The U.K.'s Electoral Commission disclosed a "complex cyberattack" in which "hostile actors" accessed copies of electoral registers from August 2021.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2023
Zoom also said that "notwithstanding" the uses outlined in its rules, it "will not use audio, video or chat Customer Content" to train AI without consent
The Washington Post From ACM News | August 9, 2023
Experts push back against extraordinary claims of a room-temperature superconductor. But even a flop could open up new materials research pathways.
CNET From ACM News | August 8, 2023
Iowa State University's Jason Chan and Dahwi Ahn found students' online, unsupervised exam scores largely corresponded to those of in-person, proctored exams.
Iowa State University News Service From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2023
Engineers designed a morphing display comprised of a grid of soft robotic "muscles" that generate pop-up patterns in response to outside pressure.
CU Boulder Today From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2023
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved electric aircraft startup Pykathe 's commercial operation of its autonomous crop sprayers in the U.S.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2023
People have little protection or recourse when the technology creates and spreads falsehoods about them.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 4, 2023
European Space Agency says AI, machine learning are being implemented to improve NAVISP program satnav performance.
Fox News From ACM News | August 3, 2023
"I definitely think it's a problem," said Rona Wang, who hopes those who make the software become aware of such biases and develop solutions to mitigate them.
POP! From ACM News | August 3, 2023
Renee Grogan at mining solutions developer Impossible Metals envisions underwater robots as key to harvesting precious metals from the seafloor without harming...CBS News From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2023
U.S. security officials say the White House is hunting for malware purportedly concealed by China within infrastructure critical to U.S. military bases.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2023
A team of researchers three-dimensionally simulated the rippling waves of gas that contribute to stars' apparent twinkle, and rendered them as sound waves.
Northwestern Now From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2023
Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the University of California, Davis, three-dimensionally-printed liquid-soluble tablets.
Max Planck Gesellschaft (Germany) From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2023
Researchers discovered a flaw in text messaging that could allow attackers to track smartphone owners' whereabouts.
Northeastern Global News From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2023
The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration detected a signal from the Voyager 2 probe more than a week after transmission ceased.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2023