The Top Technews Stories of 2015
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In Memoriam: Marvin Minsky 1927-2016
A pioneer in artificial intelligence, Minsky's impact was enormous.
That ‘gut Feeling’ Can Now Be Measured
The next generation of multi-purpose ingestible technologies is emerging in proof-of-concept studies.
Toward a Discourse on Cyber Strategy
Efforts to understand how advanced information technologies will affect future conflicts seem to be missing, or are taking place far from the public eye.
Identity cloaking tools, developed to protect the privacy of Internet users, are being used to skirt cybersecurity and international law.
Anomaly Detectors Catch Zero-Day Hackers
Faster than signature scanners, detectors spot anomalies before malware can be identified.
Where Code Comes From: Architectures of Automatic Control from Babbage to Algol
Considering the evolving concept of programming.
Time Is an Illusion Lunchtime Doubly So
Ford Prefect to Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Building Blocks of a Cloud Strategy: Evidence from Three SaaS Providers
Before looking to enter a cloud-based market, weigh industry characteristics and one's own stock of design capital.
Unbalanced Data Leads to Obsolete Economic Advice
Few computer scientists and technological workers worry about their role in the economies of their industries and their countries. Background supplementary material available.
Controlling Cyber Arms, and Creating New Legos
John Arquilla identifies flaws in a potential U.S.-China cyber arms control pact, while Joel C. Adams suggests an unusual way of preserving computer science history.
Gene Amdahl, who formulated Amdahl's Law and worked with IBM and others on developments related to mainframe computing, died recently from complications of pneumonia.
In the following pages you will find a year filled with determined initiatives, new services, and "firsts" designed to increase the value of your ACM membership. But accomplishments are only half the story.
In accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the ACM, the Nominating Committee hereby submits the following slate of nominees for ACM's officers.
For the past month, I have been on the road in Latin America. Everywhere, I came away with a sense there is strong interest in Internet use in business, education, government services, and applications for the general public.
Focusing on Teacher Needs in K-12 CS Education
CS educational needs in K–12 are greater today than ever before. A lack of access to CS among a range of demographics continues to persist. Enter the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA).
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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