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.
Venture capitalists are pouring millions of dollars into startups that are betting their futures on the powerful data tool called Hadoop. The tool holds promise...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | April 1, 2013
The U.S. is applying money-laundering rules to "virtual currencies," amid growing concern that new forms of cash bought on the Internet are being used to fund illicit...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 27, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Nick D'Aloisio is taking some time off from school in London, where he lives with his parents. He will let mom and dad help manage his money.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | March 27, 2013
In the future, your smartphone won't auto-correct your errors. It will correct them before they're even made.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 19, 2013
Patterns of "Likes" posted by people on Facebook can unintentionally expose their political and religious views, drug use, divorce, and sexual orientation, researchers...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 19, 2013
A few years ago when Bank of America Corp. wanted to study whether face time mattered among its call-center teams, the big bank asked about 90 workers to wear badges...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 7, 2013
At a former paper-printing factory in Hong Kong, a 20-year-old wunderkind named Zhao Bowen has embarked on a challenging and potentially controversial quest: uncovering...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 26, 2013
The White House threatened China and other countries with trade and diplomatic action over corporate espionage as it cataloged more than a dozen cases of cyberattacks...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 21, 2013
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is brutally clear: China is the most dangerous superpower on Earth.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | February 4, 2013
After years of collecting photos and personal data from its billion-plus members, Facebook Inc. Tuesday unveiled a search tool that sifts through people's profiles—and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 16, 2013
For pirates in China, where illegal software sales greatly outmatch legal ones, a new version of Windows typically means a new treasure ship to plunder.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 14, 2012
US Airways Flight 27 was roaring down Runway 15R at Boston's Logan Airport when a pickup truck suddenly pulled into its path.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 13, 2012
The small box inside Amanda Hubbard's chest beams all kinds of data about her faulty heart to the company that makes her defibrillator implant.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 10, 2012
You press a button and wait for your elevator. How long before you get impatient and agitated? Theresa Christy says 20 seconds.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012