Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Factories and other industrial users ordered 28% more robots last year than in 2020, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation.
From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on the country.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 2, 2022
Physicists have proposed a new scalable quantum computing architecture using trapped ions.
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
Six 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo, Japan, will soon feature floating holographic displays that will allow customers to check out without any physical contact.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
A new method of lie detection developed by researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University uses electrodes affixed to the face to determine if someone is lying.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
The antigenic cartography algorithm, which can two-dimensionally map laboratory data on viral strains, has helped scientists keep up with genetic variants.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2022
In a poll of 14,000 technology workers from 131 countries, nearly two-thirds of respondents said bias is an issue in tech recruitment.
EuroNews From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022
A machine learning framework developed by researchers at the University of Maryland aims to accelerate the design of soft machines.
University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022
Researchers at Austria's TU Wien have demonstrated that neural networks can be used to simulate "quark-gluon plasma" to study the Big Bang.
TU Wein (Austria) From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2022
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains from NSO's Pegasus spyware, a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2022
Pablo Picasso's descendants plan to auction off more than 1,000 digital pieces representing a previously unseen ceramic work by the Spanish artist.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2022
Cornell University researchers have trained physical systems to execute generic machine learning computations.
Cornell Chronicle From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2022
A smartphone application and laboratory kit can diagnose COVID-19, COVID variants, and flu virus infections.
The Current (University of California, Santa Barbara) From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2022
An extensive digital privacy law aimed to give internet users more control over their data. Instead, experts say, it's created "almost a useless exercise."
The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2022
Crypto prices are highly volatile, but die-hard enthusiasts believe prices will keep soaring in a world where traditional notions of value don't apply.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 31, 2022