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White House Urges Developers to Stop Using C, C++
From ACM TechNews

White House Urges Developers to Stop Using C, C++

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director called on developers to reduce the risk of cyberattacks by using programming languages without memory safety...

U.S. to Invest Billions to Replace High-Tech Cranes at Ports
From ACM TechNews

U.S. to Invest Billions to Replace High-Tech Cranes at Ports

The U.S. has proposed spending more than $20 billion to bolster domestic port security, including increasing domestic manufacturing of cargo cranes with advanced...

In Memoriam: Niklaus Wirth
From Communications of the ACM

In Memoriam: Niklaus Wirth

The overriding philosophy of computing pioneer Niklaus Wirth, who died on January 1, 2024, was that systems should be simple, efficient, and "elegant."

Waymo Recalls Software After Two Self-Driving Cars Hit the Same Truck
From ACM TechNews

Waymo Recalls Software After Two Self-Driving Cars Hit the Same Truck

Waymo, the self-driving car division of Alphabet, issued a recall for its software after two of its vehicles hit the same pickup truck minutes apart in Phoenix....
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