'Ambient computing' is coming, and it promises to change how we interact with the world. But there are still a lot of challenges — and concerns — to overcome.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 31, 2022
U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens is deploying robots to fill prescriptions for drugstores amid a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2022
"We have never previously observed such a volume of cyberattacks, variety of threat actors, and coordination of effort," the report says; some U.S. institutions...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 23, 2022
On Aug. 25, online password manager LastPass reported the theft of some of its source code and proprietary information.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 29, 2022
Political wrangling slows progress on what began as bipartisan effort to restore America's semiconductor production prowess.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | July 19, 2022
At Rio Tinto's Gudai-Darri mine in western Australia, iron ore is hauled by almost two dozen driverless carts, with autonomous water carts used to control dust....The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2022
Retailer Walmart said it has deployed a system for transitioning between cloud providers and its own servers, demonstrating a means of becoming less reliant on...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 30, 2022
Sweden's autonomous-truck startup Einride AB, working in partnership with GE Appliances, will test self-driving freight vehicles on U.S. roadways .
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 27, 2022
Autonomous trucks that mostly stick to highways could make sense, both technologically and economically, in ways robotaxis have not.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | June 27, 2022
Various brands have established virtual bars in the metaverse where avatars can gather (although actual drinking is out of the question).
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 13, 2022
Some firms are running algorithms used for quantum computers on advanced machines for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | June 10, 2022
Intel and TSMC are looking to boost chip output amid supercharged demand, but getting the equipment to do so requires increasing patience.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 4, 2022
Searches in national-security investigations came without warrants, could stoke privacy concerns in Congress.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 29, 2022