The Biden administration will prioritize cybersecurity in the distribution of $1 billion in technology modernization funds signed into law by Congress in March....The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2021
The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European-based criminal gang.
The Washington Post From ACM News | May 10, 2021
With the new iOS 14.5, apps have to seek your permission to track you. Here's what to tap, and two privacy settings to change immediately.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 27, 2021
Even as federal officials and Microsoft race to contain a recebt breach, stakeholders need to make certain they are no longer compromised, to prevent follow-up...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 23, 2021
Ford Motor's Spin division has announced a new service allowing electronic scooter operators to remotely move their scooters if they wind up in public spaces.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2021
The University of Pittsburgh recently received an $8-million+ National Institutes of Health grant to develop brain-computer interfaces.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2020
Washington, D.C., is the first U.S. city to test a system that transmits real-time information about curbside parking availability and space size to delivery drivers...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2020
In Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, automated assistants have become bartenders, security guards, deliverymen, and more, since the onset of...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2020
A new study found that more comment moderation is necessary to curtail racist and white supremacist content on Reddit.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2020
The report says big social media companies need to use more of their own employees to make calls about which posts and photos should be removed.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 8, 2020
Arizona has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly monitoring the locations of Android smartphone users even when such features purportedly were disabled,...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 29, 2020
U.K. lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to hold a "virtual Parliament" to maintain the machinery of democracy via the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2020
In recent years, there's been serious talk about how to build the Metaverse, the next version of the Internet, and who will build it first.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 21, 2020
Coronavirus may have forced people to stay at home, but the Internet these scientists envisioned long ago is keeping the world connected.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 7, 2020
Facebook has placed its army of human moderators on paid leave, forcing the company to police disinformation without them.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2020
An unpublished U.S. State Department study estimated that about 2 million tweets promoted conspiracy theories about the coronavirus over the three-week period when...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2020
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are struggling to prevent misinformation on their platforms about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2020
The Pinterest platform has banned the posting of misleading information related to voting or the census.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2020
Chinese scientists freely released the genetic sequence of a coronavirus 10 days after the first reported case, to help researchers worldwide better understand...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2020