Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Microsoft Comes Under Blistering Criticism for 'Grossly Irresponsible' Security
Azure looks like a house of cards collapsing under the weight of exploits and vulnerabilities.
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OpenAI Discontinues Its AI Writing Detector Due to 'Low Rate of Accuracy'
Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound.
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Google Tells Canada It Won't Pay 'Link Tax,' Will Pull News Links from Search
Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in the U.S.
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Feds Tell Automakers Not to Comply with Mass. 'Right to Repair' Law
The state's right to repair law requires open access to telematics services.
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Used Routers Often Loaded with Corporate Secrets
Scientists from Slovak security firm ESET found that half of the used routers its researchers purchased for testing were loaded with sensitive corporate information...
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Hackers Drain Bitcoin ATMs of $1.5 Million by Exploiting 0-Day Bug
General Bytes reported that over $1.5 million in bitcoin was drained from Internet-accessible wallets via its bitcoin ATMs by hackers that exploited a previously...
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U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Jet Fighter
The U.S. Air Force said the X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) autonomous jet fighter had 17 hours of flight testing.
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China Bans AI-Generated Media Without Watermarks
New regulations from China's Cyberspace Administration that go into effect Jan. 10, 2023, ban the creation of media using artificial intelligence without watermarks...
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Herzog, Žižek Become AI Bots Trapped in Endless Conversation
The Infinite Conversation website features a nonstop "chat" between artificial intelligence versions of German director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher...
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Video Games Invade the Art World in MoMA's Never Alone Exhibition
An exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art explores how video games connect people and create communities.
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A Scientist's Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine.
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