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.
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Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Exposed Big Cache of Data
Scientists at cloud security company Wiz discovered Microsoft artificial intelligence researchers accidentally compromised a large collection of private data.
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Renault-Led Concept Car Offers Cyberattack Protection
French automaker Renault partnered with five French companies to deliver a concept car that features advanced biometry, energy efficiency, and cybersecurity protection...
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Amazon to Let Baseball Fans Buy Beer by Scanning Palm
Amazon plans to launch contactless alcohol purchases at Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team, through its Amazon One touchless...
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AI Drug Discovery Is $50-Billion Opportunity for Big Pharma
Drugmakers worldwide are adopting artificial intelligence in the hope of accelerating drug discovery and time to market while cutting costs.
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OpenAI Will Pay People to Report Vulnerabilities in ChatGPT
OpenAI announced a new bug bounty program that will offer people $200 to $20,000 for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in the ChatGPT chatbot.
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'Digidog Is Out of the Pound': Robot Dog Rejoins New York Police
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the New York Police Department will deploy the technology this summer.
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Leaked Police Files Offer Clues on How Cops Use Data Firms
Data allegedly from ODIN Intelligence illuminates its software and customers. The company says it's working with law enforcement to investigate.
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'Cryptojacking' Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half
The number of "cryptojacking" attacks on financial companies jumped 30% to 66.7 million during the first half of 2022 compared with the same period last year.
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Cyber Pirates Prowling Ship Controls Threaten Another Big Shock
Global trade is threatened by the ability of cyber pirates to hack technologies that control container ships' steering, propulsion, navigation, and other operations...
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FDA Warns DNA Sequencing Machines Could Be Hacked
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that certain Illumina DNA-sequencing machines have a software vulnerability that could jeopardize patient data.
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Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests
Data was used to enable harassment, may aid financial fraud.
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Cyber War Talks Heat Up at U.N. With Russia at Table
Group is trying to define what is acceptable in cyberspace.
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Waymo Says Driver Had Control of SUV That Hit a Pedestrian
California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it has been contacted by Waymo and that the company will file a crash report within 10 days, as required...
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Homeland Security Offers Hackers a Bounty to Find Bugs
Such programs pay hackers to find vulnerabilities in networks
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Ethereum Weathers Bug That Underlines Possible Blockchain Risks
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said the blockchain survived a flaw from outdated software that divided the digital ledger last week, thanks to a quick program...
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EU Fines Amazon Record $888 Million Over Data Violations
Luxembourg's CNPD data protection authority fined Amazon a record $888 million for breaching the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Mass Ransomware Hack Used IT Software Flaws, Researchers Say
Cybersecurity researchers said the Russia-associated REvil hacker gang last weekend exploited previously unknown software flaws to cause a mass ransomware attack...
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Amazon's Ring Will Ask Police to Publicly Request User Videos
Amazon subsidiary and Internet-connected doorbell maker Ring said police departments must make future requests for home security video from its doorbells and cameras...
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Apple and Google Are Killing the (Ad) Cookie. Here's Why
Farewell, advertising cookie.
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