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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Humans make errors. We make errors of fact and errors of judgment. We have blind spots in our field of vision and gaps in our stream of attention. Sometimes we...The New York Times Sunday Magazine From ACM News | May 3, 2010
It’s called behavioral tracking: Cameras that can follow you from the minute you enter a store to the moment you hit the checkout counter, recording every T-shirt...The New York Times From ACM News | May 3, 2010
You win a bet, but the loser does not have enough cash on him to settle it. If he has a credit card, and most people usually do, there is finally a solution. AeBay...The New York Times From ACM News | April 28, 2010
Mark Brooks wants the whole Web to know that he spent $41 on an iPad case at an Apple store, $24 eating at an Applebee’s, and $6,450 at a Florida plastic surgery...The New York Times From ACM News | April 23, 2010
Apple generally makes news by publishing new apps, not by unpublishing them. But last week, it made some educators upset when it removed an app, Scratch Viewer,...The New York Times From ACM News | April 21, 2010
New details have been disclosed about information stolen in the attacks on Google's computers announced in January. The losses included a password system that...The New York Times From ACM News | April 20, 2010
For decades, shoppers have taken advantage of coupons. Now, the coupons are taking advantage of the shoppers. A new breed of coupon, printed from the Internet or...The New York Times From ACM News | April 19, 2010
This year, Netflix made what looked like a peculiar choice: the DVD-by-mail company decided that over the next two years, it would move most of its Web technology...The New York Times From ACM News | April 19, 2010
Security specialists from eight countries met at a Russian-sponsored conference on Internet security to discuss their differences on how governments view cyberspace...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
Canadian and United States computer security researchers have monitored the spying operation of a China-based computer espionage gang for the past eight months...The New York Times From ACM News | April 6, 2010
For a little $1 iPhone app, Line2 sure has the potential to shake up an entire industry.
It can save you money. It can make calls where AT&T’s signal is weak,...The New York Times From ACM News | March 26, 2010
Wang Jianwei, a graduate engineering student in Liaoning, China, who was described as a potential cyberwarrior before the United States Congress this month, says...The New York Times From ACM News | March 22, 2010
Intel is developing the Light Peak fiber-optic link, cable technology that will transmit 10 gigabits of data per second bidirectionally, and is expected to scale...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2010
As Jordan Viator roams the conference rooms, dimly lit bars and restaurants here at the South by Southwest Interactive conference, she often pulls out her cellphone...The New York Times From ACM News | March 15, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology priorities by establishing high...The New York Times From ACM News | March 15, 2010
Advertisers have been able to direct online messages based on demographics, income and even location, but one element has been largely missing until recently:...The New York Times From ACM News | March 12, 2010
In a dimly lit chamber festooned with wires and hidden in one of California’s largest data centers, Tim Pozar is changing the shape of the Internet.
He is using...The New York Times From ACM News | March 3, 2010
Three Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws on Wednesday, the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for...The New York Times From ACM News | February 25, 2010
A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including...The New York Times From ACM News | February 19, 2010