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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 NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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A Tangled Web of Shortened Links
Link-shortening services may be slowing down parts of the Internet, according to the Foundation for Research and Technology and Microsoft Research. And it might...
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Your Next Wallet Is Calling
"Contactless" hardware lets phones and gadgets pay with a tap, but the coming plethora of apps that use it may confuse users.
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Adding Human Intelligence to Software
MIT researchers have developed TurKit, a toolkit that enables users to write algorithms to coordinate online workers using Javascript and create human intelligence...
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Mapping the Brain on a Massive Scale
Scanning 1,200 brains could help researchers chart the organ's fine structure and better understand neurological disorders.
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How to Remake Life
Venter Institute researchers have made the first viable cell with a synthetic genome.
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Google Offers Cloud-Based Learning Engine
Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of smarter apps.
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What Does 'p vs. Np' Mean For the Rest of Us?
A proposed "proof" is probably a bust—but even failed attempts can advance computer science.
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An Implantable Antenna
A prototype silk biosensor could someday alert doctors to signs of disease.
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New Focus For Digital Photography
Software that gives users more control of a camera could revolutionize photography.
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A Smoother Street View
Microsoft's new toy allows for a more seamless walk down an online avenue.
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So Many Bugs, So Little Time
Tools that find serious bugs automatically could lead to safer, more stable software.
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New Languages, and Why We Need Them
Creators of two dozen new programming languages—some designed to enable powerful new Web applications and mobile devices—presented their work last week in Portland...
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A Turning Point For Genetic Testing
In a prelude to overhauling its regulatory oversight of genetic diagnostic testing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will convene a public meeting next week...
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The Challenge of Molecular Communication
Bacteria communicate with molecules, and now computer scientists want to copy them. Their first task: to derive a mathematical theory of molecular communication...
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AI That Picks Stocks Better Than the Pros
A computer science professor uses textual analysis of articles from Yahoo Finance to beat the market.
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sing Neural Networks to Classify Music
University of Hong Kong students trained a convolutional neural network built for image recognition to classify music.
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Synthetic Genome Reboots Cell
In the culmination of a project spanning 15 years, scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have engineered the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome.
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Patient's Social Network Predicts Drug Outcomes
Earlier this month, the journal Lancet Neurology published a study showing that the generic drug lithium did nothing to slow the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
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How Personal Genomics Could Change Health Care
Several months after deciphering his genetic code last year, Stanford bioengineer Stephen Quake approached a cardiologist colleague. Early analysis of his DNA had...
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