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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.
Germany and France are launching a government-backed project to develop European cloud infrastructure, to help local providers compete with U.S. technology companies...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2019
Retailers and logistics operators are investing in collaborative robots (cobots) to accelerate warehouse operations in the holiday season.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2019
Companies including Amazon, Alphabet's Wing, and Uber, are launching more advanced trials of drone delivery.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2019
A predictive hospital algorithm was more likely to choose white patients to receive additional medical assistance than black patients.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 25, 2019
Oil and gas companies are investing in artificial intelligence to help automate operations, anticipate equipment malfunctions, boost fossil fuel production, and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 22, 2019
An area of San Francisco is emerging as a battleground to eliminate the traditional checkout process and reinvent the way consumers shop.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2019
Researchers in Germany and Australia found China is using a widely downloaded mobile app and translation service to siphon billions of pieces of information on...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 17, 2019
Across Europe, some of the world's oldest universities are intensifying efforts to get promising technologies out of their labs and into commercial use.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 15, 2019
U.S. teenagers are forming hacking clubs and attempting to persuade their parents and teachers that hacking is not necessarily a malign vocation.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revived a program to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in aviation, in conjunction with the Pentagon and the U...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2019
A report by researchers at Bard College's Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that 95 countries currently own unmanned military drones—up from 60 in 2010...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 3, 2019
Huawei Technologies' membership in the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams has been suspended.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2019
The nonprofit Information Technology and Innovation Foundation think tank has called on the U.S. government to invest an additional $40 billion annually in technology...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 25, 2019
China is the global leader in surveillance technologies, although other countries are catching up, according to a study by the Carnegie Endowment for International...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2019
Many robotic systems are not fully autonomous and require, at the very least, humans monitoring them from afar.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 10, 2019
U.S. schools have made huge technology investments in the last 10 years, but now parents and educators question whether the effect of technology on education has...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2019
U.S. companies and universities are developing cybersecurity training facilities that model real-world networks and scenarios to educate staff and evaluate theories...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2019