Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
I am not fond of depressing you. So I'm going to leave it to a new study performed by the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School For Communication.CNET From ACM News | June 11, 2015
Edward Snowden and an unlikely interviewer squared-off on HBO over the leaks that exposed the National Security Agency's extensive surveillance programs.CNET From ACM Opinion | April 6, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finally spelled out how it will preserve the open Internet, publicly releasing a 400-page PDF that details its...CNET From ACM News | March 12, 2015
When it comes to the new Net neutrality rules adopted last week by the Federal Communications Commission, people think either that US regulators have liberated...CNET From ACM News | March 2, 2015
Floor tiles that generate electricity when people walk on them. Streetlamps that transmit data to people passing beneath them.CNET From ACM News | January 20, 2015
The Future of Life Institute wants humanity to tread lightly while on the road to really smart, and not so cuddly, robots.CNET From ACM News | January 12, 2015
Even famed hacker Kevin Mitnick—labeled a "computer terrorist" by the FBI in the '90s—worries about getting hacked.CNET From ACM Opinion | December 1, 2014
Sure, dealing with lane changes, firetrucks and construction projects is difficult for engineers building self-driving cars. But what about deciding which people...CNET From ACM News | November 5, 2014
Intel's Edison chip has been launched in a rocket, floated in a weather balloon, fitted into a futuristic light-emitting dress and used to power a dancing robot...CNET From ACM Opinion | October 6, 2014
As many as 13 previously unknown vulnerabilities in home Wi-Fi routers and networked storage systems are set to be disclosed at the Black Hat computer security...CNET From ACM News | August 7, 2014
The U.S. National Security Agency has selected five more schools for its Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program. CNet From ACM TechNews | July 17, 2014
A white Lexus hybrid SUV inches to the left, creating a slightly wider buffer as it passes a bicyclist in the bike lane on a busy and unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon...CNET From ACM News | May 14, 2014
Starting next week, the Internet is going to look very different—and ICANN Chief Executive Fadi Chehade is the one who'll get both the credit and the blame.CNET From ACM Opinion | January 29, 2014
Imagine this scenario: In the course of an hour this week, four different people involved in Super Bowl setup require emergency medical assistance, all for nausea...CNET From ACM News | January 27, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday struck down rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2010 meant to protect...CNET From ACM News | January 15, 2014