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.
Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to be done....The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2021
Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York's faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 7, 2021
It's the most successful video app in the world. An internal company document offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2021
The head of Cyber Command said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2021
A mainstay of the Internet is regularly used to build audiences for people and organizations pushing false and misleading information.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 2, 2021
Transactions for properties in digital realms are jumping, guided by the same principle in the physical world: location, location, location.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 1, 2021
To determine your risk, start-ups are applying technology to data points as various as your college and the mileage on the used car you want to buy.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2021
The company also performed well last month in a test of its ability to match two different photos of the same person.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 24, 2021
Banks have been clamoring for more information from their regulators in recent months about how they can safely participate in cryptocurrency markets.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 24, 2021
Apple accused NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance company, of "flagrant" violations of its software, as well as federal and state laws.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 24, 2021
Joana Bruno at Spain's Autonomous University of Barcelona digitally replicated the faces of 36 people buried at the ancient European settlement of La Almoloya.
...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 22, 2021
Morality is a thorny issue for machines, as scientists learned in testing Delphi, a system programmed to make moral judgments.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 19, 2021
Many local governments see a silver lining in the shortage of semiconductor chips that has contributed to a slowdown in the global economy.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 18, 2021
Spanish startup CO2 Revolution aims to use big data analytics and drones to drop millions of enhanced seeds for trees native to Spain's forests over inaccessible...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2021
Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus and Google have been mapping the fruit fly brain connectome since 2014.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2021
A multi-institutional team of scientists devised a computer model for the study of worm blob dynamics.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2021