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
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
South Korea's entertainment industry is producing virtual content as a gateway into the metaverse.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 30, 2023
Many companies and laboratories are tapping artificial intelligence to develop more sophisticated chatbots.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2023
But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 13, 2022
A new chatbot from OpenAI is inspiring awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 9, 2022
China's police used an advanced surveillance system to track protesters who rallied against the government's pandemic policies this past week.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2022
Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 10, 2022
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 7, 2022
Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 4, 2022
At least five Twitter executives have left in recent days, as one of the world's largest ad companies said clients should pause spending on the social media platform...The New York Times From ACM News | November 2, 2022
A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger...The New York Times From ACM News | October 4, 2022
The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 16, 2022
The new rules, which would require many online services to increase protections for children, could change how popular social media and game platforms treat minors...The New York Times From ACM News | August 31, 2022
Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on naked mole rats, fruit bats, crows, and whales—and to communicate back.
THe New York Times From ACM News | August 30, 2022
It was the first time that an influence operation promoting U.S. interests abroad had been discovered and taken down from the social media platforms.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 25, 2022
British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of it.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 25, 2022
Internet routing data for a service provider in Kherson shows traffic beginning to flow through Russian networks in May before fully transitioning by early June...The New York Times From ACM News | August 10, 2022
Why a country known for blazing broadband and innovative devices remains tethered to a browser that most of the world abandoned long ago.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 11, 2022
A report published by Microsoft also found that Moscow's disinformation campaign to establish a narrative of the war favorable to Russia was doing better than expected...The New York Times From ACM News | June 23, 2022