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 news that Facebook paid $2 billion for a virtual reality start-up, Oculus VR, might strike you as a bit zany.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 7, 2014
The frantic hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been, in one way, a nearly miraculous display of international collaboration: 26 nations, many of them rivals...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2014
When Butler fell a precious few inches short of winning a national championship in 2010, its players took the court during that season believing they were the most...The New York Times From ACM Careers | March 25, 2014
American officials have long considered Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, a security threat, blocking it from business deals in the United States for...The New York Times From ACM News | March 24, 2014
How did "The Lion King" turn around its once-shaky fortunes and become the top-grossing show on Broadway in 2013, an unprecedented feat for long-running musicals...The New York Times From ACM News | March 18, 2014
The uncertainties surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s disappearance are enormous, but naval strategists have been unraveling lost-at-sea mysteries as far...The New York Times From ACM News | March 17, 2014
Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that the leaks by the former agency contractor Edward J. Snowden had slowed...The New York Times From ACM News | March 5, 2014
The first time Ben Novak saw a passenger pigeon, he fell to his knees and remained in that position, speechless, for 20 minutes.The New York Times Magazine From ACM News | February 28, 2014
Not long after the uprising in Syria turned bloody late in the spring of 2011, the Pentagon and theNational Security Agency developed a battle plan that featured...The New York Times From ACM News | February 26, 2014
Visitors to Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport may notice the bright, clean lighting that now blankets the cavernous interior, courtesy of 171 recently...The New York Times From ACM News | February 19, 2014
Submerging supercomputers and servers in oil or other liquids to cool them off might offer a way to reduce their massive energy consumption. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2014
The Wikipedia Foundation formed a team of software developers to focus on developing the site for use with mobile devices. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 10, 2014
The football players strutted down a 40-yard strip of synthetic turf, yelling, jumping and flailing their arms to whip the fans into a frenzy.The New York Times From ACM Careers | February 3, 2014
Some battery industry experts advise focusing on improving batteries by taking small steps, rather than trying to reinvent the battery itself. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2014
In three states, not a single girl took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science last year. In eight states, no Hispanic students took it. And in 11 states...The New York Times From ACM Careers | February 3, 2014