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
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Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, the...The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2022
Explorers have started combing the Weddell Sea for Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, which sank in 1915.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2022
The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations and, until recently, wastewater analyses.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2022
Over 1,000 sensors line the streets of the Itami suburb of Osaka, Japan, as part of an effort to track elderly people with dementia.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2022
Helium, a wireless network powered by cryptocurrency, hints at the practical promise of decentralized services.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 7, 2022
Concern is growing about larger, more intricate cloud computing networks' fundamental dependence on less reliable and less predictable chips.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 7, 2022