Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Your Laptop Can Help Fight COVID-19 With Folding@Home Project
Think of it as a telecommuter supercomputer.
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Coronavirus Highlights Strengths of Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles
With quarantines across China, one company is showing the usefulness of autonomous vehicles.
From ACM TechNews
Hospital Devices Exposed to Hacking with Unsupported Operating Systems
Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks found that 83% of Internet-linked imaging devices in hospitals use outdated software containing known bugs that hackers can...
From ACM TechNews
This App Lets You See IoT Devices Around You and What Data They're Taking
Researchers have developed an app that will let users know what IoT technologies are operating in the immediate vicinity and what data they are collecting.
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Roomba Mistaken For a Burglar by Spooked Homeowners
Police called to investigate possible home intruders found a hard-working robotic vacuum instead.
From ACM TechNews
New Study Shows Just How Bad Vehicle Hacking Has Gotten
A report from Israeli security firm Upstream paints a grim picture of the state of vehicular cybersecurity.
From ACM TechNews
Google Assistant on Android Devices Could Be Tricked Into Taking Photos, Videos
Researchers at cybersecurity company Checkmarx reported flaws in the Google Assistant on Android devices that would allow hackers to take photos and videos without...
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Hyundai Develops Next-Generation Noise Cancellation Technology
Hyundai researchers developed next-generation active noise cancellation (ANC) technology.
From ACM TechNews
Space Station Experiment Makes Meat in Microgravity Using 3D Bioprinter
A 3D bioprinter fabricated a beef steak aboard the International Space Station thanks to a collaboration of Aleph Farms and 3D Bioprinting Solutions.
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U.S. Gives 3 States Grants for Self-Driving Car Research
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia its first three Automated Driving Systems Demonstration Grants to research and develop...
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Judge Bars Georgia From Using Current Voting Technology in 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg has ordered Georgia not to use its paperless voting machines, election management software, or servers for the 2020 election. ...
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Black Hole Mystery Solved With Most Detailed Simulation Ever
An international team of researchers used a supercomputer and custom-written code to generate the "most detailed" black hole simulation yet.
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World's Fastest Supercomputer Coming to .S. in 2021
In 2021, Oak Ridge National Laboratory will become home to a $600-million exascale machine that could become the world's fastest supercomputer.
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Wormhole Travel Could Be Real, but Would also Be Really Slow
The first Avengers flick hit its dramatic peak when an alien army descended upon New York via a wormhole in the sky.
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Nvidia Developing an 'Autonomous Car Driver's License' Based on Its Tech
Nvidia it is working with German standards body TÜV SÜD to develop a kind of driver's license for self-driving cars.
From ACM Opinion
FBI Head Christopher Wray: We Can't Let Criminals Hide Behind Encryption
Encryption should have limits. That's the message FBI Director Christopher Wray had for cybersecurity experts Tuesday.
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5G Is Still a Little Magic, a Little Smoke and Mirrors
The scene on the big display in front of me looks like something from Grey's Anatomy.
From ACM TechNews
Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Snooping on Calls, Pinpointing Device Location
An academic research team has found security flaws in the 4G and 5G cellular networks that can be exploited to spy on phone calls and localize mobile devices.
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Google Looks to Leave Passwords Behind for a Billion Android Devices
Google and the Fast Identity Online Alliance have announced that Android is now FIDO2-certified.
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