Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Bath have captured 360-degree virtual reality video footage using a commercially available camera on a rotating selfie stick...University of Bath (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | December 15, 2020
Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan developed an analog computer to find a reliable, speedy solution to the traveling salesman problem...Hokkaido University (Japan) From ACM News | December 15, 2020
Encouraged by the pandemic, augmented and mixed realities bring new views to end-users in medicine, industry, and the military.
Esther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | December 15, 2020
The Pentagon, intelligence agencies, nuclear labs, and Fortune 500 companies use software found to have been compromised by Russian hackers. The sweep of stolen...The New York Times From ACM News | December 15, 2020
A spokesman said the Department of Homeland Security is aware of reports of a breach and is currently investigating the matter.
The Washington Post From ACM News | December 14, 2020
In one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest hacks in more than five years, email systems were breached at the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Other...The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2020
His ALOHAnet, designed a half-century ago in Hawaii, was a precursor to the technology used in today's smartphones and home WiFi networks.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2020
A Georgia Institute of Technology music technologist modified an improvisational musical robot called Shimon to create lyrics and perform rap in real time.
Scientific American From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2020
Rice University researchers have invented a more efficient method for preventing the online spread of misinformation on social media.
Rice University From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2020
Visually impaired people can enjoy Christmas lights in Madrid through a mobile application from researchers at Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2020
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | December 11, 2020
Advances in technology may come to a corner near you, easing traffic and possibly helping the environment.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 11, 2020
Kaspersky cybersecurity researchers revealed a previously undiscovered in-memory Windows backdoor for executing remote malware and stealing data.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2020
A rethink of home design may be needed to accommodate remote drone delivery, which could reconfigure entire neighborhoods to establish designated drone airspace...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2020
Researchers have demonstrated a new neuromorphic computing approach.
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany) From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2020
The ability to pay touch-free during the Coronavirus pandemic is persuading more consumers and retailers to go contactless.
Keith Kirkpatrick Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | December 10, 2020
Researchers at Harvard University and Germany's Technische Universität Berlin analyzing how "fair" ranking algorithms affect gender uncovered inconsistent ranking...VentureBeat From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2020