A silicone rubber submersible robot engineered by researchers at China's Zhejiang University successfully withstood the immense pressures in the Mariana trench....New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile, who bought a 10-second video clip for $67,000 even though it was freely available to watch, recently sold it for $6.6 million...Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Google says it will no longer track users across Internet searches to sell targeted advertising, and will not build alternative user-tracking models.
The Hill From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Pharmacy chains including CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens-Boots Alliance are collecting data from customers as they sign up for coronavirus vaccinations.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
The WE-FORGE data protection system uses an artificial intelligence version of the "canary trap," which distributes multiple false documents to conceal secrets....Dartmouth News From ACM TechNews | March 5, 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 found that a botnet they have been following disguised one of its IP addresses in the bitcoin blockchain to guard against a command-and-control server...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
China is forging ahead with a national digital currency called the electronic Chinese yuan (eCNY).
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Engineers have overcome an obstacle to the development of a quantum Internet with a programmable switch.
Purdue University News From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's final report to Congress calls on the U.S. to enhance its AI skills as a means of countering China...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
IBM and New York State have initiated testing of their forthcoming blockchain-based Covid-19 digital health pass, Excelsior Pass.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index estimated the electricity used to mine bitcoins last year equaled the annual carbon footprint of Argentina.
...The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
An international team of researchers used computer algorithms and x-ray scanning to read a tightly folded letter sealed since 1697, without actually opening it....The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
Japanese firms are accelerating the use of advanced technology to combat food waste and reduce costs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
The decision followed days of questions about whether the conference would continue its relationship with Google following the company's treatment of Ethical AI...VentureBeat From ACM News | March 3, 2021
Prague's Švanda Theatre plans to stage a play written by artificial intelligence to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Karel Capek's R.U.R.
Radio Prague International From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2021
Threats of regulatory crackdowns on technology companies worldwide are expected to become more common, increasingly fragmenting the Internet.
CNN From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2021