The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Your smartphone allows you to get almost instantaneous answers to the most obscure questions. It also allows you to waste hours scrolling through Facebook or looking...The New York Times From ACM News | June 7, 2016
Fully automated cars don’t drink and drive, fall asleep at the wheel, text, talk on the phone or put on makeup while driving.The New York Times From ACM News | June 6, 2016
Europe likes to think it leads the world in protecting people’s privacy, and that is particularly true for the region’s so-called right to be forgotten.The New York Times From ACM News | June 3, 2016
Never mind Terminator-like killer robots. Artificial intelligence researchers are grappling with more realistic questions like whether their creations will take...The New York Times From ACM News | May 26, 2016
Chinese authorities are quietly scrutinizing technology products sold in China by Apple and other big foreign companies, focusing on whether they pose potential...The New York Times From ACM Careers | May 20, 2016
Scientists are now contemplating the creation of a synthetic human genome, meaning they would use chemicals to manufacture all the DNA contained in human chromosomes...The New York Times From ACM News | May 17, 2016
Harry Brignull, a user-experience consultant in Britain who helps websites and apps develop consumer-friendly features, has a professional bone to pick with sites...The New York Times From ACM News | May 16, 2016
In its quest to maintain a United States military advantage, the Pentagon is aggressively turning to Silicon Valley’s hottest technology—artificial intelligence...The New York Times From ACM News | May 13, 2016
Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the district attorney of Manhattan, visited Washington late last month to argue his case on a pressing issue: encryption.The New York Times From ACM News | May 10, 2016
For decades, the computer industry has been guided by a faith that engineers would always find a way to make the components on computer chips smaller, faster and...The New York Times From ACM News | May 6, 2016
The United States has opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s six-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer...The New York Times From ACM News | April 26, 2016
Google is a top target for European regulators and privacy watchdogs, who openly fear and distrust its dominance.The New York Times From ACM News | April 19, 2016
Two international arms control groups on Monday issued a report that called for maintaining human control over a new generation of weapons that are increasingly...The New York Times From ACM News | April 14, 2016
Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting without Apple's help, the...The New York Times From ACM News | March 30, 2016
The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2016
The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence program over a champion in the complex board game Go this month was a statement—not so much to professional...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2016
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs and uncertain how to respond, President Obama said he...The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2016