Amazon is expanding its Amazon Technical Academy to train people outside the company for jobs in software engineering.
GeekWire From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2021
Programs to enhance diversity at major technology companies lacked an understanding of what comprehensive economic and social justice looked like.
Slate From ACM News | April 16, 2021
Deployed at a public housing building, the device drew condemnation as a stark example of police power and misplaced priorities.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 16, 2021
An recent analysis of federal jobs data found the IT field had its fourth straight month of job growth in March, with U.S. employers hiring 50,000 enterprise technology...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2021
Researchers discovered nine new Domain Name System vulnerabilities that could imperil more than 100 million connected Internet of Things devices.
Computer Weekly From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
The Internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That's become a problem now that supplies are running short.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
China's working-age population has dropped by more than 5 million in the last decade, and factories are responding to the resulting labor shortage with automation...CNBC From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
France's military has utilized robotics developer Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot robot in training exercises, raising questions about the robot's future applications...The Verge From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
Data scientists at the University of Georgia have found that people may be more willing to trust computer programs than fellow humans.
UGA Today From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
The chipmaker helped create Silicon Valley—but cultural complacency and a missed mobile boom have left it far behind competitors.
Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | April 14, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) powered software and platforms will be adopted by more companies as they reopen physical workplaces.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2021
Sweden's central bank has released the results of the first phase of a pilot project into what is essentially the most advanced exploration of a post-cash era to...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2021
This policy briefing from the Turing Institute's Women in Data Science and AI project presents new research into gender gaps in artificial intelligence and data...The Alan Turing Institute From ACM News | April 13, 2021
Detailed by researchers at Forescout, the Name:Wreck vulnerabilities could allow attackers to control devices and remotely execute code, act as a gateway to the...ZDNet From ACM News | April 13, 2021
By acquiring a provider of artificial intelligence software, the tech giant is hoping to bolster its offerings for the fast-growing field of medical computing.
...The New York Times From ACM News | April 13, 2021
Researchers have designed a context-aware system that could enable robots to work alongside humans on assembly lines with greater efficiency, while foregoing needless...KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
Researchers at China's Tsinghua University predicted Chinese bitcoin mining will emit roughly 130 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere by 2024.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
Facebook disproportionately shows certain types of job ads to men and women, raising questions about efforts to eliminate bias in its algorithms.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
A human brain organoid was cultured in a week in a three-dimensionally-printed microfluidic bioreactor.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2021