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From ACM NewsEsther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 8, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The U.S. Department of Justice ia pressuring Apple to unlock two iPhones owned by a Saudi student who allegedly killed three people on a U.S. Naval base in Florida...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 15, 2020
Engineering company Robert Bosch is deploying artificial intelligence to fortify cars' electronic systems against hackers who attempt to feed the systems intentionally...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2020
Users of 5G services say the first implementation of the next-generation network technology in South Korea has fallen short of expectations.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2020
Industry researcher IHS Markit expects the number of cameras used for surveillance worldwide to rise above 1 billion by the end of 2021.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2019
Las Vegas is using artificial intelligence to facilitate real-time traffic analysis in order to relieve traffic congestion.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 22, 2019
The National Football League is starting to use tracking technology that can distinguish exact distances and measure the value of a single inch, which could dramatically...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 20, 2019
Germany and France are launching a government-backed project to develop European cloud infrastructure, to help local providers compete with U.S. technology companies...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2019
Congressional antitrust investigators are vetting Google's plans to use a new Internet protocol out of worry it could limit competitors' access to consumer data...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 30, 2019
Many robotic systems are not fully autonomous and require, at the very least, humans monitoring them from afar.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 10, 2019
Startups and large healthcare organizations are developing tools designed to give parents frequent updates on what is happening to their children during surgeries...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 14, 2019
The Swiss government is working to develop a system to handle ever-increasing aerial drone traffic, with the goal of allowing such unmanned aircraft to operate...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2019
The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a pilot study in which self-driving trucks will complete a more-than-1,000-mile mail run between Phoenix and Dallas.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2019
With cyberattacks against Internet-connected medical devices on the rise, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are pressuring device manufacturers to bolster...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2019
Privacy and child-advocacy organizations have filed a complaint alleging Amazon has been illegally recording and retaining conversations of children using its Echo...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2019
The U.S. Congress is investigating the use of advanced technology to track consumers around brick-and-mortar retailers.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2019
Before the Internet of Things becomes a pervasive reality, technology experts and public safety professionals are airing their concerns about cyber-physical security...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 28, 2019
Facebook collects sensitive data from at least 11 popular smartphone apps seconds after users enter it.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2019
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released preliminary rules to allow small drones to fly routinely over crowds of people at night.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2019