The rapid spread of cellphones with GPS technology has allowed police to track suspects with unprecedented precision—even as they commit crimes. But the legal fight...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 29, 2012
John Sublett and his colleagues had an audacious, digital-age plan. They wanted to use the Internet to enable businesses to manage any kind of electronic device...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 13, 2012
The United States and Israel jointly developed a sophisticated computer virus nicknamed Flame that collected intelligence in preparation for cyber-sabotage aimed...The Washington Post From ACM News | June 20, 2012
From a trading desk in London, Paul Hawtin monitors the fire hose of more than 340 million Twitter posts flying around the world each day to try to assess the collective...The Washington Post From ACM News | June 12, 2012
Google’s Project Glass has put new focus on Google X, the lab at the tech giant where engineers work to develop the next big thing.The Washington Post From ACM Careers | April 6, 2012
Apple's soaring with the market Tuesday, topping $530 per share. Not only is Apple soaring in the stock market, the company is also sitting on $98 billion in cash—a...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 29, 2012
Alongside the news that the White House will announce voluntary privacy guidelines for Web companies comes the announcement from major online advertisers that they...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 23, 2012
Facebook's IPO filing shows that the company brought in about $3.7 billion in revenue and made $1 billion in profit in 2011.The Washington Post From ACM News | February 2, 2012
The 2012 presidential campaign is about to get a lot more personal, at least if Google has any say in it.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 12, 2012
For the past decade, Russia has been pouring money into scientific research, trying to make up for the collapse of the 1990s, but innovation is losing out to...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 22, 2011
The first sign of trouble was a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the U.S. military’s classified computer network.The Washington Post From ACM News | December 12, 2011
Here in this once-thriving town of furniture makers and textile mills, where Main Street businesses have vanished, nearby fast-food joints have closed and unemployment...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | November 28, 2011
NASA hopes the James Webb Space Telescope, which can detect ancient light that its predecessors can’t, will reveal more information about the origins of the universe...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 31, 2011
At a time when the Internet has been inextricably linked to our national infrastructure, there are understandably serious concerns about the ability of the U.S...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 18, 2011
More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 7, 2011
Atlanta entrepreneur Mike Mondelli has access to more than a billion records detailing consumers’ personal finances—and there is little they can do about it.The Washington Post From ACM News | July 21, 2011
As Fort Meade increasingly becomes a stronghold for federal cybersecurity, Maryland officials and business advocates are trying to take advantage of what they...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 6, 2011
A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 22, 2011
Many broadcasters are already worried about declining viewers, and now they say the government wants to take away something more: the airwaves themselves.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 20, 2011