E-commerce websites sometimes use devious techniques to manipulate consumers into purchasing items and online services they may not otherwise want.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 3, 2019
A study by the nonprofit Allen Institute predicts women writing published computer science research will not achieve gender equality in this century.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 28, 2019
Mindstrong, a Silicon Valley-based venture co-founded by a former director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, is developing an early-warning system...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 24, 2019
The city council of Riviera Beach, FL, agreed to pay almost $600,000 in bitcoin to ransom back their computer systems, held hostage by malware for the past three...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 21, 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
Stanford University researchers are designing voice-operated virtual assistants that give users more control over personal information.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 14, 2019
His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for his homosexuality.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 5, 2019
Researchers have developed automated "agents" that display humanlike behavior when playing in capture-the-flag mode in the Quake III multiplayer computer game.
...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 31, 2019
Ransomware that has frozen thousands of computers in Baltimore and crippled many city services contains a key element developed by the U.S. National Security Agency...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 29, 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
Symantec researchers discovered Chinese intelligence agents had acquired National Security Agency hacking tools and used them in 2016 to attack American allies...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 14, 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
Over the past year, Apple has removed or restricted at least 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time and parental-control apps.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 29, 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