MIT engineers have devised a wearable sensor that communicates wirelessly without requiring onboard chips or batteries.
MIT News From ACM News | August 18, 2022
Security researcher Zachary Minneker discovered a flaw in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA records platform and determined that hackers easily can...Wired From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2022
New research suggests the required computing power could diminish quantum computing's exponential speed advantage.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2022
Quantum annealing computers can run algorithms faster than classical computers in certain instances, but typically not when time is limited.
Los Alamos National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2022
Model matches reader characteristics, such as font familiarity and age, with specific font characteristics, such as heavier weight.
University of Central Florida From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2022
Video games paired with citizen science are increasingly being used by researchers to make data collection and analysis fun and rewarding.
Discover From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2022
Software developer Stephen Lacy identified a malicious URL in the code of an open source project on GitHub that he found through a Google search.
Bleeping Computer From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2022
Prosthesis is the world's largest four-legged exoskeleton, described as 'a cross between an excavator, a dune buggy, and a dinosaur.'
BBC News From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2022
Scientists from Stanford University and Nvidia create thinner, lighter virtual reality headgear than commercially available devices.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | August 15, 2022
Engineer and musician Victor Zappi introduced a virtual percussion instrument co-developed with Professor Sidney Fels at the University of British Columbia at ACM's...University of British Columbia From ACM TechNews | August 15, 2022
Google Project Zero security researcher Ivan Fratric launched a remote code execution attack by exploiting the technology underlying Zoom and other applications...PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | August 15, 2022
Amazon plans to expand its Amazon One palm-scanner payment technology to more than 65 Whole Foods stores in California.
TechCrunch From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2022
Scientists said they could beat Google's Sycamore quantum computer in performing an esoteric calculation using ordinary processors paired with a supercomputer. ...Science From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2022
Under the pilot program, campaigns would be able to circumvent algorithmic sorting by tech companies that at times sends their emails to spam.
The Washington Post From ACM News | August 12, 2022