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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The dazzling sunlight that flooded the lake-front restaurant where I sat down with Chris Kraft in 2014 was nothing compared to the brightness in his eyes.Ars Technica From ACM News | June 22, 2016
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has access to as many as 411.9 million images as part of its face-recognition database. Ars Technica From ACM News | June 20, 2016
Data scientists at Harvard University have found that the government of the People's Republic of China generates an estimated 448 million fake social media posts...Ars Technica From ACM News | June 13, 2016
There are many different schemes for making quantum computers work (most of them evil). But they pretty much all fall into two categories.Ars Technica From ACM News | June 13, 2016
Imagine a tissue-box sized device, with blades a few feet long, whirring to life after charging for a full Sol on Mars.Ars Technica From ACM News | May 24, 2016
Anti-drone technology has been high on the shopping list of public safety and military organizations at least since a drunken federal employee crashed a drone onto...Ars Technica From ACM News | May 20, 2016
In the late 90s, Sam Schmidt had a promising career as an IndyCar driver, finishing fifth in the championship in 1999 after taking his first win in Las Vegas.Ars Technica From ACM News | April 25, 2016
The Supreme Court on Monday declined (PDF) to hear a challenge from the Authors Guild and other writers claiming Google's scanning of their books amounts to wanton...Ars Technica From ACM News | April 18, 2016
As if political campaigns, shady telemarketers hawking home security systems, and the rest of the usual suspects aren't generating enough automated phone calls,...Ars Technica From ACM News | April 14, 2016
We're all familiar with the Breathalyzer, the brand name for a roadside device that measures a suspected drunken driver's blood-alcohol level.Ars Technica From ACM News | April 12, 2016
The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 29, 2016
Since Galileo first discovered the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, telescopes have gotten larger, more accurate, and more powerful.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 28, 2016
James Comey, the Federal Bureau of Investigation director, is defending the agency's legal battle with Apple, saying it is about fighting terrorism and not about...Ars Technica From ACM News | March 24, 2016
Less than 24 hours before a highly anticipated Tuesday court session where prosecutors and Apple lawyers would have squared off here in federal court, government...Ars Technica From ACM News | March 22, 2016
We're rightly proud of the Large Hadron Collider, which accelerates protons up to 7 Tera-electron Volts before smashing them together.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 18, 2016