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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.
Google on Tuesday acknowledged to state officials that it had violated people's privacy during its Street View mapping project when it casually scooped up passwords...The New York Times From ACM News | March 13, 2013
DBSeer could alleviate cloud computing inefficiencies that arise from the overprovisioning that occurs with database-intensive applications. MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 13, 2013
3D printing has already changed the game for manufacturing specialized products such as medical devices but the real revolution will come when designers start to...Reuters From ACM Opinion | March 12, 2013
New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has halted production of a new controversial medal intended to honor drone pilots pending a review of its official rank above...Army Times From ACM News | March 12, 2013
Jeffrey Knockel is an unlikely candidate to expose the inner workings of Skype's role in China’s online surveillance apparatus.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | March 12, 2013
How do you build a search engine that's more attuned to natural language, capable of divining what you mean, and giving back what you want?Slashdot From ACM Opinion | March 11, 2013
Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American. They sell information about whether you're pregnant or divorced or trying...ProPublica From ACM News | March 8, 2013
For a man that made his career out of helping millions of people find their way around, Lars Rasmussen is frank about his own navigational shortcomings.BBC News From ACM Opinion | March 8, 2013
The U.S Federal Trade Commission said today that it is cracking down on marketers that are allegedly bombarding consumers with hundreds of millions of unwanted on...CNET From ACM News | March 7, 2013
A few years ago when Bank of America Corp. wanted to study whether face time mattered among its call-center teams, the big bank asked about 90 workers to wear badges...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 7, 2013
Holding everything from highly personal medical and social media material to confidential financial and corporate documents, Internet-based cloud services are gathering...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 4, 2013
I.B.M.'s Watson beat "Jeopardy" champions two years ago. But can it whip up something tasty in the kitchen?The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2013
Friendster is a social network that was founded in 2002, a year before Myspace and two years before Facebook.Technology Review From ACM Careers | February 28, 2013
The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research recently software that utilizes mobile devices to streamline civilian assistance operations. Office of Naval Research From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2013