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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.
It all started with an awkward moment online. In the early 1980s, computer scientist Scott Fahlman realised his words were failing him.BBC News From ACM News | November 26, 2014
The brain is one of the most delicate and complex objects in the universe, so tinkering with its activity may seem like a fool's errand.BBC News From ACM News | November 25, 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 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
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
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