Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Trying to derive a person's wants and needs—conscious or otherwise—from online browsing and buying habits has become crucial to companies of all kinds.Technology Review From ACM News | November 11, 2013
Using data pulled from online genealogy sites, a renowned 'genome hacker' has constructed what is likely the biggest family trees ever assembled.Nature From ACM News | November 1, 2013
The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 31, 2013
USC has released a study showing that Google search has greatly expanded and increased in speed over the past 10 months. Google search has increased by about 600...Futurity From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2013
Consumer trust is a vital currency for every big Internet company, which helps to explain why the giants of Silicon Valley have gone to great lengths in recent...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 28, 2013
Jack Gallant perches on the edge of a swivel chair in his lab at the University of California, Berkeley, fixated on the screen of a computer that is trying to decode...Nature From ACM News | October 23, 2013
Researchers are relying on quantum mechanics to generate unhackable methods of communication.Gregory Mone From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2013
Gesture and gaze are among the newest additions to a growing family of computer interfaces.Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2013
In a large university full of lecture classes, it can be hard to pinpoint the students who are falling through the cracks.Fast Company From ACM News | October 17, 2013
The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, said in an interview that to prevent terrorist attacks he saw no effective alternative to...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 17, 2013
A new report from The Washington Post, based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden, reveals that the National Security Agency is collecting hundreds...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 15, 2013
Right in the center of South Park, a large, grassy oval near San Francisco's financial district, there is a rinky-dink playground with slides, ladders, and firefighter...The New York Times Magazine From ACM Careers | October 10, 2013
In March last year, a college freshman named Maxwell Birnbaum was riding in a van filled with friends from Austin, Tex., to a spring-break rental house in Gulf...The New York Times From ACM News | October 9, 2013
The National Security Agency may have attempted to penetrate and compromise a widely used network designed to protect the anonymity of its users, but it was only...AllThingsD From ACM News | October 7, 2013