Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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
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
On the evening of March 19, the mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck gathered with revelers at the Institute for Advanced Study for a champagne reception.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 8, 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
Yoshua Bengio, a co-recipient of the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award, is concerned about artificial intelligence being weaponized.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2019
A recently published study warns that new artificial intelligence technology designed to enhance healthcare is vulnerable to misuse.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 26, 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
The U.S. Department of Energy has disclosed the details of its newest $500-million supercomputer.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2019
Concern that cars could be hacked by criminals, terrorists, or even rogue governments has prompted a new era of security efforts within the auto industry.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2019
Facebook said it has corrected a technical error that caused a nearly 24-hour-long service interruption for Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and other Facebook properties...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2019
Twenty-one leading U.S. universities have formed a group that aims to promote programs to teach students how to handle the consequences of technology.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 13, 2019
The internet consists of tiny bits of code that move around the world, traveling along wires as thin as a strand of hair strung across the ocean floor. The data...The New York Times From ACM News | March 12, 2019
The Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, is working with Google artificial intelligence scientists to automate the identification of diabetic retinopathy.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2019