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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
It’s been just over 45 years since the Apollo Moon landings, and some would have it that we are failing to build big anymore; that we've since become too fascinated...BBC News From ACM News | February 11, 2015
An original part of one of the United Kingdom's pioneering computers has been donated to a project that is working to rebuild the machine. BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2015
Microsoft Research's chief has said he thinks artificial intelligence systems could achieve consciousness, but has played down the threat to human life.BBC News From ACM Opinion | January 28, 2015
The US and UK are soon to take part in cyber war games, testing each other out for when the inevitable real cyberwar kicks off.BBC News From ACM News | January 20, 2015
Whenever the terrorist threat is increased, as it has been since the tragic events in Paris last week, so too are the calls from politicians to increase the powers...BBC News From ACM News | January 13, 2015
The landing of the Philae Lander—on a comet travelling at 135,000km/h (84,000mph)—has been hailed as the start of a new chapter in space exploration.BBC News From ACM Opinion | December 23, 2014
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking says he worries about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2014
Facebook is saying little apart from the fact that "we do not allow terrorist content on the site and take steps to prevent people from using our service for these...BBC News From ACM News | December 3, 2014
The lander bounced twice, initially about 1km back out into space, before settling in the shadow of a cliff, 1km from its intended target site.BBC News From ACM News | November 13, 2014
The hidden web community has started trying to find out how services and identities were compromised after police raids led to 17 arrests.BBC News From ACM News | November 10, 2014
Microsoft is collaborating with a British charity to develop a headset that could help the blind and the visually impaired navigate urban locations. BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2014
Ginger is only a couple of feet tall, but she soon commands attention as she takes to the stage. "I would like to say it's a pleasure to be here," she tells the...BBC News From ACM News | October 29, 2014
The British government will spend 97 million British pounds on a new supercomputer to improve the Met Office's weather forecasting and climate modeling. BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2014
The facility will work 13 times faster than the current system, enabling detailed, UK-wide forecast models with a resolution of 1.5km to be run every single hour...BBC News From ACM News | October 29, 2014