Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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President-elect Donald Trump continues to discount or attempt to discredit reports that the intelligence community has linked the hacking of the DNC, the Hillary...Ars Technica From ACM News | December 13, 2016
If you're not familiar with the terms "synthetic biology" or "biohybrid systems," you may want to add them to your vocabulary.
Ars Technica From ACM News | December 2, 2016
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
Ars Technica From ACM News | November 29, 2016
Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer in a bid to arm the country's manufacturers with a platform for research that could help them develop...Ars Technica From ACM News | November 25, 2016
Although electronic voting in various forms has become more prevalent outside the U.S., its primary difficulties include its inability to verify source code and...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2016
RAM (random access memory) is a component of every computer system, from tiny embedded controllers to enterprise servers.Ars Technica From ACM News | November 4, 2016
Google Brain researchers say they have developed artificial intelligence technology that can form encryptions and communicate securely.Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2016
Google Brain has created two artificial intelligences that evolved their own cryptographic algorithm to protect their messages from a third AI, which was trying...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 28, 2016
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 20, 2016
Most commuters keep their eyes down in the morning while traipsing through the gleaming corridors of London’s Euston Underground station.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 19, 2016
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born while Galileo was still alive, and he ended up developing a similar skill in lens making to that of Galileo.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 17, 2016
Don't laugh, but there may come a time when quantum computers are sorting out your grocery deliveries, and if Paul Clarke, CTO of the online food store Ocado is...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 5, 2016
Australian neurologist Tom Oxley was on vacation in the US in November 2010 when he decided to do a bit of work.Ars Technica From ACM News | September 26, 2016
Since Edward Snowden stepped into the limelight from a hotel room in Hong Kong three years ago, use of the Tor anonymity network has grown massively.Ars Technica From ACM News | September 1, 2016
Security experts often talk about the importance of educating people about the risks of "phishing" e-mails containing links to malicious websites. But sometimes...Ars Technica From ACM News | September 1, 2016