The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
As data traffic explodes on wireless networks thanks to smartphones and other connected mobile devices, 4G wireless technology is expected to solve mobile operators'...CNET From ACM News | September 24, 2010
In a rare public speaking occasion, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano said that today's energy infrastructure needs to be further digitized and focused on the end consumer...CNET From ACM News | September 21, 2010
Japan has added another soldier to its humanoid robot army. The HRP-4 is the latest edition in the state-backed humanoid project. CNet From ACM News | September 17, 2010
Rather than teach your gadgets what to do, Intel researchers say that in the not-too-distant future they will learn about you on their own. That means where you...CNET From ACM News | September 16, 2010
Fujitsu said Monday (September 13) that it has overcome design hurdles for a mechanism for wireless charging of electronic devices and that the company plans...CNet From ACM News | September 13, 2010
Google is famous for evangelizing the power of the algorithm. It spends less time talking about the several hundred human beings who influence its algorithm.CNET From ACM News | September 8, 2010
It's been two years since the first public version of Chrome appeared, but in some ways, Google's browser remains a novelty.CNET From ACM News | September 7, 2010
Google's Mike Cohen won't be satisfied until anyone who wants to talk to their computer can do so without laughing at the hideous translation or sighing in frustration...CNET From ACM News | August 31, 2010
For all those who believe the computing industry is populated by people who are out of touch with the world of emotion, it's time to think again.CNET From ACM News | August 30, 2010
Last century's cash crops included tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane. Now we have magic cauliflower and super berries, too—and even though they can't be sold at...CNET From ACM News | August 27, 2010
A worm that targets critical infrastructure companies doesn't just steal data, it leaves a back door that could be used to remotely and secretly control plant...CNET From ACM News | August 13, 2010
Kevin Mitnick was eager to participate in a social-engineering contest at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas last weekend and was told he would target Microsoft...CNET From ACM News | August 6, 2010
When you think about diverse issues like river management during drought, urban traffic prediction, cocoa crop maximization, and how to win at Jeopardy, IBM might...CNET From ACM News | August 5, 2010
The United States should decide on rules for attacking other nations' networks in advance of an actual cyberwar, which could include an international agreement...CNET From ACM News | July 30, 2010
If you want to see what outer space looks like, there may be no better way to do so than to have Carter Emmart take you on a ride there.CNET From ACM News | July 20, 2010
China's Green Dam software-filtering project has been staying afloat without government funds for the past year, but the project may now be in danger of collapse...CNet From ACM News | July 15, 2010