Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A virtual reality test can be used to assess an individual's functional cognition, and eventually may be used to test for age-related cognitive decline.
King's College London (U.K.) News Center From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
Researchers incorporated a pair of infrared cameras into prototype goggles to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their environment intuitively.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
Factories and other industrial users ordered 28% more robots last year than in 2020, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation.
From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on the country.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Six 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo, Japan, will soon feature floating holographic displays that will allow customers to check out without any physical contact.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
A new method of lie detection developed by researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University uses electrodes affixed to the face to determine if someone is lying.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
The antigenic cartography algorithm, which can two-dimensionally map laboratory data on viral strains, has helped scientists keep up with genetic variants.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
Researchers at Austria's TU Wien have demonstrated that neural networks can be used to simulate "quark-gluon plasma" to study the Big Bang.
TU Wein (Austria) From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains from NSO's Pegasus spyware, a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2022
Polkit, a system-wide privilege manager for Unix-like operating systems, contains a 12-year-old memory-corruption vulnerability.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2022
A smartphone application and laboratory kit can diagnose COVID-19, COVID variants, and flu virus infections.
The Current (University of California, Santa Barbara) From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2022
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University programmed a robot to perform minimally invasive keyhole surgery on pigs.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
By this summer, Americans wanting to access their Internal Revenue Service records online will be required to submit a facial video to confirm their identity.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
At the Australian Open tennis tournament, new technology is translating the movement of the ball into sounds to help blind and low-vision fans follow the action...The New York Times From ACM News | January 28, 2022
The tech industry has grown rich off big ideas developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 28, 2022