What if your employer made you wear a wristband that tracked your every move, and that even nudged you via vibrations when it judged that you were doing something...The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2018
More than a million followers have disappeared from the accounts of dozens of prominent Twitter users in recent days as the company faces growing criticism over...The New York Times From ACM News | February 1, 2018
Over the past two months, Google has started letting people around the world choose what data they want to share with its various products, including Gmail and...The New York Times From ACM News | January 29, 2018
A new artificial intelligence system analyzes thousands of celebrity photos, infers common patterns, and generates new images that are similar.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2018
From inside the control room carved into the rock more than half a mile underground, Mika Persson can see the robots on the march, supposedly coming for his job...The New York Times From ACM News | December 27, 2017
It was a scene almost designed to show the folly of the N.F.L.'s first-down measurement system.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 20, 2017
Researchers have used a machine learning algorithm similar to Facebook's friend recommender program to track dolphins.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2017
Every month, about four million more Indians get online. They include people like Manju, a 35-year-old seamstress in this city of ancient palaces, who got her first...The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2017
After the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, many people worry that technology has gone too far.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 17, 2017
They are a dream of researchers but perhaps a nightmare for highly skilled computer programmers: artificially intelligent machines that can build other artificially...The New York Times From ACM News | November 6, 2017
Major companies are testing autonomous car software within virtual reality simulations of cities.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2017
Hours after the Las Vegas massacre, Travis McKinney's Facebook feed was hit with a scattershot of conspiracy theories.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 23, 2017
With artificial intelligence expertise in short supply, artificial intelligence talent is commanding huge salaries from the largest technology companies.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2017
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal prosecutors can force technology companies to turn over data stored outside the United States.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 17, 2017
Gender bias in technology is a problem for women on both sides of the Atlantic, although the challenges and opportunities they face can differ due to political...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 11, 2017
Late one night in September, Victor Cruz, a geophysicist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, submitted an article to a scientific journal describing progress...The New York Times From ACM News | October 4, 2017
Bitcoin has many cousins and competitors. None have grown more popular than Ethereum, a global computer network with its own virtual currency, called Ether.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 2, 2017
We expect a lot from our computers these days. They should talk to us, recognize everything from faces to flowers, and maybe soon do the driving.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 19, 2017
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 12, 2017
The robot was perched over a bin filled with random objects, from a box of instant oatmeal to a small toy shark.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 11, 2017