Researchers at French security company NinjaLab found a vulnerability impacting chips used in Google Titan and YubiKey hardware security keys.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 19, 2021
Officials in Venice, Italy, are using technology to track the number of tourists in the city, and where they go.
CNN From ACM TechNews | January 15, 2021
A 2020 survey of 81 countries by the U.K.'s Oxford Internet Institute uncovered evidence of social media manipulation of political communications in each country...University of Oxford (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 15, 2021
The Defense Digital Service and HackerOne are calling on military and civilian hackers to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. Army's computer systems...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2021
The White House's new National AI Initiative Office will be integral to the Federal Government's efforts to maintain its leadership position in artificial intelligence...Whitehouse.gov From ACM News | January 13, 2021
A global shortage of computer chips has hit automakers worldwide, a problem compounded by spiking demand for new cars.
NPR From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2021
Tim Berners-Lee hopes to bring the Web back to his original vision of a decentralized marketplace through personal online data stores (pods), with users controlling...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2021
Software engineer Tillie Kottmann said Nissan North America's misconfiguration of a Bitbucket Git server led to the online leakage of the automaker’s source code...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2021
Computer simulation could help identify symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, according to Ohio State University (OSU) researchers.
...Ohio State News From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2021
A newly discovered malware strain collects an infected user's Basic Service Set Identifier, in order to ascertain the location of the user and their Wi-Fi access...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2021
Information technology (IT) executives say the pandemic has expanded their clout in corporate boardrooms and front-office decision-making.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 6, 2021
An international team of more than 170 experts evaluated the opportunities and challenges facing the use of robotic technology for urban nature and green space....University of Leeds (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 6, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced that open source software developer David Recordon will serve as the White House Director of Technology.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 6, 2021
Chief information officers last year had to reprioritize corporate demands and establish new boundaries to prevent team burnout due to remote work and the ramp-up...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2021
While tech workers appear to be fleeing Silicon Valley in an exodus sparked by the pandemic, Seattle—home to tech giants Microsoft and Amazon—has not seen the same...GeekWire From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2021
Encrypted identification data on a smartcard or smartphone can deliver significant benefits while boosting security, but raise concerns about privacy and the potential...Samuel Greengard Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | January 5, 2021
Software company Burning Glass Technologies projected quantum computing and connected technologies will be among the 10 most "disruptive" information technology...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 4, 2021