The Limit of Blockchains: Infeasibility of a Smart Obama-Trump Contract
Although smart contracts are Turing complete, it is a misconception that they can fulfill all routine contracts.
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Tracing some of the latest advancements in algorithmic randomness.
The Furby singularity promises eternal conversation with the untimely departed.
Continuity and Change in Internet Law
The fundamentals of the field of Internet law have remained consistent, but details have evolved in response to technological innovation.
What Does It Mean for a Computing Curriculum to Succeed?
Examining the expansion, proliferation, and integration of computing education everywhere.
Net Neutrality: Unexpected Solution to Blockchain Scaling
Cloud-delivery networks could dramatically improve blockchains' scalability, but clouds must be provably neutral first.
The many challenges to maintaining stored information and ways to overcome them.
APIs, Standards, and Enabling Infrastructure
The widespread sharing of common or standardized APIs confers rich opportunities for choices of operating system or library implementations for the programming of applications.
Quantum Hype and Quantum Skepticism
The beauty of classical computing is that developing algorithms is incredibly easy. In contrast, in more than 25 years of intense research on quantum computing, only a few dozen algorithms have been developed.
Implementing Guidelines for Governance, Oversight of AI, and Automation
Governance and independent oversight on the design and implementation of all forms of artificial intelligence and automation is a cresting wave about to break comprehensively on the field of IT and computing.
Fitness Monitors, Smartwatches are Not Medical Devices
Manufacturers may blur the distinctions, but they're important.
A self-driving laboratory is a kind of robot scientist that uses sensors to become aware of its environment and artificial intelligence to autonomously make decisions.
An Emerging Threat, Hiding in Plain Sight
Steganography hides information, sometimes right before your eyes.
Soundness and Completeness: Defined With Precision
The two key properties of program analysis are dual of each other.
World’s Largest Quantum Computer Doubles Down
D-Wave unveils an upgraded quantum computer featuring more than twice the qubits.
Smart watches and other wearables are evolving into medical devices that will drive significant changes in healthcare.
Embedding NEMS Devices Within CMOS
A new process combines combined metal oxide semiconductors and micro-electro-mechanical systems in a single package.
The Problem with SMS Two-Factor Authentication
SMS two-factor authentication has some security issues that have prompted companies to get creative.
Will We All Be Wearing Wearables?
If wearable computing products are really needed, what are the biggest practical and research challenges to mainstream adoption?
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