Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
Wired From ACM News | February 2, 2023
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases.
Wired From ACM News | January 25, 2023
The city rolled back a controversial decision to let robots use lethal force without human intervention. But the fight is far from over.
Wired From ACM News | December 8, 2022
Bitcoin miners say they can help stabilize a shaky power grid and prevent blackouts. Experts say it will make the problem worse.
Wired From ACM News | December 8, 2022
Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its adoption can't come soon enough.
Wired From ACM News | November 8, 2022
Chemists have long conceptualized tiny machines that could fabricate drugs, plastics, and other polymers that are hard to build with bigger tools.
Wired From ACM News | November 3, 2022
Wednesday's iPhone launch event saw the release of four new iPhone models, plus an Apple Watch built to take a beating.
Wired From ACM News | September 8, 2022
AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to sociology rushing to use techniques they don't always understand—causing a wave of spurious results.
Wired From ACM News | August 22, 2022
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
Wired From ACM News | July 26, 2022
In a series of incidents, the GM subsidiary lost contact with its autonomous vehicles, leaving them frozen in traffic and trapping human drivers.
Wired From ACM News | July 12, 2022
Defense tech companies have latched on to the metaverse hype—but what they're building will be a far cry from Meta's virtual world.
Wired From ACM News | July 6, 2022
Google employees claim a senior researcher fired earlier this year sought to undermine two more junior AI researchers by suggesting their results were wrong or...Wired From ACM News | June 6, 2022