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.
Machines are starting to learn tasks on their own. They are identifying faces, recognizing spoken words, reading medical scans and even carrying on their own conversations...The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2018
"How did the 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' come to life? What steps did Vermeer take to make this painting?"
The New York Times From ACM News | February 27, 2018
In 2011, the election board in Pennsylvania's Venango County—a largely rural county in the northwest part of the state—asked David A. Eckhardt, a computer science...The New York Times Magazine From ACM News | February 26, 2018
A star-crossed mission nearly 20 years in the making that was intended to seek an answer to the most burning, baffling question in astronomy—and perhaps elucidate...The New York Times From ACM News | February 20, 2018
In Phoenix, Ariz., cars are self-navigating the streets. In many homes, people are barking commands at tiny machines, with the machines responding. On our smartphones...The New York Times From ACM News | February 14, 2018
Scientists have confirmed a form of water that is simultaneously solid and liquid. It is the latest advance in the study of water, a seemingly simple substance...The New York Times From ACM News | February 6, 2018
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
For years, tech industry financiers showed little interest in start-up companies that made computer chips.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 17, 2018
Researchers hope to make a fragile ancient Coptic codex readable by scanning it with computerized tomography and then using software to extract legible text.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 10, 2018
Russian and Venezuelan officials are hoping virtual currencies can help their countries make an end run around American sanctions.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 4, 2018
What vehicle is most strongly associated with Republican voting districts? Extended-cab pickup trucks. For Democratic districts? Sedans.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 3, 2018
Our bodies make roughly 20,000 different kinds of proteins, from the collagen in our skin to the hemoglobin in our blood. Some take the shape of molecular sheets...The New York Times From ACM News | December 29, 2017
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
Would you like NASA to fly a drone across Saturn's largest moon, or to send a probe to collect samples from a duck-shaped comet?
The New York Times From ACM News | December 22, 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
When you drive toward an intersection, the sight of the light turning red will (or should) make you step on the brake. This action happens thanks to a chain of...The New York Times From ACM News | 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
During President Trump's visit to Beijing, he appeared on screen for a special address at a tech conference.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 4, 2017
They seem an odd couple. J. D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy," his best-selling memoir of growing up in the postindustrial Midwest and his journey of escape...The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 21, 2017