Communications of the ACM
Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn 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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DARPA's Quantum Computing is Powered by ... FOMO
Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price.
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Fact-Checkers Are Scrambling to Fight Disinformation With AI
Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
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Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups
Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.
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Analog Computer May Crack Greatest Unsolved Mysteries in Physics
Researchers at Stanford University and Ireland's University College Dublin built analog quantum simulators that could solve the most significant puzzles in physics...
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A Fresh Look at Restoring Power to the Grid
Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists have been developing a "black start" computer model to help grid operators quickly restore power after a disruption...
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Building a New Type of Efficient Artificial Intelligence Inspired by the Brain
Although the brain's architecture is very shallow, brain-inspired artificial neural networks' learning capabilities can outperform deep learning.
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Virtual Exam Case Primes Privacy Fight Over College Room Scans
Cleveland State University asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review a district court ruling that "room scans" by exam proctoring software...
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Researchers Discover That Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Layers of Semiconductors
An electronic bridge facilitates the fast transfer of energy between semiconductors.
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New Analog Quantum Computers to Solve Previously Unsolvable Problems
The architecture for these new quantum devices involves hybrid metal-semiconductor components incorporated into a nanoelectronic circuit
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ChatGPT Finding, Fixing Bugs in Code
Computer science researchers found the ChatGPT chatbot can detect and correct buggy code better than existing programs.
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Will the Metaverse Be Entertaining? Ask South Korea
South Korea's entertainment industry is producing virtual content as a gateway into the metaverse.
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Japan, Netherlands Agree to Limit Exports of Chip-Making Equipment to China
Deal with U.S. comes as President Biden seeks to slow China's military development.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography
Cryptographers seek algorithms quantum computers cannot break.
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