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.
The results of a study indicated that banning people who espouse extreme views from YouTube shrinks their audience.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 28, 2021
A cyberattack may have been involved in a naval confrontation this week between Russia and a British warship in the Black Sea that never really happened.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2021
Researchers created a secure quantum link extending 511 kilometers (almost 320 miles) between two Chinese cities.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 23, 2021
A walking construction vehicle can operate autonomously on rough terrain, thanks to a team of Swiss-German engineers.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 21, 2021
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have determined that current legged robots could be far more efficient.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2021
An artificial intelligence-trained computer learned to play football from scratch, using digital players.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2021
Researchers at Spain's Institute of Photonic Sciences have taken a step toward a secure quantum Internet by using crystals to execute quantum teleportation of information...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 4, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy ride for many sectors, but a New Scientist Jobs/SRG survey shows science and tech have weathered the storm better than most...New Scientist From ACM News | April 22, 2021
Researchers used three-dimensional printing to create a robotic elephant trunk that uses artificial intelligence to emulate how sensory input triggers synaptic ...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 19, 2021
Researchers at China's Tsinghua University predicted Chinese bitcoin mining will emit roughly 130 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere by 2024.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
A human brain organoid was cultured in a week in a three-dimensionally-printed microfluidic bioreactor.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2021
U.K. researchers found that automation pushed up all wages on average, but widened the gender pay gap.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2021
Researchers have built a mobile wildfire simulation application that provides personalized evacuation routes to anyone in the path of a fire.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2021
Researchers at Austria's University of Vienna have accelerated machine learning using a quantum trick involving photons.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2021
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
A prototype artificial intelligence developed by Colorado State University researchers could train dogs while their owners are out.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
Amazon researcher Aleksander Kubica won the world's first quantum chess tournament during the virtual Practical Quantum Computing (Q2B) conference.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 30, 2020
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Researchers at Princeton University have found that two-factor authentication is easily hackable and could put millions of people at risk.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2020