Communications of the ACM
Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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The .s. Goes All-In on Tech Inclusion
A wave of U.S. federal funding aims to make the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields more inclusive.
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AI Contest Aims to Build the Communications Network of the Future
Participants in the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge can win millions of dollars for developing a radio frequency spectrum allocation system powered by artificial...
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What Happens When Big Data Blunders?
Big data is touted as a cure-all for challenges in business, government, and healthcare, but as disease outbreak predictions show, big data often fails.
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How a Supervillain (or a Hacker in His Basement) Could Destroy the Internet
Network experts share their greatest fears about attacks and accidents that could destroy the Internet.
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Is 'Good Enough' Computing Good Enough?
The energy-accuracy trade-off in approximate computing.
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Online Privacy: Regional Differences
How do the U.S., Europe, and Japan differ in their approaches to data protection — and what are they doing about it?
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Keeping Online Reviews Honest
As online reviews become increasingly important to e-commerce and social media sites, computer scientists work on ways to ensure their authenticity.
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If I Can Get Wi-Fi Here, I Can Get It Anywhere
New York has ambitious plans for its extensive network of pay telephones.
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Robots Compete in Disaster Scenarios
The DARPA Robotics Challenge pitted teams from around the world against each other in a series of disaster-themed tasks.
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2014 Bower Award Goes To… Validation
Edmund Clarke will receive the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science.
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The World of Perks
Companies are offering more and more creative extras to entice and retain employees, but there can be a downside.
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It Jobs Market: The Trends Behind the Statistics
Today's IT jobs market is far from uniform, but some trends stand out. Employers are under pressure to fill positions, salaries are being pushed up, and tony tech...12