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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Black holes are a problem for physics, and the physics community has never fully warmed to the idea of them.
Ars Technica From ACM News | February 8, 2017
Google Brain has devised some new software that can create detailed images from tiny, pixelated source images. Google's software, in short, basically means thetrope...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 8, 2017
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA), the US Intelligence Community’s own science and technology research arm, has announced it is seeking...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 25, 2017
Although I write a lot about quantum computing, I've not really paid much attention to performing quantum computations with silicon-based qubits. Luckily Stephanie...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 20, 2017
The Department of Defense has released video of a test of swarming drones conducted in the skies over the US Navy's test range at Naval Air Weapons Station China...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 12, 2017
For the planetary science community, the day when NASA makes the final call on new Solar System exploration missions always feels bittersweet.
Ars Technica From ACM News | January 5, 2017
One of the more exciting things happening in physics at the moment is the development of quantum computers that may actually be able to do something useful.
Ars Technica From ACM News | December 21, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump continues to discount or attempt to discredit reports that the intelligence community has linked the hacking of the DNC, the Hillary...Ars Technica From ACM News | December 13, 2016
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
Ars Technica From ACM News | November 29, 2016
Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer in a bid to arm the country's manufacturers with a platform for research that could help them develop...Ars Technica From ACM News | November 25, 2016
RAM (random access memory) is a component of every computer system, from tiny embedded controllers to enterprise servers.Ars Technica From ACM News | November 4, 2016
Google Brain has created two artificial intelligences that evolved their own cryptographic algorithm to protect their messages from a third AI, which was trying...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 28, 2016
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 20, 2016
Most commuters keep their eyes down in the morning while traipsing through the gleaming corridors of London’s Euston Underground station.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 19, 2016
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born while Galileo was still alive, and he ended up developing a similar skill in lens making to that of Galileo.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 17, 2016