Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Apple's New Challenge: Learning How the .s. Cracked Its Iphone
Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting without Apple's help, the...
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American Tech Giants Face Fight in Europe Over Encrypted Data
Silicon Valley's battle over encryption is heading to Europe.
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.s. Says It Has nlocked Iphone Without Apple, Ending Lawsuit
The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...
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The Race Is On to Control Artificial Intelligence, and Tech's Future
The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence program over a champion in the complex board game Go this month was a statement—not so much to professional...
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In the Apple Case, a Debate Over Data Hits Home
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs and uncertain how to respond, President Obama said he...
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Apple and U.s. Bitterly Turn Up Volume in Iphone Privacy Fight
The Obama administration argued on Thursday that "no single corporation"—even one as successful as Apple—should be allowed to flout the rule of law by refusingF...
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Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans
Richard Socher appeared nervous as he waited for his artificial intelligence program to answer a simple question: "Is the tennis player wearing a cap?"
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At Rsa Conference, Unlikely Allies Address Value of Digital Security
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...
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White House Officials Soften Approach at Rsa Conference
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...
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Apple Is Said to Be Trying to Make It Harder to Hack Iphone
Apple engineers have begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iPhone using methods similar...
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Apple Sees Value in Its Stand to Protect Security
It took six years for Apple to persuade China's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, to sell the iPhone.
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Tim Cook Opposes Order For Apple to nlock Iphone, Setting p Showdown
Apple said on Wednesday that it would oppose and challenge a federal court order to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers who killed...
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Creating a Computer Voice That People Like
When computers speak, how human should they sound?
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New Ways Into the Brain's 'music Room'
Whether to enliven a commute, relax in the evening or drown out the buzz of a neighbor's recreational drone, Americans listen to music nearly four hours a day.
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At Berkeley, a New Digital Privacy Protest
After hackers breached the computer network of the U.C.L.A. medical center last summer, Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, and her office...
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Alphabet Program Beats the European Human Go Champion
The AlphaGo program beat European Go champion Fan Hui in a series of five matches and achieved a 99.8-percent winning rate against other Go programs.
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Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
Marvin Minsky, who combined a scientist's thirst for knowledge with a philosopher's quest for truth as a pioneering explorer of artificial intelligence, work that...
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Europe's Top Digital-Privacy Watchdog Zeros In on .s. Tech Giants
The latest standoff between Europe and American tech companies runs through a quiet street just north of the Louvre Museum, past chic cafes and part of the French...
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Larry Page, Google Founder, Is Still Innovator in Chief
Three years ago, Charles Chase, an engineer who manages Lockheed Martin's nuclear fusion program, was sitting on a white leather couch at Google's Solve for X conference...
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