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.
A virtual reality test can be used to assess an individual's functional cognition, and eventually may be used to test for age-related cognitive decline.
King's College London (U.K.) News Center From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
Researchers incorporated a pair of infrared cameras into prototype goggles to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their environment intuitively.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
India's Stellapps Technologies has come up with what CEO Ranjith Mukundan describes as "a device which is like a Fitbit for cattle."
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
Using ultrathin materials to reduce the size of superconducting qubits may pave the way for personal-sized quantum devices.
SciTechDaily From ACM News | February 3, 2022
The agencies also announced U.S. plans to participate in World Quantum Day, an international event to be held on April 14.
Quantum Computing Report From ACM News | February 3, 2022
The free Forecasting African STorms Application (FASTA) enables users to access real-time maps of local storm activity on their mobile phones.
University of Leeds (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2022
Akamai researchers found as many as 277,000 routers capable of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) connectivity protocol vulnerable to "Eternal Silence" attacks.... From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2022
Factories and other industrial users ordered 28% more robots last year than in 2020, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation.
From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on the country.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Physicists have proposed a new scalable quantum computing architecture using trapped ions.
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
Six 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo, Japan, will soon feature floating holographic displays that will allow customers to check out without any physical contact.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
A new method of lie detection developed by researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University uses electrodes affixed to the face to determine if someone is lying.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
The antigenic cartography algorithm, which can two-dimensionally map laboratory data on viral strains, has helped scientists keep up with genetic variants.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
In a poll of 14,000 technology workers from 131 countries, nearly two-thirds of respondents said bias is an issue in tech recruitment.
EuroNews From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022
A machine learning framework developed by researchers at the University of Maryland aims to accelerate the design of soft machines.
University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022