Disney, Viacom, and 10 advertising technology firms will remove or disable tracking software from popular children's gaming apps.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2021
Deployed at a public housing building, the device drew condemnation as a stark example of police power and misplaced priorities.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 16, 2021
Digital artworks known as nonfungible tokens are selling for massive sums, but research indicates their creation may carry an enormous environmental cost.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2021
The Internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That's become a problem now that supplies are running short.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
With acceptance from traditional investors, a profitable start-up that eases transactions is offering proof of the industry's staying power.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
Numerous apps and technology companies are emerging in the "femtech" industry to address women's biological needs.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
A new crop of Internet browsers from Brave, DuckDuckGo, and others offer stronger privacy protections than what you might be used to.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 1, 2021
The advice from research on coffee, and nutrition more generally, always seems to be changing. Processing vast amounts of data could help us pin it down.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 29, 2021
Sky Bet, the most popular gambling app in Britain, compiled extensive records about a user, tracking him in ways he never imagined.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 24, 2021
The effects of a breach of a car, or fleet, could be devastating. Auto manufacturers and suppliers have aggressive plans, and a lot of firewalls.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 19, 2021
Many restaurants expect digital ordering and drive-throughs to remain key business channels, and some are testing artificial intelligence to predict and suggest...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2021
Amazon Live is a prominent example of how interactive video shopping, popularized by TV networks like QVC, has moved online.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 16, 2021
Moscow accused the social network of failing to remove content it deemed illegal. Soon after, a raft of government websites suffered a short outage.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 11, 2021
A tool that allows old photographs to be animated, and viral videos of a Tom Cruise impersonation, shined new light on digital impersonations.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 11, 2021
Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 9, 2021
China is forging ahead with a national digital currency called the electronic Chinese yuan (eCNY).
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog for deployment in dangerous situations, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2021
Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2021