Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2023
South Korea's entertainment industry is producing virtual content as a gateway into the metaverse.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 30, 2023
A rival chatbot has shaken Google out of its routine, with the founders who left three years ago re-engaging and more than 20 A.I. projects in the works.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 20, 2023
Netherlands government and educational institutions have pushed big tech companies to make significant privacy changes by negotiating their compliance with European...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2023
Despite trillions of dollars of losses, a batch of bankruptcies and one very high profile arrest, blockchain's devotees remain devoted.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 17, 2023
Many companies and laboratories are tapping artificial intelligence to develop more sophisticated chatbots.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2023
A popular cosmological theory holds that the cosmos runs on quantum codes. So how hard could it be to tweak the supreme algorithm?
The New York Times From ACM News | January 17, 2023
With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 17, 2023
An investment frenzy over "generative artificial intelligence" has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts...The New York Times From ACM News | January 13, 2023
The movie Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio features stop-motion animated puppets operated by tiny gears, with the title character three-dimensionally (3D)-printed...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2023
Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020. But the investments are not a...The New York Times From ACM News | January 3, 2023
Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I. algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance and give individualized attention.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 3, 2023
But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 13, 2022
The company, Ispace, is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates, a Japanese robot, and other cargo in its bid to possibly be the first commercial lander...The New York Times From ACM News | December 13, 2022
Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child's homework will never be the same. Then there's the misinformation problem.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 12, 2022
A new chatbot from OpenAI is inspiring awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 9, 2022
Influential and powerful users on Facebook and Instagram receive "unequal treatment," an internal report said.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 7, 2022
A new report suggests where 20 newly created research centers could best revitalize struggling economies and accelerate new technologies
The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2022
The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2022