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.
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...The New York Times From ACM News | July 22, 2014
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "The New York Times From ACM News | July 21, 2014
A 3-D animated creature, affectionately named Gerald, appears to walk in circles while floating in front of an elaborate viewer that resembles something from an...The New York Times From ACM News | July 14, 2014
If the stakes are big enough, companies will compete even for something that is supposed to be free to all comers.The New York Times From ACM News | July 9, 2014
The newly installed director of the National Security Agency says that while he has seen some terrorist groups alter their communications to avoid surveillance...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 30, 2014
One way to think of Google is as an extremely helpful, all-knowing, hyper-intelligent executive assistant.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2014
As he puts it in the subtitle of his memoir, "Neanderthal Man," Svante Paabo goes in search of lost genomes.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 26, 2014
In a sweeping victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesdayunanimously ruled that the police need warrants to search the cellphones...The New York Times From ACM News | June 26, 2014
Modern computers are not unlike the looms of the industrial revolution: They follow programmed instructions to weave intricate patterns.The New York Times From ACM News | June 25, 2014
From driverless cars to delivery drones, a new generation of robots is about to revolutionize the way people work, drive and shop.The New York Times From ACM News | June 20, 2014
Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering...The New York Times From ACM News | June 12, 2014
Human error is the culprit in 93 percent of automobile crashes—including the pileup last weekend that left Tracy Morgan in critical condition, caused, prosecutors...The New York Times From ACM News | June 11, 2014
Julia Roberts's smile is insured. So are Heidi Klum’s legs, Daniel Craig's body and Jennifer Lopez's derrière.The New York Times From ACM News | June 9, 2014
A top Chinese general was in a combative mood as he presided recently over an international security forum at a historic hotel near the Forbidden City. Among the...The New York Times From ACM News | June 4, 2014
The U.S. National Security Agency is intercepting massive numbers of facial images for use in facial-recognition programs.The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 2, 2014
Scientists in the Netherlands have moved a step closer to overriding one of Albert Einstein's most famous objections to the implications of quantum mechanics, which...The New York Times From ACM News | May 30, 2014