Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM TechNews
Programming Language Popularity: JavaScript Leads--5 Million New Developers Since 2017
SlashData's State of the Developer Nation Q3 2020 survey found JavaScript remains the reigning coding language for developers.
From ACM TechNews
Contact Tracing: England's Long-Awaited App Hits 10 Million Downloads
The U.K. National Health Service's Covid-19 contact tracing app hit 10 million downloads just four days after its release.
From ACM TechNews
Australia's Report on Agtech Confirms Technology Can Lead to Fertile Future
A new report says emerging technologies could enhance the productivity, diversity, and profitability of Australia's agricultural sector.
From ACM TechNews
IBM to Open-Source Space Junk Collision Avoidance
Researchers are working on an open source project to determine and predict the orbits of anthropogenic space objects (ASOs)—man-made space debris—in order to avoid...
From ACM News
AI 'Resurrects' 54 Roman Emperors, in Stunningly Lifelike Images
An artist used machine learning to create the photorealistic portraits.
From ACM TechNews
This Is How Much Top Hackers Are Earning From Bug Bounties
More than $44.75 million in bounties was awarded to hackers worldwide over the past year, up 86% year-on-year, according to HackerOne.
From ACM TechNews
People's Notions About AI Are Terrible, an MIT Study Asks Whether They Can Be Helped
Researchers surveyed several hundred people to determine whether they view artificial intelligence as an agent or a tool.
From ACM TechNews
This Raspberry Pi-Powered AI Helps Robots to Sort Through Your Recycling
Researchers at Liverpool Hope University in the U.K. created a tool that can sort materials for recycling by combining a Raspberry Pi 3 model with optical sensors...
From ACM News
If We Put Computers in Our Brains, Strange Things Might Happen to Our Minds
Using a brain-computer interface can fundamentally change our grey matter, a view of ourselves, and even how fast our brains can change the world.
From ACM TechNews
CISA: Chinese State Hackers Are Exploiting F5, Citrix, Pulse Secure, Exchange Bugs
An advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of attacks against U.S. federal networks by hacker groups associated with China's...
From ACM TechNews
Police Drones Take to U.K. Skies
U.K. police agencies are trying out the use of aerial drones to support ground-based forces in scenarios where helicopter or aircraft deployments may be less practical...
From ACM TechNews
Most Cybersecurity Reports Only Focus on the Cool Threats
A study found just 82 of 629 commercial cybersecurity reports published in the last decade discuss threats to civil society, with the rest devoted to cybercrime...
From ACM TechNews
Millions of WordPress Sites Are Being Probed, Attacked With Recent Plugin Bug
Defiant Inc. reports millions of WordPress sites have been attacked by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the "File Manager" WordPress plugin.
From ACM TechNews
Malware Gang Uses .NET Library to Generate Excel Docs That Bypass Security Checks
Security researchers at NVISO Labs discovered a malware gang is using a .NET library to create malicious Excel files.
From ACM TechNews
The U.K. Is Building Its First Commercial Quantum Computer
U.K. science minister Amanda Solloway says Britain's first commercial quantum computer, supported by government and industry, will be available for use by businesses...
From ACM TechNews
Developers: These Are the Programming Languages that Pay the Most
A survey by freelance hiring platform Upwork found that freelance software developers who work with old, relatively unpopular coding languages command the highest...
From ACM News
Autonomous Plane Takes Off with Passengers, Cargo
Pilotless planes are here, and the FAA is getting onboard for short-distance regional transportation.
From ACM TechNews
Elephants vs Trains: AI Helps Ensure They Don't Collide
Researchers have developed a "smart ear" to help prevent fatal collisions involving elephants and trains in India.
From ACM TechNews
AI-Based Traffic Management Gets Green Light
The NoTraffic autonomous traffic management company has deployed an artificial intelligence-driven traffic management system in Phoenix, AZ.
From ACM TechNews