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.
Online regulators tell big tech companies to expand censorship of information on demonstrations and take steps to curb the virtual private networks used to bypass...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 1, 2022
New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.
MIT News From ACM News | November 30, 2022
Legislating for cyberspace means establishing new legal frameworks and rethinking existing ones. The global picture is mixed.
Karen Emslie Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | November 29, 2022
Researchers found Apple is collecting personally identifiable information from iPhones, despite the company’s promises that the devices' usage data is anonymous...Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | November 28, 2022
Researchers have developed a system that can calculate energy consumption related to online advertising.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 23, 2022
Not this time, but artificial intelligence is churning out articles, illustrations, fake product reviews and even videos.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | November 18, 2022
An optical data link was demonstrated over 10km (more than six miles) of open air in a field experiment in the Netherlands.
Arnout Jaspers Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | November 15, 2022
The U.K.'s Home Office says it will soon require people facing deportation to carry a global positioning system (GPS)-enabled fingerprint scanner at all times.
...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2022
Louisiana State University's Abe Baggili and colleagues tested the security of immersive virtual reality and X-reality systems for weaknesses.
Louisiana State University From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2022
Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 10, 2022
Increasingly, sensors and other Internet of Things devices will be powered by ambient energies.
R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | November 8, 2022
Research by DappRadar indicates that over the past year, people and companies have spent $1.93 billion in cryptocurrency to purchase virtual “real estate” in the...BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2022
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 7, 2022
Estimates from Bot Sentinel suggest more than 875,000 users deactivated their accounts between October 27 and November 1, while a half-million more were suspended...MIT Technology Review From ACM News | November 4, 2022
Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 4, 2022
A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers revealed the difficulty of comparing neural networks to the brain.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2022
Researchers analyzed Facebook posts to differentiate language associated with depression and with loneliness.
Futurity.org From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2022