Communications of the ACM
The Biggest Hole in the FCC's New Internet Rules
The people clamoring for tough, new regulations for Internet service—everyone from net neutrality activists and a few blue-chip
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Net Neutrality: How the Government Finally Got It Right
For years, the federal government supported the principle of net neutrality: the idea that broadband providers should treat all Internet traffic the same.
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality
After more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question...
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Televised Football Is Looking More Like a Video Game—in Subtle Ways
It is impossible to consider American football without considering television.
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NASA Has Its Sights Set on Europa
Yesterday, NASA announced its Fiscal Year 2016 budget request.
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15 Predictions for Tech and Design in 2015
It's our favorite time of year, when frogs from around the world examine the state of technology's future.
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A Future Segregated by Science?
Few women and minorities are getting STEM degrees, although STEM jobs are multiplying and pay more than many other careers. Will our future be delineated by who...
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How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft
When Microsoft stock was at a record high in 1999, and its market capitalization was nearly $620 billion, the notion that Apple Computer would ever be bigger—let...
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In the Future, Your Touchscreens Will Touch You Back
You comfort your grieving friend online over chat, but you can't reach out and touch their shoulder.
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Netflix's Secret Special Algorithm Is a Human
On the opening night of this year's Sundance Film Festival, two films, as usual, had their premières, gaining maximum exposure to reporters and critics.
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In Defense of Soundiness: A Manifesto
Soundy is the new sound.
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Do-It-Yourself Textbook Publishing
Comparing experiences publishing textbooks using traditional publishers and do-it-yourself methods.
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Too Big to Fail
Visibility leads to debuggability.
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Putting the Computer Science in Computing Education Research
Investing in computing education research to transform computer science education.
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Far-Sighted Thinking about Deleterious Computer-Related Events
Considerably more anticipation is needed for what might seriously go wrong.
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Three Paradoxes of Building Platforms
Insights into creating China's Taobao online marketplace ecosystem.
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We Need a Building Code for Building Code
A proposal for a framework for code requirements addressing primary sources of vulnerabilities for building systems.
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Bitcoin and the Digital-Currency Revolution
About a half-billion dollars worth of it vanished from an online exchange in Tokyo.
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Microsoft HoloLens: A Sensational Vision of the PC's Future
It's generally wise to take demonstrations of new technologies with a grain of salt.
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