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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn 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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Did the Russians 'hack' the Election? A Look at the Established Facts
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...
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The Army's Looking Into Putting Bacteria Into Its Electronics
If you're not familiar with the terms "synthetic biology" or "biohybrid systems," you may want to add them to your vocabulary.
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Google Deepmind Could Invent the Next Generation of AI By Playing Starcraft 2
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
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Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is nder Attack
A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered.
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Japan Plans Supercomputer to Leap Into Technology Future
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...
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Internet-Based and Open Source: How E-Voting Works Around the Globe
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...
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Thanks For the Memory: How Cheap Ram Changes Computing
RAM (random access memory) is a component of every computer system, from tiny embedded controllers to enterprise servers.
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Google Teaches 'ais' to Invent Their Own Crypto and Avoid Eavesdropping
Google Brain researchers say they have developed artificial intelligence technology that can form encryptions and communicate securely.
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Google Teaches 'ais' to Invent Their Own Crypto and Avoid Eavesdropping
Google Brain has created two artificial intelligences that evolved their own cryptographic algorithm to protect their messages from a third AI, which was trying...
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The Perpetual Lineup: Half of S Adults in a Face-Recognition Database
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.
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Humanity's War on Latency: Semaphore to Silicon Photonics and Beyond
For most of humanity's existence, communication has been incredibly slow.
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Minding the Gap, Blind
Most commuters keep their eyes down in the morning while traipsing through the gleaming corridors of London’s Euston Underground station.
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A Sense of Scale: The Best Microscopy of 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.
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Vr Started with Gaming, But It Will Take Over Every Other Industry
"We are looking at sensory immersion.
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At the Bleeding Edge of AI: Quantum Grocery Picking and Transfer Learning
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...
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Programmable Chips Turning Azure Into a Supercomputing Powerhouse
Microsoft is embarking on a major upgrade of its Azure systems.
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Building a Bionic Spine
Australian neurologist Tom Oxley was on vacation in the US in November 2010 when he decided to do a bit of work.
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Obama's Science Advisors: Much Forensic Work Has No Scientific Foundation
Last year, the US Department of Justice released a report that involved some painful self-examination.
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Building a New Tor that Can Resist Next-Generation State Surveillance
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.
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