A new software program uses a matching algorithm to allocate refugees with no ties to the U.S. to their new homes.
The Atlantic From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2019
For years, Barbara Simons was the loneliest of Cassandras—a technologist who feared what technology had wrought. Her cause was voting: Specifically, she believed...The Atlantic From ACM News | November 8, 2017
There were six hours during the night of April 10, 2014, when the entire population of Washington State had no 911 service.
The Atlantic From ACM News | September 26, 2017
In a corner of Alphabet's campus, there is a team working on a piece of software that may be the key to self-driving cars.
The Atlantic From ACM Careers | August 24, 2017
Thomas Jefferson is known for a lot of things—writing the Declaration of Independence, founding the University of Virginia, owning hundreds of slaves despite believing...The Atlantic From ACM News | April 3, 2017
When mark zuckerberg posted a picture of himself on Facebook in June, a sharp-eyed observer spotted a piece of tape covering his laptop’s camera.The Atlantic From ACM News | October 11, 2016
In a Congress where lawmakers have trouble performing even the most basic functions of the legislative branch—funding the government or approving judicial nominees...The Atlantic From ACM News | March 7, 2016
There's a battle raging over whether academic research should be free, and it’s overflowing into the dark web.The Atlantic From ACM News | February 9, 2016
Three years ago, Edward Snowden leaked troves of previously classified information that laid bare the American government's widespread surveillance of its citizens...The Atlantic From ACM News | February 3, 2016
People love free stuff. That's the principle that helps explain the complicated series of privacy-related calculations that modern life increasingly requires.The Atlantic From ACM News | January 14, 2016
The race to bring driverless cars to the masses is only just beginning, but already it is a fight for the ages.The Atlantic From ACM News | December 8, 2015
When President Obama launched his Twitter account in May, people noticed his rapid accumulation of followers, a silly back-and-forth with President Clinton, but...The Atlantic From ACM News | July 23, 2015
One of my great pleasures in life is attending conferences on fields I'm intrigued by, but know nothing about.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2015
The perfectibility of the human mind is a theme that has captured our imagination for centuries—the notion that, with the right tools, the right approach, the right...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | May 20, 2015