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 New York City law requires algorithms used in hiring to be "audited" for bias. It's the first in the US—and part of a larger push toward regulation.
Wired From ACM News | December 13, 2021
Scientists have built the WildfireDB dataset for simulating the spread of wildfires to help study wildfires and guide emergency response and evacuations.
UC Riverside News From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2021
Researchers at the Israeli firm MeaTech 3D said they have grown a 4-ounce steak in a lab, the largest produced thus far.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2021
An FBI document details the agency's ability to legally access content from secure messaging applications.
PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
A machine learning-based algorithm can precisely forecast microclimatic temperature within breeding grounds of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
Texas A&M Today From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
The deep learning GeoMol model can rapidly predict the three-dimensional shapes of drug-like molecules, which could expedite drug discovery.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
A collaboration between researchers has yielded a scheme to boost quantum computers' speed and efficiency.
University of Helsinki (Finland) From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2021
Researchers have developed a mobile robot system that tree nurseries could deploy to remove weeds without the use of herbicides.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2021
Amazon Web Services has donated cloud computing time to help climate scientists create simulations of the Earth from 2035 to 2070.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2021
Researchers explored social spambots' behavior on social media, interaction with genuine accounts, and current bot technologies' capabilities.
Stony Brook University News From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2021
Automotive cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game, with the good guys and bad guys constantly chasing each other.
Mark Halper Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | December 7, 2021
Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York's faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 7, 2021