Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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This Is How Much Top Hackers Are Earning From Bug Bounties
More than $44.75 million in bounties was awarded to hackers worldwide over the past year, up 86% year-on-year, according to HackerOne.
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Method Auto-Generates Databases for Materials Science
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have developed a method that builds automatic databases using natural language processing...
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Stanford-Developed Software Enables Musicians to Jam Together Again in Real Time
A free, open source software package enables real-time sound streaming, allowing musicians to perform together online in real time.
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Fran Allen: 1932-2020
Frances E. Allen was the first woman recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
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Apple Mistakenly Approved Widely Used Malware to Run on Macs
Security researchers found that Apple inadvertently passed a well-known form of malware for use on Mac systems through its notarization process.
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Developers: These Are the Programming Languages that Pay the Most
A survey by freelance hiring platform Upwork found that freelance software developers who work with old, relatively unpopular coding languages command the highest...
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AI Identifies 50 New Planets From Old NASA Data
Machine learning artificial intelligence found 50 new planets by mining old data from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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The Enigma of Family Secrets
In 53 years of marriage, Goldman never reveals being a member of Alan Turing and Gordon Welchsman's team that built and perfected the machine called the Bombe that...
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Windows Computers Targets of 83% of Malware Attacks in Q1
Microsoft Windows and Android security evaluator AV Test's 2019/2020 Security Report found malware targeting Windows computers constituted 83.45% of all malware...
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Autonomous Plane Takes Off with Passengers, Cargo
Pilotless planes are here, and the FAA is getting onboard for short-distance regional transportation.
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Robot Boats Leave Autonomous Cars in Their Wake
U.K. ocean-research nonprofit Promare will launch an autonomous boat next spring to retrace the trans-Atlantic journey of the Mayflower.
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Army of a Million Microscopic Robots Created to Explore on Tiny Scale
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
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F-16 Pilot Took on AI in a Dogfight. Here's Who Won
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently hosted virtual "AlphaDogFight Trials," in which an artificial intelligence program easily beat a U.S. Air...
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Why Did We Go Digital?
Princeton University's Ken Steiglitz feels an attachment to the analog.
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Challenge to Scientists: Does Your Ten-Year-Old Code Still Run?
Missing documentation and obsolete environments force participants in the Ten Years Reproducibility Challenge to get creative.
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Elephants vs Trains: AI Helps Ensure They Don't Collide
Researchers have developed a "smart ear" to help prevent fatal collisions involving elephants and trains in India.
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Virtual Collaboration in the Age of the Coronavirus
Videoconferencing apps took off during the COVID-19 lockdowns, but more efficient ways to collaborate virtually are waiting in the wings.
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Microsoft Pays $13.7 Million in Security Bug Bounties
Microsoft has awarded $13.7 million to security researchers since July 2019 for reporting bugs in its software, which is triple the $4.4 million from the same period...
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Algorithm Improves Fairness of Search Results
Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm to improve the fairness of online search rankings while retaining their utility and relevance.
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