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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce that he will create a cyberczar position, adding a senior White House official who will have broad authority...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 26, 2009
The Internet's underlying technology can be harnessed to let people exchange secret messages, perhaps allowing free, coded speech under oppressive regimes. So says...New Scientist From ACM News | May 26, 2009
To stay one jump ahead of fraudsters and their automated rogue programs, researchers are devising more versions of CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test...The New York Times From ACM News | May 26, 2009
Thanks to a University of Houston professor, the iPhone can now count how many calories you've burned in a given day. A new, free download called Walk n' Play is...Newswise From ACM News | May 26, 2009
Today's children are coming of age immersed in video gaming, Web browsing, and instant messaging. Many have cell phones, laptops, and hand-held video games. Others...Newswise From ACM News | May 26, 2009
A European Union-funded research initiative called LEAD is using computers to enhance collaborative, face-to-face learning and problem solving. The research demonstrates...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2009
IBM has unveiled System S, stream processing software capable of receiving huge volumes of data from numerous sources and quickly identifying correlations within...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2009
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers have uncovered a flaw in the understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic...NIST Tech Beat From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2009
Coverity co-founder Dawson Engler has been awarded ACM's Grace Murray Hopper Award for his groundbreaking research in automated program checking. "Dawson Engler...PR Newswire From ACM News | May 22, 2009
The United States is trailing other countries in the development of sophisticated robots, according to a recently released report written by a group of 140 experts...Computing Research Association From ACM News | May 22, 2009
Google vice president Megan Smith and University of California, San Diego professor Fran Berman will be the keynote speakers at the 9th annual Grace Hopper Celebration...Business Wire From ACM News | May 22, 2009
Nanotechnology can be used to create discs that offer 2,000 times the storage capacity of current DVDs, according to researchers from Australia's Swinburne University...Swinburne niversity of Technology (Australia) From ACM News | May 22, 2009
A working definition for cloud computing has been released by a team of computer security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)....National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | May 22, 2009
On May 18, 2009, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced significant progress that will help expedite development of a...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | May 22, 2009
A Wisconsin utility is joining an energy-efficiency initiative that allows customers to monitor their home's power use online, through an iGoogle gadget. Google's...Milwaukee Journal Sentinel From ACM News | May 21, 2009
Building the pieces of future ultra-fast broadband networks is the focus of a new initiative of the U.K. government. Local firms have received approximately 1...BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009
University of Kentucky computer scientist Brent Seales will use an x-ray CT scanning system to collect interior images of two of the hundreds of papyrus scrolls...Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009
Researchers from the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered an underlying flaw in the OpenSSH encryption protocol...ZDNet K From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009
Montana State University (MSU) professor Jian Tang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to continue his research in wireless communications...MSU News From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009
University of Calgiari researcher Michele Marchesi and colleagues have developed a way that software developers can allocate resources to error correction. Marchesi...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009