The World's Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy
Werner Koch’s code powers the email encryption programs around the world.
Software
Odometer Fraud Continues to Plague Used Car Sales
The tools and methods have evolved over the decades, but the crime remains the same.
What Shortage? Microsoft Trims 18,000 Employees
Like manufacturing before it, the Innovation Economy has reached a turning point, with jobs moving to places where labor is cheaper.
Should All Software Engineers Be Required to Take an Ethics Course?
Facebook outing students. Google collecting personal information from wireless networks. A dating app used for stalking. The creators of a new three-day ethics program believe these incidents could have been avoided.
Computer Composers Equalling Flesh-and-Blood Ones
Reboot, Beethoven: One group of Canadian concert-goers enjoyed computer-generated works as much as those written by humans.
The Cyborg Composer
David Cope's software creates beautiful, original music. Why are people so angry about that?
Memorable Stories of 2008
A host of meaningful stories from Miller-McCune.com's first full year on the Web.