Experts fear the Taliban could exploit expansive databases built by the U.S. and its allies during the Afghanistan occupation as tools for surveillance and repression...The Associated Press From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2021
YouTube might need a few more humans. The machines whose job is to tamp down conspiracy theories are not cutting it just yet.
The Associated Press From ACM News | April 18, 2019
A global battle between the U.S. government and Chinese tech company Huawei over allegations that it is a cybersecurity risk overshadowed the opening Monday of...The Associated Press From ACM News | February 25, 2019
In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles...The Associated Press From ACM News | February 5, 2019
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: "gait recognition" software that uses people's body shapes and how they walk to identify them,...The Associated Press From ACM News | November 7, 2018
A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful "quantum computers" could get a $1.3 billion boost from Congress, fueled in part by lawmakers' fear...The Associated Press From ACM News | September 24, 2018
Military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk warzone areas won't be allowed to use fitness tracker or cellphone applications...The Associated Press From ACM News | August 7, 2018
One app promotes itself as a way to discuss sensitive negotiations and human resources problems without leaving a digital record.
The Associated Press From ACM News | July 23, 2018
Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?
The Associated Press From ACM News | July 2, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University will hire a researcher from the Library of Congress to help it decode a collection that includes two WWII German Enigma machines.
The Associated Press From ACM News | April 24, 2018
Behind the U.S. move to block Singapore-based Broadcom's hostile bid for U.S. chip maker Qualcomm lies a new global struggle for influence over next-generation...The Associated Press From ACM News | March 13, 2018
As technology takes over more of people's daily lives, it's also taking over ever-bigger chunks of their retirement accounts.
The Associated Press From ACM Careers | December 8, 2017
The Texas church massacre is providing a familiar frustration for law enforcement: FBI agents are unable to unlock the gunman's encrypted cellphone to learn what...The Associated Press From ACM News | November 8, 2017
The FBI hasn't been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday...The Associated Press From ACM News | October 23, 2017
President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for the ruling Communist Party to lead development of Chinese technology industries, an area fraught with trade tensions and...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | October 18, 2017
Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | September 7, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.
The Associated Press From ACM News | September 1, 2017
At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.
The Associated Press From ACM News | July 26, 2017