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.
Specialized techniques may make it possible to induce selective 'amnesia' in machine learning models.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2022
Leading technologists and thinkers are concerned about technology's impact on our ethical thinking.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2022
An international security conference explored how artificial intelligence technologies for drug discovery could be misused for de novo design of biochemical weapons...Nature Machine Intelligence From ACM News | March 18, 2022
University of Washington researchers have developed a tiny battery-free device that can be blown by wind currents, like dandelion seeds.
University of Washington News From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2022
The Solar Protocol project aims to highlight the environmental impact of the Internet, the devices and systems that use it, and the servers that support it.
NYU Tandon School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2022
Plans to use two new robot dogs only in precarious search and rescue missions may help avoid the controversy that met the Police Department's robots last year.
...The New York Times From ACM News | March 18, 2022
Researchers have identified an attack strategy that can trick industry-standard autonomous vehicle sensors into believing nearby objects are closer or further than...Duke University Pratt School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2022
A new technique for generating more realistic facial expressions of pain on robotic patients could also help correct signs of bias among medical students.
Imperial College London (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
Some customers are furious with Walgreens and other retailers’ replacement of clear fridge and freezer doors with iPad-like screens displaying items within.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation to lift a ban on facial recognition technology and to permit police to use it in certain scenarios.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
Robert Williams, Michael Oliver, and Nijeer Parks were misidentified by facial recognition software. The impact cast a long shadow.
Wired From ACM News | March 14, 2022
A new high-resolution light detection and ranging chip could pave the way for smaller, less-expensive LiDAR navigation systems.
Berkeley Engineering From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
The technology is spreading fast among police, and often wrong. But people charged with crimes are rarely told an algorithm came into play.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022
New artificial intelligence-powered algorithms based on laboratory soil hyperspectral data can estimate soil organic carbon properties as precisely as fieldwork...University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2022
A new method for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning control mechanisms use machine learning to balance energy cost, comfort, and efficiency while enabling...Pennsylvania State University News From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2022
The cryptocurrency boom has spawned enterprises democratically governed by a community of users. Or that's the theory. Making it work has been much mess
The New York Times From ACM News | March 10, 2022
The online battles have blurred lines between state-backed hackers and patriotic amateurs, making it difficult for governments to understand who is attacking them...The Seattle Times From ACM News | March 7, 2022
Researchers combined surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and a deep learning model to identify bacteria in seconds with up to 98% accuracy.
KAIST (South Korea) From ACM TechNews | March 7, 2022