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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


How Online 'chatbots' Are Already Tricking You
From ACM News

How Online 'chatbots' Are Already Tricking You

Sometimes it's the promise of sex that fools you.

Pixar to Give Away 'toy Story' 3D Renderman Software
From ACM TechNews

Pixar to Give Away 'toy Story' 3D Renderman Software

Pixar plans to make a non-commercial version of RenderMan freely available to students, institutions, researchers, developers, and for personal use. 

Robots: Can We Trust Them with Our Privacy?
From ACM Opinion

Robots: Can We Trust Them with Our Privacy?

Joss Wright is training a robot to freak people out.

'killer Robots': Are They Really Inevitable?
From ACM News

'killer Robots': Are They Really Inevitable?

The robot tank is moving rapidly through the scrub on its caterpillar tracks.

More Google 'forget' Requests Emerge After Eu Ruling
From ACM News

More Google 'forget' Requests Emerge After Eu Ruling

A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google.

What Is the 'right to Be Forgotten'?
From ACM News

What Is the 'right to Be Forgotten'?

Sixteen years ago, a Spaniard named Mario Costeja Gonzalez had hit financial difficulties.

Will We Ever… Control the Weather?
From ACM News

Will We Ever… Control the Weather?

With 2,000 drummers, 15,000 other performers and vast quantities of fireworks, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a dazzling spectacle.

Internet of Things: The 'ghosts' that Haunt the Machine
From ACM News

Internet of Things: The 'ghosts' that Haunt the Machine


Half-Century Milestone For Ibm Mainframes
From ACM News

Half-Century Milestone For Ibm Mainframes

The IBM mainframe is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Comet Lander Checks In with Earth
From ACM News

Comet Lander Checks In with Earth

The Philae lander, which Europe hopes to put on the surface of a comet later this year, has been re-activated after three years in deep-space hibernation.

Apple Seeks Greater Emoji Racial Diversity
From ACM TechNews

Apple Seeks Greater Emoji Racial Diversity

Apple says it wants to boost the ethnic diversity of the emoji used in text-messaging apps.

Will We Ever Travel in Wormholes?
From ACM News

Will We Ever Travel in Wormholes?

The universe is huge.

Alan Turing Institute to Be Set Up to Research Big Data
From ACM TechNews

Alan Turing Institute to Be Set Up to Research Big Data

The U.K.  government will provide 42 million UK pounds ($70 million US) to fund a research center that will carry the name of computer pioneer Alan Turing. 

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'
From ACM News

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'

As diplomatic efforts are stepped up to ease tensions in Ukraine, security experts have warned that Kiev and Moscow are locked in a cyber stand-off.

The Special Effects Firms Transforming the Film Industry
From ACM Careers

The Special Effects Firms Transforming the Film Industry

If you are looking for a sure thing at this year's Oscars look no further than Gravity to win the best visual effects category.

The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet
From ACM News

The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet

It can be easy to forget what life was like before the Internet.

Inside the Google Earth Satellite Factory
From ACM Careers

Inside the Google Earth Satellite Factory

Behind a long rectangular window, in a high white room tended by ghostly figures in masks and hats, a new satellite is taking shape.

Bitcoins and Virtual Currency: How Do Businesses Cope?
From ACM News

Bitcoins and Virtual Currency: How Do Businesses Cope?

Bitcoin speculators have made millions of pounds in the last few months as the value of the Internet-based virtual currency has exploded.

Hi-Tech Sensors Aim to Help Prevent Obesity
From ACM TechNews

Hi-Tech Sensors Aim to Help Prevent Obesity

The European Union is funding a project that intends to use high-tech sensors to get young people to adopt healthy lifestyles. 

Tim Berners-Lee Says 'surveillance Threatens Web'
From ACM TechNews

Tim Berners-Lee Says 'surveillance Threatens Web'

The Internet is threatened by a "growing tide of surveillance and censorship," warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee. 
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