The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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.
Researchers have proposed using brain organoids—spherical masses cultured from neural tissue—as computational systems.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2023
Scientists from Slovak security firm ESET found that half of the used routers its researchers purchased for testing were loaded with sensitive corporate information...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2023
Bard can now explain code snippets and generate code. It is capable of explaining why a block has the result that it does.
GizChina From ACM News | April 24, 2023
In an open letter, a group of EU lawmakers said regulators should be given authority to govern the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2023
A study by Cornell University researchers found that the public responded well to two remote-controlled trash barrel robots installed at a Manhattan plaza, one...Cornell Chronicle From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2023
Computer science is still not a level playing field for those women who majored in it and choose to pursue it as a career.
Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2023
Ivan Sutherland, who helped pioneer CMOS semiconductors decades ago, believes the U.S. can regain the global lead in advanced chipmaking.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2023
Under the new legislation, the EU will have a unified approach to crypto asset regulation across all 27 member states, meaning firms approved in one country can...Financial Mirror (Cypress) From ACM News | April 21, 2023
ChatGPT and other bots have revived conversations on artificial general intelligence. Scientists say algorithms won't surpass you any time soon.
Wired From ACM News | April 21, 2023
Historically, learn-to-code efforts have provided opportunities for the few, but new efforts are aiming to be inclusive.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | April 20, 2023
Cloud-computing usage at large companies is measured in millions of records a day, making it 'humanly impossible' to keep track of costs.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 20, 2023
Britain's National Cybersecurity Centre also warned about hackers-for-hire, mercenary spies whose activities it said "raise the likelihood of unpredictable targeting...Reuters From ACM News | April 20, 2023
The researchers developed two types of ecological reservoir computing as a proof-of-concept that ecological networks have computational power.
Phys.org From ACM News | April 19, 2023