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From ACM NewsDavid Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 23, 2022
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers discovered the Syslogk Linux rootkit delivers a backdoor trojan hides on a targeted machine until triggered.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | June 21, 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
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ZDNet From ACM News | May 27, 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
A programmer behind the popular open-source npm program node-ipc poisoned it with malware that erased the hard drives of computers located in Russia or Belarus....ZDNet From ACM News | March 28, 2022
IonQ and DoE are trying to create a stable, domestic pipeline for sourcing the barium qubits used in quantum processors built by IonQ.
ZDNet From ACM News | February 22, 2022
According to the latest Dice Tech Salary Report, the average salary for U.S. technologists reached a record high of $104,566 in 2021.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2022
A new silicon construction technique developed by German and Australian researchers could potentially make building quantum computers more affordable and reliable...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 18, 2022
Hiring managers expect finding qualified developers will be the biggest recruitment challenge of 2022, according to a survey of 14,000 developers and technology...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2022
National University of Singapore engineers have constructed a robotic hand that can grasp various objects using three-dimensionally-printed fingers.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2022
Dice's Tech Jobs Report suggests employers are eager to hire people "who understand the core concepts of software development and project management."
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2021
SlashData's 21st State of the Developer Nation Report listed JavaScript as the most popular programming language in the third quarter.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2021
ControlFlag can automatically detect anomalies in software code - and it could spare developers hours of tedious work.
ZDNet From ACM News | October 25, 2021
Google is investing $1 million in the Linux Foundation's Secure Open Source pilot program to make open source projects more secure.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
Autonomous pizza machine developer 800 Degrees Pizza has partnered with an international pizza brand to offer a fully automated pizza-making experience.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2021
Technology training company O'Reilly surveyed U.K. and U.S. software developers to assess trends in the data and artificial intelligence sectors.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2021
Australia's New South Wales will spend AU$21.4 million (US$15.4 million) to expand its shark management program with drones, drumlines, and beach-monitoring stations...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2021