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.
Researchers reconstructed a virtual skull of the last common human ancestor using computerized-tomography scans of 260 modern-day skulls from various populations...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2019
Researchers at Facebook have developed a tool that lets users better see and control the information the company has collected about their browsing habits outside...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 29, 2019
Many databases of facial images are compiled by companies and researchers without the knowledge or consent of the owners of those faces.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2019
Facebook has unveiled a plan to create an alternative financial system that relies on a new cryptocurrency.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 19, 2019
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has significantly upgraded the software that guides its weather prediction capability for the first time...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2019
Google's plan to limit the software services it provides Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei is expected to accelerate the isolation of China's Internet users...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2019
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has banned the use of facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes by police and other agencies in the city.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2019
Researchers used robotic technology and young ostriches wearing artificial wings to gain insight into how a dinosaur's running gait may have caused its wings to...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2019
A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania has developed tiny robots, thousands of which can fit side by side on a single silicon wafer.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2019
Doctors are using a hand-held ultrasound scanner to provide medical imaging to residents of remote African villages.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2019
The U.S. construction industry aims to restore its workforce by attracting younger replacements who grew up playing PC games.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2019
Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with...The New York Times From ACM News | April 16, 2019
Demand for new technologies from office developers and tenants is fueling competition between suppliers.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2019
U.S.-based airlines have been asked to respond to reports of cameras installed in airplane seat backs.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2019
Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible and perplexing, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists...The New York Times From ACM News | April 2, 2019
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a device that can capture an image of your retina and automatically detect signs of diabetic blindness.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 25, 2019