Robot swarms could cooperate more effectively if communication among some members of the swarm could be curtailed.
University of Sheffield (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | July 30, 2021
Scientists at Japan's Tohoku University have invented a virtual version of air hockey that uses shapeshifting virtual projections of paddles and pucks.
Gizmodo Australia From ACM TechNews | July 28, 2021
For example, earlier this year, enterprise security firm Proofpoint discovered new malware written in Nim and Rust.
The Hacker News From ACM News | July 27, 2021
There is even more to space innovation than the fledgling space tourism sector. Somewhat out of the public eye, there is a fast-growing space tech industry.
TechRepublic From ACM News | July 26, 2021
A new robotic cutting simulator replicates the forces acting on a knife slicing through foods.
University of Southern California From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2021
While data scientists might be creating clever data visualizations, many decision makers still don't understand stories told through data.
ZDNet From ACM News | July 26, 2021
Microsoft offers a workaround to a bug that could give attackers the ability to copy an organization's password hashes for offline cracking.
ZDNet From ACM News | July 23, 2021
The Guardian's investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM News | July 21, 2021
The University of Southern California's Shang-Hua Teng and his collaborator, Yale University's Daniel A. Spielman, were named to receive the Symposium on Theory...USC Viterbi News From ACM TechNews | July 21, 2021
Tests of face recognition software indicate the most accurate algorithms are able to confirm airline passenger identities at boarding while committing few errors...U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2021
GitHub partnered with OpenAI to develop GitHub Copilot, which uses artificial intelligence to make it easier to learn to code.
Tech Crunch From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2021
Central bank digital currencies hold the promise—and peril—of changing money as we know it.
Logan Kugler Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | July 13, 2021
A $16-billion effort to modernize health records at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ran into major problems in its first installation, two watchdog reports...The New York Times From ACM News | July 12, 2021
Technology companies are developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to debug code as software maintenance becomes ever more challenging.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 12, 2021
Researchers warn a Microsoft software patch did not fully correct a flaw in the Windows operating system that allows hackers to commandeer infected networks.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 9, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers said the Russia-associated REvil hacker gang last weekend exploited previously unknown software flaws to cause a mass ransomware attack...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | July 7, 2021
There is an emerging effort to tap artificial intelligence to write code based on short text descriptions of what the code should do.
Samuel Greengard Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | July 6, 2021