Biometric markers are increasingly popular targets of data theft, potentially endangering far more than your locally stored information…
From ACM NewsDavid Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 23, 2022
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Companies are finding new ways to enforce social distancing, clean public spaces, and provide substitutes for human workers.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2021
Translation devices are getting better at making speech and text understandable in different languages.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2020
Retailers of all stripes are using technology to follow consumers through their brick-and-mortar stores in order to develop detailed profiles of their shopping...Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2020
Smartphones and consumer cameras increasingly give professional photographers a run for their money.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2019
A growing number of low-cost (and free!) solutions aim to open the Internet to developing regions.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2018
Bioprinting has generated bones, cartilage, and some muscles; hearts and livers are still years away.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2017
Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
Researchers consider how to adapt broadly available technology products for those battling physical impairments.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2016
Whether sitting in front of a screen or in a classroom, online and campus-based institutions want to verify students actually attend classes, take exams.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2015
A growing number of companies are taking out cybersecurity insurance policies to protect themselves from the costs of data breaches.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2015
Autonomous vehicles will need to decide on a course of action when presented with multiple less-than-ideal outcomes.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2015
News organizations increasingly use techniques like data mining, Web scraping, and data visualization to uncover information that would be impossible to identify...Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2015
Companies are creating technological solutions for individuals, then generalizing them to broader populations that need similar assistance.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2015