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The world's largest professional organization advancing #computing as a science and profession. Also @mastodon.acm.org Likes & shares ≠endorsement
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Joined February 2010
Today in 1920, #ACMTuringAward recipient Kenneth Iverson was born. He received the 1979 award for his pioneering effort in programming languages and mathematical notation resulting in what the computing field now knows as APL: https://t.co/0F6dzWpEzj
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#Transistors—the bedrock of every smartphone, computer, satellite, and artificial-intelligence platform—did not emerge from a business plan or product pitch. By tracing their history, Julia R. Greer argues for the importance of investing in basic science. What might the next
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"Christian Sheppard's The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball is a love letter to baseball that explains its connections to our inner lives and to classical lore in a way that makes one pine for Opening Day." -- THEO EPSTEIN
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Yes!!! So excited for this! The ACM Book Club is reading ‘This is for Everyone’ a memoir/manifesto by the creator of Web, Tim Burners-Lee 📚✨ I’ll be leading a discussion about the book in December! If you’re interested in the past and future of the internet join us!!
Have you started reading This Is for Everyone? We are excited to share that computer scientist @marlene_zw , Senior Developer Advocate at @Microsoft and Chair of the @theofficialACM Practitioner Board, will lead the discussion on Dec 28, 2025! To RSVP to the virtual party, scan
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The ACM Europe is accepting proposals for seasonal schools in 2026! The programs focus on educating researchers on a general or specialized topic over the duration of a week or two. Submit your proposals by Jan 20, 2026: https://t.co/ZhkkkmIBqM
#ACM #Europe #ComputerScience
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HBD, Stephen Cook! Cook received the #ACMTuringAward in 1982 for his advancement of our understanding of the complexity of computation in a significant and profound way. Cook explains why the question of whether P=NP is so important, here: https://t.co/ijuC5ry2bA
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Concluding the #CSEdWeek with a virtual tour among CSTA's recommended programs! We hope you'll continue your curiosity and passion about Computer Science beyond this week. Check it out now: https://t.co/c5Stbh3Wzy
#ComputerScience #STEMEducation #CSforAll
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Continuing our celebration of the #CSEdWeek! Have you heard about @Codeorg 's curriculum catalog? Dig in now: https://t.co/gT6FaeCYAG
#CSEdWeek #ComputerScience #STEMEducation #CSforAll
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Born on this day in 1924, Charles Bachman received the 1973 #ACMTuringAward for his outstanding contributions to database technology. In this video, Bachman explains the project that led to the creation of the first database management system: https://t.co/n3dbULPKuU
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ACM has named 61 new Distinguished Members for 2025! 🌍💡 Recognized for breakthroughs in #computing and dedicated service to our community, this diverse group represents top institutions across 15 countries. Congratulations to the 2025 class! https://t.co/hfLgp2t9kX
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The web was built for humans. And honestly, that's fine for you guys. But the next trillion internet users are AI agents, robots, and devices who act on your behalf - booking appointments, filling forms, placing orders, and getting things done - using sites that will never,
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📬 In this issue of #AdvancesInComputing: 🎙️ Personal narratives from computing visionaries on the power and promise of federally funded research 🧵 and more from Interactions HCI https://t.co/HWKcb8Z8sH
#ACMNewsletter #funding #NSF
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Want to build your own website? https://t.co/D3EyzektPa's Web Lab is a great place to start! https://t.co/371qJ3FqEx
#CSEdWeek #ComputerScience #STEMEducation #CSforAll
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Did you know our users downloaded 83 million full-text articles last year? With the most comprehensive corpus of #Computing research at your fingertips, groundbreaking discoveries are just a click away. Explore the full impact of the ACM Digital Library: https://t.co/01mQLXjo5A
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Want to help your students build their own apps? Check out @Codeorg's Intro to App Lab: https://t.co/flnrzh59Y6
#CSEdWeek #ComputerScience #STEMEducation #CSforAll
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Introducing GitBook Agent: your AI teammate for writing, reviewing, and maintaining world-class documentation, now available in beta.
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🎉 Happy #CSEdWeek ! 🎉 This week, we celebrate the power of computing to inspire creativity, open doors, and shape the future. 💻 Today, we are highlighting @imagilab 's Hour of AI activity: Creative Coding with Python and AI. Check it out: https://t.co/NV5mBeaBcO 🌐 #CSforAll
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Check it out: a roundtable discussion between a computing researcher and three senior Google engineers on the pivotal role of academia and the impact of federal funding on innovation. Available via #CACM's special issue on Federal Funding on Academic Research:
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#ACMBookClub IN PROGRESS 🕐 🛋️ We're reading Chapter 10 to 12 this week and we LOVE them! Here're some favorite quotes from the chapters of This Is for Everyone, a memoir by Turing Laureate Tim Berners-Lee. 🍕 Scan QR code to register to our celebratory party on Dec 28, 2025.
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Happy Birthday, Geoffrey Hinton! Hinton received the 2018 #ACMTuringAward for conceptual and engineering breakthroughs that have made deep neural networks a critical component of computing. In 2024, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics: https://t.co/L0st1qEMuG
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We are working with Rocket Doctor AI $AIRDF to help investors understand the opportunity in AI healthcare. Today the focus is the Global Library of Medicine, a physician‑designed “AI brain”, which it is now looking to commercialize across multiple markets. Learn more:
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📣 Milestone alert — Yoshua Bengio has officially surpassed 1 million citations on Google Scholar. The 2018 A.M. Turing Award laureate is now the most cited computer scientist in the world and the only living scientist to surpass this threshold. 🎉 Congratulations!
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In his recent talk abt his memoir, This is for Everyone, Tim Berners-Lee criticized the state of the internet today for turning users into “consumable products.” https://t.co/OW6UXiD1HY Join us for our book club featuring Berners-Lee's memoir: https://t.co/Lzi6TkyUbz
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What to do if one of your family members or friends showed signs of falling down the rabbit hole? Check out this interview with Sander van der Linden, author of Foolproof, for some actionable advice: https://t.co/62XMnVAdSy
#technews #conspiracy #socialmedia
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