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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Semiconductor giant Intel claims its FakeCatcher technology can detect whether videos are genuine or deepfakes with 96% accuracy in real time.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2022
Singapore and Germany have agreed to mutually recognize their respective smart computer product cybersecurity rating labels.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 27, 2022
The software giant details how hackers are using easily available tools and non-existent job offers to trick developers and IT workers.
ZDNet From ACM News | September 30, 2022
Fundamental problems elude many strains of deep learning, says LeCun, including the mystery of how to measure information.
ZDNet From ACM News | September 28, 2022
All individuals transacting in Bitcoin are within six degrees or fewer of separation from a core group, say researchers.
ZDNet From ACM News | June 10, 2022
A study of 164 government-endorsed education technology products found 146 endangered children's privacy by collecting and selling their data to ad tech companies...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
Researchers found that a bug in Zyxel firewalls that could enable unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2022
Researchers at cybersecurity software company SentinelOne reported two high-severity bugs in Avast and AVG antivirus products that have gone undetected for a decade...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | May 9, 2022
Researchers have designed a new version of the Mini Cheetah robot that can achieve high running speeds more efficiently than its predecessors.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2022
An approach that uses hours of video and elements of reinforcement learning can guide a robot vehicle almost two miles without a full map of the surroundings.
ZDNet From ACM News | February 25, 2022