Russia, Ukraine, and many of the latter's Western allies have the ability to launch cyberattacks on other nations, and both sides seem ready for digital skirmishes...New Scientist From ACM News | February 24, 2022
Researchers have determined that birthday wishes on Twitter can inadvertently expose private data that could jeopardize recipients' online security.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2022
As many as seven in 10 cryptocurrency trades on popular exchanges worldwide may involve people purchasing from themselves to inflate prices artificially.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2021
Researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev developed artificial intelligence software that can provide makeup advice to foil facial recognition...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2021
China has been running a city-wide quantum communications network in Hefei, the largest quantum network demonstration built to date, for almost three years.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2021
Researchers at George Washington University say they have built a tool that would allow users to expose fake news without endangering their privacy. The Fuzzy Anonymous...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2021
A study of 81 million email messages sent from January 1994 to July 2021 found that only 0.06% of the emails were encrypted.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2021
It takes an average of 77 days from detection for Google to remove apps that may contain malware from the Google Play Store, accoriding to a recent analysis.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 19, 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
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
A study of emoji use over time found that their use and meaning evolves like language, with changes dictated by context.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2021
University of Texas at Austin researchers encoded a quote from Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park in software-readable plastic molecules.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2021
A submarine fiber-optic cable owned by Google was used by researchers to detect earthquakes and ocean waves generated by storms.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2021
Researchers have sent entangled photons between two 35-kilogram drones located a kilometer apart, a development that could pave the way for quantum encryption.
...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2021
An artificially intelligent pilot can keep huge stratospheric balloons aloft in a fixed position for hundreds of days to operate as floating cell towers for remote...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2020
University of Michigan researchers have developed a model that simplifies robots' ability to follow commands by allowing them to understand what people are saying...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2020
A new model can track the movement of the shoulders and arms of a person typing during a video call to determine what they are typing.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2020
Since April, computer scientists at Purdue University have been using an online database of public cameras to track compliance with social-distancing guidelines...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2020
Australia is deploying unmanned robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife, as well as identifying boats potentially transporting asylum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020