Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
These are The 5 Most In-Demand Cloud Computing Jobs in 2022
Unlike sectors such as hospitality, the cloud computing industry continued to grow in 2020 and onwards. But it's not stopping there.
From ACM TechNews
U.S. FBI Says It Disrupted Russian Hackers
U.S. officials said the Federal Bureau of Investigation had seized control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances from Russian hackers.
From ACM TechNews
Volunteers Scramble to Preserve Ukraine's Digital Culture
More than 1,300 volunteers are working to preserve Ukraine's digital culture.
From ACM TechNews
UPS Expands Deal with Google Cloud to Prepare for Surge in Data
United Parcel Service has expanded its deal with Google Cloud, which will involve greater network, storage, and computing capacity.
From ACM TechNews
Deepfakes Trying to Change the Course of War
Deepfake videos are being used to manipulate the course of the war in Ukraine.
From ACM TechNews
A Tool for Predicting the Future
A group of researchers has developed a system that allows nonexperts to generate predictions in just a few seconds.
From Communications of the ACM
Can AI Learn to Forget?
Specialized techniques may make it possible to induce selective 'amnesia' in machine learning models.
From Communications of the ACM
Technology's Impact on Morality
Leading technologists and thinkers are concerned about technology's impact on our ethical thinking.
From ACM TechNews
Russia Faces IT Crisis with Just Two Months of Data Storage Left
The withdrawal of Western cloud computing companies from Russia has left the country with roughly two months before it runs out of IT data storage.
From ACM TechNews
Encryption Meant to Protect Against Quantum Hackers Is Easily Cracked
Ward Beullens at IBM Research Zurich in Switzerland easily cracked a cryptography algorithm touted as one of three contenders for a global standard against quantum...
From ACM TechNews
How Picking Up Your Smartphone Could Reveal Your Identity
Researchers from Lancaster University and the University of Bath use phone usage time to help identify users
From ACM News
Toyota Halts Japan Production As Supplier Probes Possible Cyberattack
Toyota-owned truck manufacturer Hino Motors said two of its plants were affected, while Daihatsu, a Toyota affiliate that makes small cars, reportedly also stopped...
From ACM News
Tech Giants to Be Forced to Share More Data Under EU Proposal
Groups say rules unfairly target the biggest firms and could push companies to store more data in Europe.
From Communications of the ACM
A Group Effort
Researchers look for new insights in the world of hypergraphs.
From Communications of the ACM
Accelerating AI
Specialized hardware to boost the speed of machine learning also saves energy.
From ACM News
The C.D.C. Isn't Publishing Large Portions of the COVID Data It Collects
The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations and, until recently, wastewater analyses.
From ACM TechNews
Genetic Database to Identify Missing Persons in El Salvador
A new genetic database was created to identify people who went missing or were adopted illegally during the 1980-1992 war in El Salvador.
From ACM TechNews
AI's Potential Boon to Businesses
E-commerce companies can more efficiently organize products and help customers find what they want with artificial intelligence.
From Communications of the ACM
Solving for Why
A focus on causality is promising to help researchers overcome shortcomings that have bedeviled more traditional approaches to artificial intelligence.
From Communications of the ACM