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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.
The television is channeling you. Data-gathering firms and technology companies are aggressively matching people's TV-viewing behavior with other personal data—in...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 9, 2011
In the personal-computer industry, where things change fast, one fact has been a constant for years: There are two major, mainstream operating systems for consumers...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 16, 2010
Installation has begun in Kobe, Japan, on a government-funded supercomputer project, aimed at giving Japan the world's fastest computer, the "K Computer," which...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 5, 2010
Cyber espionage has surged against governments and companies around the world in the past year, and cyber attacks have become a staple of conflict among states...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 27, 2010
Intel Corp. agreed to buy security-software specialist McAfee Inc. Thursday for $7.68 billion, a surprise transaction that underscores the company's determination...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 19, 2010
Behind the recovery in business spending is a surge in purchases of the computers that form the backbone of the Internet, as companies scramble to meet growing...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | July 20, 2010
The U.S. government is launching a program dubbed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | July 8, 2010
Utilities have learned a lot about how smart meters can compel consumers to save electricity. Unfortunately, too often they aren't putting the knowledge to good...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 22, 2010
Business spending on technology goods and services is returning as the economy mends, pumping new life into suppliers such as Cisco Systems Inc., though it has...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 4, 2010
Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 17, 2009
When a group of engineers at National Instruments Corp. modified a 1988 Oldsmobile so it could be controlled by an iPhone, the company was quick to share the project...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 3, 2009
Russian hackers stole U.S. identities and software tools for use in a cyberattack against Georgian government Web sites during the war between Russia and Georgia...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2009
Blue Brain is a supercomputer-powered software model designed to closely simulate the activity of a rat's neocortical column (NCC) in the hope of gaining insights...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2009
Aviation investigators looking for a cause of the crash of Air France Flight 447 believe that a rapid chain of computer and equipment failures may have stripped...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2009
Unallocated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are expected to be depleted by some time in 2012, according to IPv6 Forum fellow Tony Hain. He and others advocate...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009