even grenade launchers are marching, er, rolling ever closer to the battlefield now that they’ve shown...

Predicting the Future Could Improve Remote-Control of Space Robots
From ACM TechNews

Predicting the Future Could Improve Remote-Control of Space Robots

A new system could make robotic space exploration faster and more efficient by predicting the robot's future movements. 

The Future of Prosthetics Could Be This Brain-Controlled Bionic Leg
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The Future of Prosthetics Could Be This Brain-Controlled Bionic Leg

About a year ago, Zac Vawter climbed all 103 flights of stairs of the Willis Tower in Chicago.

Big Data Is Too Big For Scientists to Handle Alone
From ACM TechNews

Big Data Is Too Big For Scientists to Handle Alone

Experts say big data can only be leveraged in future scientific endeavors with a combination of science, statistics, computers, mathematics, and leadership. 

Interstellar 8-Track: How Voyager's Vintage Tech Keeps Running
From ACM News

Interstellar 8-Track: How Voyager's Vintage Tech Keeps Running

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has gone interstellar.

How Ios 7 Will Spark a Boom in App Design
From ACM Opinion

How Ios 7 Will Spark a Boom in App Design

You probably feel strongly about iOS 7.

Rsa Tells Its Developer Customers: Stop Using Nsa-Linked Algorithm
From ACM News

Rsa Tells Its Developer Customers: Stop Using Nsa-Linked Algorithm


NASA's Plutonium Problem Could End Deep-Space Exploration
From ACM News

NASA's Plutonium Problem Could End Deep-Space Exploration

In 1977, the Voyager 1 spacecraft left Earth on a five-year mission to explore Jupiter and Saturn. Thirty-six years later, the car-size probe is still exploring...
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