Cyberlaw: Where We Are and What’s On the Horizon
Legislating for cyberspace means establishing new legal frameworks and rethinking existing ones. The global picture is mixed.
Karen Emslie | Commissioned by CACM Staff
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AI is Solving Classical Computing’s Quantum Problem
Quantum computers, once thought to be "superior" to classical computers, increasingly are being seen as yet another accelerator for specialized problems, according to IBM.
Terabit/s Optical Data Link Demonstrated for Satellites
An optical data link was demonstrated over 10km (more than six miles) of open air in a field experiment in the Netherlands.
Can We Secure Cryptography Against Quantum Attacks?
If you want your digital information to be secure, you must implement post-quantum cryptography now, according to some leaders in the field.
Setting the Internet of Things Free — of Batteries
Increasingly, sensors and other Internet of Things devices will be powered by ambient energies.
Small Sensors for Big Challenges
Shwetak Patel hopes to build something that could impact the lives of a billion people.
Reversible computing principles point a way toward more efficient computers.
The Impact of Virtual Meetings
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
Business, entertainment, and fashion companies already are staking their claims in this enhanced virtual world.
Determining AI's sentience, its capacity to experience feelings and sensations, will take some time.
Deep Learning is Human, Through and Through
At the 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, a diverse panel of researchers discussed the applications and implications of deep learning.
There is Plenty of Room at The Top (of Supercomputing)
Jack Dongarra on the future of high-performance computing.
Combining neural networks with symbolic representations might make them more versatile and dependable.
Hidden Malware Ratchets Up Cybersecurity Risks
Cybercriminals could be hiding malware payloads in places where commercial cybersecurity software is unable to detect it.
In Memoriam: Juris Hartmanis 1928-2022
ACM Fellow and 1993 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Juris Hartmanis, co-inventor of complexity theory, died on July 29, 2022, at 94.
Applied AI Teaches Handwriting
In an increasingly digital world, how do you teach students cursive handwriting?
Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote
Managing the security challenges of hybrid work environments.
AI Supports Displaced Peoples, Refugees in Ukraine and Beyond
Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in refugee relief and resettlement programs.
Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research
Computer proof assistants are being used to create online libraries of mathematical theorems and proofs.
How AI Is Driving the Esports Boom
Artificial intelligence is helping the esports industry take the world by storm.
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