Companies and programmers are reexamining how technical terms are used amid Black Lives Matter protests. But some worry the changes are empty symbolism.
Wired From ACM News | July 7, 2020
The administration said the move will give U.S. workers access to an additional 525,000 jobs. But sectors with lots of H-1B visas tend to have low unemployment....Wired From ACM News | June 24, 2020
Quantum computers used to be an impossible dream. Now, after a decade of research by some of the world's biggest tech companies, they're on the verge of changing...Wired (U.K.) From ACM News | May 18, 2020
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.
Wired From ACM News | May 12, 2020
Researchers at Google have developed a robotic dog and taught it to walk by showing it motion-capture videos of real dogs walking on treadmills.
Wired From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2020
A new robotic skeleton is embedded with 32 photodiodes and 30 adjacent LEDs, and is covered by a squishy skin of reflective silicone that keeps the device's own...Wired From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2020
Sixty years ago, a sharecropper's son invented a technology to identify faces. Then the record of his role all but vanished.
Wired From ACM News | February 3, 2020
Intel said it will release yet another patch for a microarchitectural data sampling vulnerability that allows hackers to fool microprocessors into exposing protected...Wired From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2020
The computing power required for AI landmarks, such as recognizing images and defeating humans at Go, increased 300,000-fold from 2012 to 2018.
Wired From ACM News | January 22, 2020
A new report says $25 billion—and a more welcoming attitude toward foreign talent—is needed to keep the U.S. in the technology race with China.
Wired From ACM News | December 18, 2019
Leaders in artificial intelligence warn that progress is slowing, big challenges remain, and simply throwing more computers at a problem isn't sustainable.
Wired From ACM News | December 16, 2019
A new attack called Plundervolt gives attackers access to the sensitive data stored in a processor's secure enclave.
Wired From ACM News | December 11, 2019
Doug Engelbart didn't just want to show off new technology. He wanted to demonstrate a system for improving humanity.
Wired From ACM News | December 6, 2019
Scientists discovered a new underwater fault five miles off Monterey Bay, CA, through the use of infrared laser pulses fired along an idle fiber-optic cable.
Wired From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2019
A new paper concludes that it takes more than four times as much energy to mine $1 of bitcoin as mining $1 of copper.
Wired From ACM News | November 22, 2019