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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers have developed software that allows robots to understand verbal instructions, carry out those instructions, and report back.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2019
Twitter will ban political ads—both for candidates and for specific issues—starting November 22, according to CEO Jack Dorsey.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 31, 2019
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2019
Microsoft warns hackers associated with Russian spy agencies are exploiting Internet-of-Things devices to infiltrate corporate networks.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2019
A new digital forensics technique holds the potential to protect world leaders and celebrities from artificial intelligence-doctored "deepfake" videos.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 2, 2019
In the next two weeks, Russia is planning to attempt something no other country has tried before. It's going to test whether it can disconnect from the rest of...Technology Review From ACM News | March 22, 2019
As an experienced cyber first responder, Julian Gutmanis had been called plenty of times before to help companies deal with the fallout from cyberattacks.
Technology Review From ACM News | March 7, 2019
Here's some breaking fake news … Russia has declared war on the United States after Donald Trump accidentally fired a missile in the air.
Technology Review From ACM News | February 15, 2019
There was a time when the world's two great superpowers were obsessed with nuclear weapons technology.
Technology Review From ACM News | February 8, 2019
Algorithms are increasingly being used to make ethical decisions. Perhaps the best example of this is a high-tech take on the ethical dilemma known as the trolley...Technology Review From ACM News | January 18, 2019
GANs, or generative adversarial networks, are the social-media starlet of AI algorithms. They are responsible for creating the first AI painting ever sold at an ...Technology Review From ACM News | January 11, 2019
These faces don't seem particularly remarkable. They could easily be taken from, say, Facebook or LinkedIn. In reality, they were dreamed up by a new kind of AI...Technology Review From ACM News | December 21, 2018
In the early 1980s, a cluster of fledging computer companies opened up shop in a chaotic corner of northwest Beijing, near the campuses of Peking and Tsinghua Universities...Technology Review From ACM News | December 20, 2018
Canada and France recently announced plans for an international panel to assess the dangers of artificial intelligence and formulate appropriate policies.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 13, 2018
Harvard Kennedy School's Dipayan Ghosh and former U.S. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler have launched a new AI policy initiative aimed at educating U.S. politicians and...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2018
Researchers have developed a technique to see through walls using ambient Wi-Fi signals and an ordinary smartphone.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2018
That's the view of security expert Bruce Schneier, who fears lives will be lost in a cyber disaster unless governments act swiftly.
Technology Review From ACM News | September 12, 2018
Many experimental robots that live in research laboratories around the world may be wide open to hackers.
Technology Review From ACM News | July 25, 2018