From Communications of the ACM
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
Filippo Gualtiero Blancato| March 1, 2024
Observers and alumni of America's intelligence community have already fretted over Donald Trump's impending control of the world's most powerful spy agencies.
Wired From ACM Opinion | December 12, 2016
You may have thought that if you owned your digital devices, you were allowed to do whatever you like with them.Wired From ACM Opinion | November 3, 2016
Last week, astronomers announced the discovery of DeeDee, a possible dwarf planet. That name—dwarf planet—means it is like Pluto: Massive enough to assume a spherical...Wired From ACM Opinion | October 18, 2016
Evan has a habit. He's not ashamed of it, but he doesn't want to reveal too much about himself, lest his colleagues learn how he’s spending so much of his time.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 17, 2016
During his eight years in office, President Barack Obama has seen hackers grow into a threat no president has faced before.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 13, 2016
Today, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will engage its thrusters for one final maneuver: a suicidal plunge toward the comet it has been orbiting...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2016
Digital devices and software programs are complicated. Behind the pointing and clicking on screen are thousands of processes and routines that make everything work...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2016
The next president will have a range of issues on their plate, from how to deal with growing tensions with China and Russia, to an ongoing war against ISIS.Wired From ACM Opinion | September 7, 2016
Twenty-five years ago today, Tim Berners-Lee unleashed the World Wide Web, publishing the first public webpage. Well, maybe.Wired From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2016
Rukmini Callimachi is arguably the best reporter on the most important beat in the world. As a New York Times correspondent covering terrorism, her work explores...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 3, 2016
If you played Doom during its heyday in the 90s, I have some disappointing news: it's not as frightening as you remember.Wired From ACM Opinion | July 29, 2016
Werner Herzog gazes solemnly at the metal exoskeleton. The set of robotic arms lies slumped in a laboratory on the UCLA campus, surrounded by empty cardboard boxes...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 27, 2016
The Juno space probe is now in orbit around Jupiter, meaning space buffs around the world are eagerly awaiting whatever new data the probe sends back.Wired From ACM Opinion | July 15, 2016
When a police robot killed suspect Micah Johnson in Dallas early Friday morning, it was likely an unprecedented event.Wired From ACM Opinion | July 11, 2016
Boris Sofman taps his phone, and the robot on the conference room table in front of him wakes up. Not in that gadget-y way, like when a laptop screen turns on,...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2016
In the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history, many Americans want to ban civilians from buying the AR-15, that ultra-popular, all-American killing tool.Wired From ACM Opinion | June 23, 2016