Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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A Case That Rhymes With Microsoft
The prevailing lesson of the Microsoft case, antitrust lawyers say, is that scrutiny from Washington can slow down a company, even when there are no grievous penalties...
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California Privacy Regulator's First Case: Probing Internet-Connected Cars
Modern cars are computers filled with data, with few clear manufacturer policies on what happens to it
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Tech Firms Hope Workouts Can Sell Women on VR Headsets
Major technology companies hope to establish a mainstream market for virtual reality products by selling work, fitness, and entertainment applications to young...
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Supreme Court Rules for Google, Twitter in Closely Watched Cases
The Court ruled the families of terrorism victims had not shown the companies "aided and abetted" attacks on their loved ones.
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The Race to Beat Elon Musk to Put Chips in People's Brains
Companies like Paradromics and Synchron are competing with Elon Musk's Neuralink to design a brain implant that can communicate with computers.
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Harvard Shutting Down Project Studying Social Media Misinformation
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government announced that next year it will close a research facility that studied online misinformation.
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