Amazon is expanding its Amazon Technical Academy to train people outside the company for jobs in software engineering.
GeekWire From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2021
Programs to enhance diversity at major technology companies lacked an understanding of what comprehensive economic and social justice looked like.
Slate From ACM News | April 16, 2021
Deployed at a public housing building, the device drew condemnation as a stark example of police power and misplaced priorities.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 16, 2021
Digital artworks known as nonfungible tokens are selling for massive sums, but research indicates their creation may carry an enormous environmental cost.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2021
Creating a digital certificate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the hottest debates right now. What's keeping it from happening, and why are some...The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
The Internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That's become a problem now that supplies are running short.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
With acceptance from traditional investors, a profitable start-up that eases transactions is offering proof of the industry's staying power.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
Sweden's central bank has released the results of the first phase of a pilot project into what is essentially the most advanced exploration of a post-cash era to...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2021
Detailed by researchers at Forescout, the Name:Wreck vulnerabilities could allow attackers to control devices and remotely execute code, act as a gateway to the...ZDNet From ACM News | April 13, 2021
Facebook disproportionately shows certain types of job ads to men and women, raising questions about efforts to eliminate bias in its algorithms.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
China's new digital yuan cryptocurrency is expected to give its government a vast economic and social monitoring tool, and strip users of their anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2021
Artificial intelligence can make the government more efficient and effective. But first, it has to hire the people who can make it all happen.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 7, 2021
Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches, often without the knowledge of the public or their own departments...Buzzfeed News From ACM News | April 7, 2021
Businesses and universities want easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians are turning "vaccine passports" into a...The New York Times From ACM News | April 7, 2021
The variety of low-cost products for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss is expected to increase due to a new law.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2021
A lower court had ruled that Google's Android operating system infringed Java copyrights held by Oracle.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 6, 2021
Japan plans to issue digital vaccine passports to citizens who have been immunized against the coronavirus, in order to facilitate international travel.
Nikkei Asia From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2021