The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has reviewed the results of a challenge to develop systems to identify a person based on their tattoos.The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2015
As the digital economy has exploded, tech companies are collecting untold amounts of data on everyday Americans.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2015
By the time a pair of engineers sat down for lunch together in Austin, the Internet's growing pains had become dire.The Washington Post From ACM News | June 1, 2015
New devices can provide the average person with unprecedented access to quantifiable information about their bodies. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2015
In a 60-by-60-foot room in Salt Lake City, Ken Bretschneider is taking virtual reality experiences to another level.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | May 8, 2015
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 17, 2015
Few revolutions can be said to have lasted for half a century, or to have wrought disruptive change at a predictable pace.The Washington Post From ACM News | April 16, 2015
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has approved a measure to update the security and accessibility guidelines for voting machines. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2015
Most of us haven't had a cow wander on to a road in front of us while we're driving. Still, it's the type of situation Google is wisely anticipating.The Washington Post From ACM News | April 7, 2015
Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city's soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 6, 2015
President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 1, 2015
Thanks to recent advances in synthetic biology—a hybrid discipline of engineering and biology that makes possible the manipulation of DNA of microorganisms such...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | March 27, 2015
Arguably the most alarming part of concerns over artificial intelligence's potential to end human civilization is the voices that are speaking out.The Washington Post From ACM News | March 17, 2015
Freeman Dyson, 91, the famed physicist, author and oracle of human destiny, is holding forth after tea-time one February afternoon in the common room of the Institute...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 23, 2015
Remember Watson, the computer that won "Jeopardy!" in 2011 and made us all worry about the impending obsolescence of the human race?The Washington Post From ACM News | February 11, 2015
In the last three months of 2014, the Associated Press published 3,000 articles on the earning reports of U.S. companies. Previously it could publish only 300.The Washington Post From ACM News | February 2, 2015
Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble—the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and...The Washington Post From ACM News | January 26, 2015