Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial…
From ACM NewsEsther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 8, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Microsoft recently brought together young programmers from across Europe for a gaming competition based on Kodu, the company's visual programming language.BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 22, 2014
A "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices has been discovered.BBC News From ACM News | September 29, 2014
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we humans have been doing our best to compliment other animals for centuries.BBC News From ACM News | September 15, 2014
You may not realise it, but every time you open up your laptop or switch on your phone, you are at the heart of one of the greatest battles now taking place in...BBC News From ACM Opinion | September 3, 2014
A researcher suggests computers have the potential to sift through the big data of history to help spot patterns.BBC News From ACM TechNews | August 27, 2014
Robo Brain is designed to acquire a vast range of skills and knowledge from publicly available information sources such as YouTube.BBC News From ACM News | August 26, 2014
With the planned launch of two satellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana later this month, Europe is pushing ahead with its own satellite-navigation system...BBC News From ACM News | August 26, 2014
In the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations about the US National Security Agency’s activities around the globe, authorities in Russia and Germany declared they...BBC News From ACM News | August 14, 2014
The Hanwha Eagles Korean baseball team has equipped its stadium with robots that fans who are unable to attend the games can control over the Internet. BBC News From ACM TechNews | July 31, 2014
Russia has offered 3.9m roubles ($110,000; £65,000) in a contest seeking a way to crack the identities of users of the Tor network.BBC News From ACM News | July 29, 2014
Every time you use the flash on your smartphone or camera, you should give silent praise to Harold Eugene Edgerton.BBC News From ACM News | July 23, 2014
Jack Gallant can read your mind. Or at least, he can figure out what you're seeing if you're in his machine watching a movie he's playing for you.BBC News From ACM News | July 18, 2014
Sites such as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook have been inundated with posts seeking to win the hearts and minds of people in the Middle East and elsewhere in the...BBC News From ACM News | July 16, 2014