Biometric markers are increasingly popular targets of data theft, potentially endangering far more than your locally stored information…
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.
The U.K. National Health Service will offer roughly 250,000 people in England with type 1 diabetes a skin sensor to monitor their blood sugar.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2022
Google has pulled dozens of applications from its Google Play store amid researchers' findings that they contain software that secretly harvests data.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2022
Scientists are monitoring Italy’s Mount Etna through fiber-optic cables, using distributed acoustic sensing to detect seismic signals that conventional sensors...Wired From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2022
An artificial intelligence model can diagnose several heart rhythm and conduction disorders using electrocardiogram images in various formats and layouts.
News-Medical Life Sciences From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2022
The research combines artificial intelligence and computational science for accurate and efficient simulations of complex systems.
Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences From ACM TechNews | April 11, 2022
Risk assessment, accountability, explainability, and bias, among other factors, challenge the success of machine learning.
Sarah Underwood Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | April 12, 2022
Hoan Ton-That enlisted his facial recognition company Clearview AI in Russia’s war on Ukraine by tapping its technology to help bring some clarity to the conflict...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2022
Unfortunately, it does not appear GSA designed the new dashboard for all users, but rather seems to have tailored it to OMB or GSA staff engaged in monitoring and...Information Technology & Innovation Foundation From ACM News | April 7, 2022
Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people's faces.
Wired From ACM News | April 7, 2022
A Russian armored convey headed toward Kyiv was halted by night ambushes by Ukrainian special forces and drone operators who are part of an air reconnaissance unit...The Guardian From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2022
A new algorithm may help detect autism by analyzing functional magnetic resonance imaging rain scans, and can also forecast the severity of autism symptoms in individuals...Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2022
The AI algorithm could be uploaded to processors on some of China's Earth observation satellites already in orbit without any ground assistance: researchers.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) From ACM News | April 7, 2022
Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 7, 2022
Cities like Orlando, FL, and Singapore are using digital twins to generate virtual models of themselves, in order to simulate the effects of potential new policies...Bloomberg CityLab From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2022
Kyiv city officials have been working to adapt and repurpose the Ukrainian capital's technology amid the war with Russia.
Time From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2022
North Carolina State University researchers have determined that Facebook's targeted advertising algorithm does not account for the context of users' activities...NC State University News From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2022
Researchers are developing an algorithm that can identify people by heartbeat.
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2022