The Association for Computing Machinery has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for the invention…
From ACM CareersACM| March 22, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Plans to use two new robot dogs only in precarious search and rescue missions may help avoid the controversy that met the Police Department's robots last year.
...The New York Times From ACM News | March 18, 2022
To try to halt the war in Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies have imposed the most sweeping export controls seen in decades on Russia. Now they have to enforce them...The New York Times From ACM News | March 17, 2022
A new state agency has a $10-million budget to regulate Google, Facebook and others. But first it needs to be created.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 15, 2022
NFTs are making some collectors and artists rich, but success in this high-risk marketplace is more art than science.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2022
The cryptocurrency boom has spawned enterprises democratically governed by a community of users. Or that's the theory. Making it work has been much mess
The New York Times From ACM News | March 10, 2022
Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. What happens when they need to know?
The New York Times From ACM News | March 3, 2022
A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 2, 2022
The embrace by some conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists is part of a broader effort to shift people away from Big Tech.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2022
After years of talks about the need for public-private partnerships to combat cyberattacks, the war in Ukraine is stress-testing the system.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2022
Twitter said it would label all posts containing links to Russian state-affiliated media outlets, and Meta said it would restrict access to some EU outlets to ward...The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2022
Google, Apple and others were warned that they must comply with a new law, which would make them more vulnerable to the Kremlin's censorship demands.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 28, 2022
Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 25, 2022
Biden administration officials have warned Russia that it could face further restrictions on technology that is critical to its economy and military.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 24, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service has walked back a requirement for taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2022
Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, the...The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2022
Concern is growing about larger, more intricate cloud computing networks' fundamental dependence on less reliable and less predictable chips.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 7, 2022
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains from NSO's Pegasus spyware, a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2022