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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.
Volunteers are working to archive public databases hosted by U.S. government agencies because they are worried access to the data could be cut off by the Trump...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 6, 2017
Attackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several massive internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 30, 2016
On April 12, 1865—three days after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox and two days before President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated—the president sent...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | June 22, 2016
Robot designers are developing robots that appear non-threatening, but can take action when humans attracted to their cuteness interfere with performance of their...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 20, 2016
Humanity has fallen to artificial intelligence in checkers, chess, and, last month, Go, the complex ancient Chinese board game.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 25, 2016
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, is gearing up for another run at smashing particles together to unlock the secrets of the universe.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 5, 2016
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., a firm at the center of Wall Street’s trading infrastructure, is about to give the technology behind bitcoin a big test: seeing...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 30, 2016
At one of the busiest shipping terminals in the U.S., more than two dozen giant red robots wheeled cargo containers along the docks on a recent morning, handing...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 28, 2016
Even if the Justice Department loses its legal showdown with Apple Inc. over access to a killer's iPhone, the government might still be able to extract the data...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 4, 2016
As technology advances, there's a delicate balance between individual privacy and law enforcement’s requests for information.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | February 24, 2016
The brain was once considered a "black box," a device so mysterious that you could only guess what it was doing by observing human behavior.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2016
Japan's automakers aim to meet the challenge of aging drivers with few transportation options by testing self-driving vehicles on roads. The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2016
For a story that takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" a great deal of the technology in the "Star Wars" series actually has parallels today on...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2015
A number of lawmakers on Thursday expressed a growing frustration with technology companies and signaled Congress would consider either curbing encrypted communications...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 14, 2015
A new center to study the implications of artificial intelligence and try to influence its ethical development has been established at the U.K.'s Cambridge University...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 3, 2015