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 portable ultrasound device uses custom algorithms to measure how much blood is being pumped by the heart.
UC San Diego Today From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2023
French luxury brand Hermès is suing digital artist Mason Rothchild in a New York court to prevent him from selling nonfungible tokens (NFTs) of its Birkin handbags...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2023
Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
Wired From ACM News | February 2, 2023
Sinanoglu's backers include the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense, which is supporting his research through its Defense Advanced Research...OZY From ACM News | February 2, 2023
Researchers used survey data from 3,000 residents of Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Denver to determine which are likely to alter their behaviors to conserve water in...Penn State News From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2023
Technology that measures the presence of alcohol in digital images could help recovering alcoholics evaluate their exposure to alcohol marketing on social media...La Trobe University (Australia) From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2023
Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2023
The Footsim digital sole model created by U.K., Canadian, and Swiss researchers can map the signals continuously streaming from the foot to the brain as a tool...The Engineer From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2023
Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists have been developing a "black start" computer model to help grid operators quickly restore power after a disruption...Sandia Labs News From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2023
Cleveland State University asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review a district court ruling that "room scans" by exam proctoring software...Bloomberg Law From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2023
A new artificial intelligence tool can perform lung cancer risk assessments without the help of a radiologist.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2023
Israeli engineers and German gamers partnered to build an accurate virtual model of Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Museum and an educational exhibition in the online gameworld...The Jerusalem Post (Israel) From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2023
The Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, Israel, has opened a "smart room" for the management of inventory in operating rooms.
The Jerusalem Post (Israel) From ACM TechNews | January 30, 2023
Tian says he has a couple primary motivations for creating GPTZero. The first is transparency. "Humans deserve to know when something is written by a human or written...NPR From ACM News | January 30, 2023