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.
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Microsoft Finds Memory Allocation Holes in Range of IoT, Industrial Technology
A Microsoft security research unit discovered a number of poor memory allocation operations in code used in Internet of Things and operational technology.
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The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now
Real scalpels, artificial intelligence — what could go wrong?
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Cyber-Securing the Home Office
Patching the security holes that arise when working from home.
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Apple and Google Are Killing the (Ad) Cookie. Here's Why
Farewell, advertising cookie.
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Researchers Develop First-of-Its-Kind Extended Reality Testbed to Speed Virtual, Augmented Reality Innovation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have launched an open source extended reality testbed to democratize XR systems research.
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Coding to Hide Health Prices From Web Searches Is Barred by Regulators
Federal regulators now require hospitals and insurers to disclose long-confidential pricing data, including rates that insurers pay for services.
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Facebook Now Has to Ask Permission to Track Your iPhone. Here's How to Stop It.
With the new iOS 14.5, apps have to seek your permission to track you. Here's what to tap, and two privacy settings to change immediately.
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Computer Modeling Suggests That T. Rex Was Slow Walker
Computer models created by researchers suggest the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex had a slow walking speed.
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A Driverless Tesla Crashed and Burned for 4 Hours, Killing 2 Passengers in Texas
Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which authorities said was operating without a driver, crashed into a tree in a Houston suburb on April 17.
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Reimagining Contact
Covid-19, which challenges how we interact with one another, is accelerating the development of touchless technologies.
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FTP is 50 Years Old
The 16th of April 1971 is not only the date when the Rolling Stone first released Brown Sugar, it is also marked with the publication of RFC 114 marking the birthday...
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Amazon Expanding 'Upskill' Training for Software Developer Roles to Workers Outside Company
Amazon is expanding its Amazon Technical Academy to train people outside the company for jobs in software engineering.
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NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World. They May Be Warming the Planet, Too.
Digital artworks known as nonfungible tokens are selling for massive sums, but research indicates their creation may carry an enormous environmental cost.
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China's Factories Automate as Worker Shortage Looms
China's working-age population has dropped by more than 5 million in the last decade, and factories are responding to the resulting labor shortage with automation...
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Democratizing Facial Authentication
Intel's RealSense ID solution performs facial identification on device, not in the cloud.
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This Old Programming Language is Suddenly Getting More Popular Again
Apple's Objective-C finally exits the top 20 list of popular programming languages tracked by Tiobe, but a 'dinosaur' language has had an unexpected boost.
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New Hearing Aids, iPhone Apps, Tech Mean More Hearing-Loss Options--but Also New Struggles
The variety of low-cost products for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss is expected to increase due to a new law.
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