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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm

Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM News Allyn Jackson
Commissioned by CACM Staff | January 31, 2023

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America's Crypto Conundrum

Protecting security without crushing innovation. Foreign Affairs
From ACM News | November 2, 2021

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The U.S. Has AI Competition All Wrong

Computing power, not data, is the secret to tech dominance. Foreign Affairs
From ACM News | August 10, 2020

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Networking Nature

Conservation is for the first time beginning to operate at the pace and on the scale necessary to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable... Foreign Affairs
From ACM News | February 19, 2014