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HBD to Richard Stallman, free software activist and programmer behind GNU Emacs and the GNU Compiler Collection.
In 1983, Stallman launched the GNU Project to build a completely free Unix-like operating system, and in 1985 he founded the Free Software Foundation to advocate for “software freedom” — the idea that users should be able to study, modify, and share the software they rely on.
Today, those principles continue to shape the technologies that power much of the modern internet.
Established in 2021 to investigate complex cybersecurity failures, the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) published three reports on major incidents before it was dismissed and became dormant.
To better identify and analyze security and privacy incidents arising from the increasing use of AI in software development and maintenance, the ACM USTPC strongly urges that the CSRB be reactivated.
Learn more: https://www.acm.org/public-policy/ustpc/policiesweb/csrb-2026
Governments have multiple pathways for acquiring LLMs; the choice is not binary.
Check out our latest #ACMTechBrief, which offers a deep dive into the strategic choices facing nations today—balancing control, cost, and capability.
Download today for actionable insights: https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3797946
Today, let’s remember Charles Thacker, who was born on this day in 1943. Thacker received the #ACMTuringAward in 2009 for the pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer -- the Alto at Xerox PARC -- and seminal inventions and contributions to local area networks (including the Ethernet), multiprocessor workstations, snooping cache coherence protocols, and tablet personal computers.
Read more about him, here: https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/thacker_1336106.cfm #OTD
