The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
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Yao contributed to cutting-edge research in areas including security, secure computing, and quantum computation.
EurekAlert! From ACM News | November 12, 2021
The bill would require Internet platforms to let people use a version of their services where content is not selected by "opaque algorithms" driven by personal...Axios From ACM News | November 11, 2021
The International Boxing Association used an artificial intelligence system to evaluate judges and referees before clearing them for the current men's world championships...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2021
Scientists have developed a secure identity verification technique based on the precept that information cannot exceed the speed of light.
McGill University Newsroom (Canada) From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2021
Agencies come under new pressure to close cybersecurity flaws after sometimes balking at such measures in the past.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | November 4, 2021
Technology companies are more aggressively urging the use of two-factor authentication by users, with some making the process mandatory.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2021
Companies offer big money to 'white-hat hackers' to find flaws in software products before the black hats do.
Jake Widman Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | November 4, 2021
Businesses are already exploring the future potential of quantum computers, and some industries anticipate big changes ahead.
From ACM News | November 3, 2021
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Emsisoft helped recover encrypted files of victims of the BlackMatter ransomware operation.
Tech Crunch From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2021
The Australian government is considering legislation that would enable the creation of an online code to prohibit social media from directing children to harmful...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2021
Researchers said the ransomware group Fin7 has established a counterfeit company to recruit potential technology talent.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2021
Microsoft warns the Russia-based agency Nobelium has targeted hundreds of U.S. companies and organizations, in its latest cyberattack.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 27, 2021
Key questions and challenges remain, including how to scale qubit devices while reducing noise and errors to the point where the devices become useful.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2021
Social media "influencers" use augmented reality filtering apps to appear more beautiful, together, and cool. Results may vary.
Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2021
A former head of State Department programs on Internet freedom said, "Russia's censorship model can quickly and easily be replicated by other authoritarian governments...The New York Times From ACM News | October 25, 2021
A team of private security sleuths, in their first public detailing of their efforts, discuss how they used cybercriminals' mistakes to quietly help victims recover...The New York Times From ACM News | October 25, 2021
The new campaign came only months after President Biden imposed sanctions on Moscow in response to a series of spy operations it had conducted around the world....The New York Times From ACM News | October 25, 2021