Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover software security and privacy. Given the avalanche of media coverage this past week celebrating the 50th anniversary of ...

Software is the great neutralizer, redefining the rules of every industry, and today, AI represents the next evolution of ...

“Obtaining a U.S. software patent is easier today than it was just a year ago, but still harder than it was five or ten years ago. These seven ‘lighthouse’ cases contain critical lessons for drafters ...

Netflix’s stock dive offers developer and software lessons for any business Your email has been sent It’s become such a truism to declare, as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has, that “every company is a ...

COMMENTARY--On a rocky plateau 300 million miles from here, The Mars Exploration Rover A--known to its friends and PR operatives as Spirit--sits quietly, conserving its strength after a near-fatal ...

Good news from Europe. The Computer Implemented Inventions Directive -- the software patents law to you and me -- has been defeated at the very last minute. What's remarkable isn't so much that the ...

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it will provide free access to its ArcGIS platform and learning resources through the ...

One week ago, as news reports attributed Toyota’s sudden acceleration problem to a sticking accelerator pedal or a floor mat issue, my mechanic rolled his eyes. “You know, those systems are all ...

The Class I recall of McKesson's Anesthesia Care software provides clues as to what FDA considers to be high-risk clinical decision-support software and high-risk bugs. By Bradley Merrill Thompson On ...

It took only one defect in a trading algorithm for Knight Capital to lose $440 million in about 30 minutes. That $440 million is three times the company’s annual earnings. The shock and sell-off that ...