The Guardian's investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM News | July 21, 2021
The University of Southern California's Shang-Hua Teng and his collaborator, Yale University's Daniel A. Spielman, were named to receive the Symposium on Theory...USC Viterbi News From ACM TechNews | July 21, 2021
Tests of face recognition software indicate the most accurate algorithms are able to confirm airline passenger identities at boarding while committing few errors...U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2021
GitHub partnered with OpenAI to develop GitHub Copilot, which uses artificial intelligence to make it easier to learn to code.
Tech Crunch From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2021
Central bank digital currencies hold the promise—and peril—of changing money as we know it.
Logan Kugler Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | July 13, 2021
A $16-billion effort to modernize health records at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ran into major problems in its first installation, two watchdog reports...The New York Times From ACM News | July 12, 2021
Technology companies are developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to debug code as software maintenance becomes ever more challenging.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 12, 2021
Researchers warn a Microsoft software patch did not fully correct a flaw in the Windows operating system that allows hackers to commandeer infected networks.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 9, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers said the Russia-associated REvil hacker gang last weekend exploited previously unknown software flaws to cause a mass ransomware attack...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | July 7, 2021
There is an emerging effort to tap artificial intelligence to write code based on short text descriptions of what the code should do.
Samuel Greengard Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | July 6, 2021
Different universities have different answers for the question, reflecting both their teaching philosophies and their sense of which language will prove most important...The New Stack From ACM News | July 6, 2021
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requiring automakers to report crashes involving vehicles with advanced driver-assistance systems.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 30, 2021
The study concludes about a third of social media use are linked to self-control problems and habit formation engendered by our digital technology.
From ACM News | June 24, 2021
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms.
Wired From ACM News | June 22, 2021
A walking construction vehicle can operate autonomously on rough terrain, thanks to a team of Swiss-German engineers.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 21, 2021