Cybersecurity experts agree the recently uncovered Log4Shell software vulnerability is the most dangerous on record.
David Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | February 17, 2022
Researchers say their GT Sophy is the first artificial intelligence able to beat professional esports players in the motorsport game Gran Turismo.
Wired From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2022
With a tensor language prototype, "speed and correctness do not have to compete … they can go together, hand-in-hand."
SciTechDaily From ACM News | February 15, 2022
Google routinely restricts in-depth information until a majority of users have had the chance to apply the update, which will be rolled out in the near future.
...Forbes From ACM News | February 15, 2022
Artificial intelligence can eliminate errors from a group of quantum bits, thanks to researchers at Germany's RWTH Aachen University.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 11, 2022
Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective.
Computing (U.K.) From ACM News | February 9, 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 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
Security researchers have uncovered macOS malware that can be installed by exploits almost impossible for most users to detect.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
A focus on causality is promising to help researchers overcome shortcomings that have bedeviled more traditional approaches to artificial intelligence.
Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2022
Researchers have found that electrical vehicle charging stations and their Internet-based management systems are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks.
University of Texas at San Antonio From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2022
The malware was revealed as Russian troops remained massed at the Ukrainian border, and after Ukrainian government agencies had their websites defaced.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 18, 2022