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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.
When he read about the technical failures plaguing HealthCare.gov, Mike Bracken said it felt like a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day.NPR From ACM Opinion | October 25, 2013
Earlier this month, major credit card processors including MasterCard, Visa, and America Express announced they would stop processing payments to websites that...NPR From ACM News | October 21, 2013
You may never be able to get to Italy to see Michelangelo's David—but advances in 3D printing technology are making it possible for you to create an almost perfect...NPR From ACM News | October 11, 2013
While the collection of private information by the National Security Agency is under scrutiny worldwide, a remarkable amount of your digital trail is also available...NPR From ACM News | October 1, 2013
The news that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates now says it was a mistake to long ago force Windows PC users to type "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" at start-up is getting tons...NPR From ACM News | September 27, 2013
At some point in the coming weeks, users of Apple iPhones and iPads will wake up to an alert that there is a new version of the company's mobile operating system...NPR From ACM Opinion | September 4, 2013
Richard Van As was working in his home near Johannesburg, South Africa, in May of 2011, when he lost control of his table saw.NPR From ACM Careers | June 18, 2013
Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin talks to Joel Brenner, former senior counsel at the National Security Agency, about whether the NSA can protect Americans'...NPR From ACM Opinion | June 17, 2013
Controversy is raging over a court order allowing the FBI and the National Security Agency to seize aggregate information of millions of Verizon customer phone...NPR From ACM News | June 6, 2013
The camera pushes in. And there, near the meridian line, you see a faint scattering of red lights. Something is in the tar. And it's glowing.NPR From ACM Opinion | June 5, 2013
It's exactly the sort of futuristic thinking you'd expect from Google and NASA: Late last week, the organizations announced a partnership to build a Quantum Artificial...NPR From ACM News | May 24, 2013
A new rifle goes on sale on Wednesday, and it's not like any other. It uses lasers and computers to make shooters very accurate.NPR From ACM News | May 16, 2013
Heather Dewey-Hagborg was sitting in a therapy session a while ago and noticed a painting on the wall. The glass on the frame was cracked, and lodged in the crack...NPR From ACM News | May 14, 2013
If you're a vehicle owner and happen to have a car accident in the near future (we hope you don't), it's likely the crash details will be recorded.NPR From ACM News | March 28, 2013