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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 end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 31, 2013
Since implementing a new low-cost online master's program in computer science based on MOOC technology, Georgia Tech has received almost twice as many applications...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2013
Dennis Gray suspected that workers in his pest-control company were spending too much time on personal issues during the workday.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 23, 2013
As the world's second-largest supplier of telecommunications network equipment, Huawei plays a part in the technology industry's efforts to ensure network security...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | October 18, 2013
Massive open online courses could help transform education, but face challenges to realizing their full potential. The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 11, 2013
We spend a full five hours and 16 minutes a day in front of a screen, and that's without even turning on a television.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | October 9, 2013
Utilities have installed more than 60 million smart meters in North America in the past decade.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 23, 2013
Here's the fundamental problem with passwords: They are most effective in protecting a company when they are long, complicated and changed frequently. In other...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 17, 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has concerns about the legality of FCC rules requiring equal treatment for all Internet traffic. The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2013
In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 10, 2013
As he closed the door, leaving me alone at the controls of a 41,000-pound bulldozer with list price of nearly $432,000, a Komatsu Ltd. executive shouted, "No worries...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 29, 2013
When prices on some U.S. stocks suddenly zoomed one day last month and others unexpectedly plunged, stock-market officials set out to detect a possible computer...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 16, 2013
The Weather Channel knows the chance for rain in St. Louis on Friday, what the heat index could reach in Santa Fe on Saturday, and how humid Baltimore may get on...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | August 15, 2013
Law-enforcement officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely used by computer hackers to gather information on suspects, bringing the criminal...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 2, 2013
A computer scientist is applying humans' appreciation of incentives and friendly competition to improving rush-hour congestion. The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2013
In 2011, Google Inc. Chief Executive and co-founder Larry Page asked executives to develop a new, simplified privacy tool that would act as a kind of sliding scale...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 1, 2013
To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | July 30, 2013