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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Sixteen years ago, Dennis DeGray was paralyzed in an accident. Now, implants in his brain allow him some semblance of control.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 16, 2022
Astronomers used supercomputers and computer algorithms to record the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2022
The Digital Services Act will extract more new information from the young app than from older platforms like Facebook.
Wired From ACM News | May 12, 2022
Brown University scientists led a multi-institutional team in employing new DNA analysis methods to better understand genetic conditions' impact across different...News from Brown From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2022
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are training microscopes to find new materials faster using an intuitive algorithm. ...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2022
Researchers have programmed a chemical computer to solve specific problems, following earlier research on encoding data into the system.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2022
A reinforcement learning algorithm aims to speed up materials discovery by modeling material properties at the atomic and molecular scale.
Argonne National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2022
The attack crippled the country's customs and taxes platforms alongside several other government agencies, even bringing down one Costa Rican town's energy supplier...The Record From ACM News | May 10, 2022
Researchers at cybersecurity software company SentinelOne reported two high-severity bugs in Avast and AVG antivirus products that have gone undetected for a decade...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | May 9, 2022
A new machine learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists in real-time.
MIT News From ACM News | May 9, 2022
Researchers in China demonstrated the ability of an autonomous flying drone swarm to navigate a thick forest it had never before encountered.
TechCrunch From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2022
An international research team lleveraged machine learning to model how waves break, which could help improve the design of offshore structures and climate prediction...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2022
An Advanced Persistent Threat gang discovered by researchers at security company Mandiant is penetrating corporate networks to steal Exchange emails from those...BleepingComputer From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2022
Researchers used machine learning and anonymized data to better understand drug and alcohol abuse in developing countries.
University of Waterloo News (Canada) From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2022
Researchers have developed a method for comparing the reasoning of artificial intelligence software with that of human thinking, to better understand the AI's decision...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2022
Two independent teams show neutral ytterbium-171 atoms can be trapped and used for quantum information processing, bringing quantum computers based on this platform...Physics From ACM News | May 4, 2022