Quantum annealing computers can run algorithms faster than classical computers in certain instances, but typically not when time…
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In the most nightmarish drone scenarios, one of the little whirlybirds flies into an airliner, or wanders into military airspace, or swoops down on the White House...Wired From ACM News | July 17, 2017
Researchers are producing accurate models of people's behavior in cars, in order to shape that behavior to preserve safety.
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There's nothing new about worrying that superintelligent machines may endanger humanity, but the idea has lately become hard to avoid.
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Just when the cybersecurity world thinks it's found the limits of how far Russian hackers will go to meddle in foreign elections, a new clue emerges that suggests...Wired From ACM News | June 9, 2017
Over the past year, the Kremlin's strategy of weaponizing leaks to meddle with democracies around the world has become increasingly clear, first in the US and more...Wired From ACM News | May 26, 2017
The world's largest genetics research center isn't at Harvard or Stanford or even the NIH. It's a 20-mile drive from Hong Kong International Airport, in the bustling...Wired From ACM News | May 19, 2017
In autumn of 1840, Charles Babbage arrived in Turin for a meeting of Italian scientists, where he gave the only public explanation of the workings of his "Analytical...Wired From ACM News | May 16, 2017
When the cybersecurity industry warns of digital threats to the "internet of things," the targets that come to mind are ill-conceived, insecure consumer products...Wired From ACM News | May 3, 2017
On the morning of December 30, the day after Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 US election, Tillmann Werner was sitting down...Wired From ACM News | March 22, 2017
When Wikileaks yesterday released a trove of documents purporting to show how the CIA hacks everything from smartphones to PCs to smart televisions, the agency's...Wired From ACM News | March 8, 2017