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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Richard Socher appeared nervous as he waited for his artificial intelligence program to answer a simple question: "Is the tennis player wearing a cap?"The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2016
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2016
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...The New York Times From ACM News | March 2, 2016
Apple engineers have begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iPhone using methods similar...The New York Times From ACM News | February 25, 2016
It took six years for Apple to persuade China's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, to sell the iPhone.The New York Times From ACM News | February 22, 2016
Apple said on Wednesday that it would oppose and challenge a federal court order to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers who killed...The New York Times From ACM News | February 17, 2016
Whether to enliven a commute, relax in the evening or drown out the buzz of a neighbor's recreational drone, Americans listen to music nearly four hours a day.The New York Times From ACM News | February 9, 2016
After hackers breached the computer network of the U.C.L.A. medical center last summer, Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, and her office...The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2016
A solution to the expensive requirement of cooling data-center servers could be found underwater.The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2016
Marvin Minsky, who combined a scientist's thirst for knowledge with a philosopher's quest for truth as a pioneering explorer of artificial intelligence, work that...The New York Times From ACM News | January 26, 2016
The latest standoff between Europe and American tech companies runs through a quiet street just north of the Louvre Museum, past chic cafes and part of the French...The New York Times From ACM News | January 25, 2016
Three years ago, Charles Chase, an engineer who manages Lockheed Martin's nuclear fusion program, was sitting on a white leather couch at Google's Solve for X conference...The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 22, 2016
Car enthusiasts, after hearing industry executives discussing the self-driving technology being built into their vehicles, might be forgiven for thinking robotic...The New York Times From ACM News | January 19, 2016
Kaleigh Clary, a computer science graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, drove down to offer a day of free work for the American Museum of...The New York Times From ACM Careers | January 19, 2016
As autonomous driving technology advances, perhaps the most notable benefit is the promise of a striking reduction in accidents.The New York Times From ACM News | January 11, 2016
A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2015
Taking inspiration from the way humans seem to learn, scientists have created AI software capable of picking up new knowledge in a far more efficient and sophisticated...The New York Times From ACM News | December 11, 2015
When a lonely Virginia teenager named Ali Amin got curious about the Islamic State last year and went online to learn more, he found a virtual community awaiting...The New York Times From ACM News | December 10, 2015