U.S. officials say more than $2 million in cryptocurrency payments to the hackers who held Colonial Pipeline hostage in May has been recovered.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2021
A new study found using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor seabird colonies can less expensive, labor-intensive, and error-prone than on-the-ground surveillance...Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2021
Live now and enabled by default, Sidewalk keeps other people's devices near your home connected by passing their signals through your Echo and Ring devices.
CNet From ACM News | June 9, 2021
Hourlong disruption affected sites including The New York Times, U.K. government portal; cloud-services provider Fastly reports internal problem.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | June 9, 2021
Global law enforcement officials revealed a three-year operation in which they said they had intercepted over 20 million messages. Hundreds of arrests were made...The New York Times From ACM News | June 9, 2021
Don't expect any significant updates in new Windows 10 preview builds for the next few weeks. It's all about testing the servicing pipeline with new cumulative... From ACM News | June 8, 2021
Brown University bioengineers have developed an algorithm that could clear a path to more adaptive deep brain stimulation technology.
News from Brown University From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2021
The gateway system for the EU's "digital pass" for verifying COVID-19 vaccination or test status went live June 1.
TechCrunch From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2021
Computer scientists developed a deep learning model capable of identifying diseases from medical scans quickly and more accurately.
Folio (University of Alberta, Canada) From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2021
City lawyers' computer network was disabled after the attack, which the police and federal officials believe was the work of hackers.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 8, 2021
The problems appear related to Fastly, which runs a content delivery network, and have been largely resolved.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 8, 2021
When it came to the tedious task of categorizing pottery fragments, a deep-learning model was found to be just as accurate as four human experts, and far more efficient...The New York Times From ACM News | June 8, 2021
The seizure of cryptocurrency paid by Colonial Pipeline to a Russian hacker ring marks a major milestone for the Department of Justice.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 8, 2021
It's time to pull this discussion into the modern era and consider what the implications of this "RISC vs. CISC" comparison are for the ARM and x86 CPUs actually...ExtremeTech From ACM News | June 8, 2021
Amazon subsidiary and Internet-connected doorbell maker Ring said police departments must make future requests for home security video from its doorbells and cameras...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021
Engineers at the University of Minnesota have designed a prototype smart bicycle which they say can protect itself from collisions.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021
A commercial smartwatch's green light-emitting diode can trigger an implanted molecular switch to regulate insulin production, thanks to researchers at ETH Zurich...ETH Zurich (Switzerland) From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021
TikTok has revised its U.S. privacy policy to say it is permitted it to "collect biometric identifiers and biometric information" from users' content, including...TechCrunch From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021