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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Layoffs by technology giants and startups have created a windfall for nontechnology companies in Washington, D.C., and New York City starved for software engineers...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2023
Are ChatGPT, Stability AI, and GitHub Copilot the next big breakthroughs, huge legal and regulatory liabilities, or something else entirely?
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 6, 2023
French luxury brand Hermès is suing digital artist Mason Rothchild in a New York court to prevent him from selling nonfungible tokens (NFTs) of its Birkin handbags...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2023
IARPA scientists are taking up the nascent field of cyber psychology to predict and counter hacker behavior.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 26, 2023
Appliance manufacturers LG Electronics and Whirlpool are trying to entice customers whose "smart" appliances are not connected to the Internet to embrace the technology...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2023
Researchers are developing tools that can identify content created by bots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which generates text that can be difficult to distinguish from...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 19, 2023
The devices segment of Gartner's spending forecast is projected to fall 5.1% this year to roughly $685 billion, after dropping more than 10% in 2022.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 18, 2023
The Cyberspace Administration of China Tuesday began enforcement of its "deep synthesis" technology regulations in an effort to prevent the production of "deepfakes...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2023
Data tracker Layoffs.fyi estimates technology industry layoffs are occurring at the fastest rate since the pandemic began.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2023
Ukraine has digitally networked its fighting forces, intelligence, and weapons on the cheap through satellite communications and custom software.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 4, 2023
Irish privacy regulator tells the Facebook and Instagram owner it can't use its contracts with users to justify sending them such ads.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 4, 2023
Looking to provide recycled heat, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft have started connecting, or announced plans to connect, major data centers to district heating systems...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 30, 2022
Corporate technology leaders looking to cut costs are turning to industry-specific cloud platforms that provide purpose-built digital tools for companies in a given...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 28, 2022
Federal Trade Commission seeks to prevent social-media company from acquiring Within Unlimited.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 21, 2022
Officials from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 38 member-states finalized a framework to limit governments' access to citizens' personal...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 20, 2022
Forty years after the Internet was born, one of its pioneers calls for more critical thinking about how we use it.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 19, 2022
Maersk and IBM last month shut down their global platform that was supposed to bring blockchain to the shipping industry. Other big bets are moving slowly.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 15, 2022
The action comes the same day Twitter moved to boost its revenue not linked to digital advertising by reintroducing a paid-for subscription service that would show...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 13, 2022