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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Detailed by researchers at Forescout, the Name:Wreck vulnerabilities could allow attackers to control devices and remotely execute code, act as a gateway to the...ZDNet From ACM News | April 13, 2021
IBM has agreed to deploy a quantum computer at a new research center for researching viral pathogens, virus-induced diseases, genomics, immunology, and immunotherapies...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2021
New defense plans for the next decade come with a strong focus on new technologies, pitching leaner but more effective armed forces.
ZDNet From ACM News | March 26, 2021
The Cambridge-1 supercomputer has entered its first stages of operation just 20 weeks after it was first announced.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2021
Positive Technologies' Alexander Popov detected five high-severity security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's virtual socket implementation.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers have found hackers are using search engine optimization to push compromised websites higher up Google's rankings.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2021
A new report found that the hardest and perhaps most promising work of deep learning may lie in the realm of robotics,
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Researchers simulated some materials as much as 3 million times faster than a classical computer could through the process of quantum annealing.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2021
New IBM research revealed that developers with skills in creating open-source cloud technologies are more likely than other job candidates to receive a call-back...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2021
The Perseverance rover will explore Mars with the self-flying Ingenuity helicopter drone, using Linux and NASA-built software.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2021
A space mission currently underway aims to maximize the effectiveness of CubeSats by showing how they could track and communicate with each other.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 11, 2021
A study by blockchain investigations firm Chainalysis found that cybercrime gangs often switch ransomware-as-a-service suppliers as they seek better profits.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2021
Delivery robot manufacturer Starship Technologies recently expanded its robot-based food delivery services to two additional campuses.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2021
In a survey of information technology leaders, 41% of respondents expect artificial intelligence to take over their roles by 2030.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2021
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have spent the past five years working to upgrade to the large hadron collider, the largest particle...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
The Defense Digital Service and HackerOne are calling on military and civilian hackers to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. Army's computer systems...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2021
With the runaway success of the new ARM-based M1 Macs, non-x86 architectures are getting their closeup. RISC-V is getting the most attention from system designers...ZDNet From ACM News | January 12, 2021
Software company Burning Glass Technologies projected quantum computing and connected technologies will be among the 10 most "disruptive" information technology...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 4, 2021
A Harvard Business Review study of organizations found "a growing divide between teams with ready access to automation and AI tools and teams without."
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2020