Fakers and researchers alike are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to produce and identify manipulated digital
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From ACM NewsKaren Emslie Commissioned by CACM Staff| March 2, 2021
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The fraying World Wide Web needs to rediscover its strengths and grow into maturity, its designer Tim Berners-Lee said on Monday, marking the 30th anniversary of...Reuters From ACM Opinion | March 12, 2019
As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in American life, universities across the United States have been devising ways to teach students how to grapple with...The New York Time From ACM News | March 11, 2019
Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese telecom giant facing multiple criminal indictments in the U.S., is expanding on a Russian company's failed legal argument to...Bloomberg From ACM News | March 8, 2019
A survey on the love/hate relationships between software engineers and coding languages found Google's Go language was the global leader.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2019
Jerry Merryman, a self-taught electrical engineer who helped design the first pocket calculator, died on Feb. 27 in Dallas. He was 86.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | March 8, 2019
At the endless booths of this week's RSA security trade show in San Francisco, an overflowing industry of vendors will offer any visitor an ad nauseam array of...Wired From ACM News | March 7, 2019
As an experienced cyber first responder, Julian Gutmanis had been called plenty of times before to help companies deal with the fallout from cyberattacks.
Technology Review From ACM News | March 7, 2019
Huawei Technologies Co. sued the U.S. government for barring its equipment from certain networks, delivering a legal riposte to American accusations it aids China...Bloomberg From ACM News | March 7, 2019
Cisco has advised enterprise users of its wireless virtual private network and firewall routers to immediately install updates to patch a critical flaw.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 7, 2019
The Cigar Galaxy (also known as M82) is famous for its extraordinary speed in making new stars, with stars being born 10 times faster than in the Milky Way.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 6, 2019
Encryption should have limits. That's the message FBI Director Christopher Wray had for cybersecurity experts Tuesday.
CNET From ACM Opinion | March 6, 2019
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver listened to a question on stage Friday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, paused for a moment, and delivered a surprising...MIT News Office From ACM News | March 6, 2019
A prosecutor in Arizona has decided not to press charges against Uber in the March 2018 death of Elaine Herzberg. One of Uber's self-driving cars crashed into Herzberg...Ars Technica From ACM News | March 6, 2019
When anti-government protests erupted on Russia's side of the Caucasus Mountains in October, authorities did something they'd never done before: cut mobile internet...Bloomberg From ACM News | March 5, 2019
NASA's Mars InSight lander has a probe designed to dig up to 16 feet (5 meters) below the surface and measure heat coming from inside the planet.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 5, 2019
Human Resources departments are taking advantage of the workforce management capabilities provided by artificial intelligence.
Gregory Goth From ACM News | March 5, 2019
Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore—and exploit—the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology.
The Conversation From ACM News | March 4, 2019
The hunt is on for materials that have exotic properties, to enhance quantum computers, touch screens and electronic displays, and to double the efficiency of solar...Nature From ACM Opinion | March 1, 2019