Communications of the ACM
Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Using Sparse Data to Predict Lab Quakes
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a machine learning approach that can predict fault slip in laboratory earthquakes with reliability...
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Levi's AI Chief Says Algorithms Have Helped Boost Revenue
Artificial intelligence and a data repository built on Google Cloud have helped Levi Strauss & Co. improve revenue and profitability, says chief strategy and AI...
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Medical AI, Radiologist Experts May Be Vulnerable to Adversarial Attacks
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and from China deceived an artificial intelligence (AI) breast cancer diagnosis model and human specialists with doctored...
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Confidential Computing Conquers Hacks
Protecting data while it is in use, rather than at rest or in flight.
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Shrinking Artificial Intelligence
Energy concerns push AI optimizations to the edge.
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Converting Laws to Programs
In highly regulated industries, it is critical that laws are translated precisely into code that reflects their intent.
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Monetizing Your Personal Data
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
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'Black Box' to Chronicle Ravages of Climate Change
Australia is building "Earth's Black Box," a reportedly indestructible steel structure containing a real-time archive of climate change news and research.
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How to Understand the Data Explosion
The world is set to generate an astronomical amount of digital information. To get a handle on it, start with a grain of rice.
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Critical Wormable Security Flaw Found in Several HP Printer Models
F-Secure Labs researchers reported two eight-year-old vulnerabilities affecting 150 HP multifunction printers could be exploited to commandeer target devices.
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Climate Change Data Deluge Sends Scientists Scrambling for Solutions
Scientists are racing to store, analyze, and preserve massive volumes of climate change data collected by sensor-equipped satellites, aircraft, and other instruments...
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Scientists Claim Big Advance in Using DNA to Store Data
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Tech Research Institute claim they can improve DNA data storage 100-fold with a new processor they developed...
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AI Technique Reveals We Might Not Know Half of What's in Our Cells
A team of researchers combined microscopy, biochemistry, and artificial intelligence to identify previously unknown components of human cells.
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One of the World's Most Precise Microchip Sensors Created Thanks to a Spiderweb
Spiderwebs inspired researchers at the Netherlands' Delft University of Technology to design one of the world's most precise microchip sensors.
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No Credit Score? No Problem! Just Hand Over More Data
To determine your risk, start-ups are applying technology to data points as various as your college and the mileage on the used car you want to buy.
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Clearview AI Does Well in Another Round of Facial Recognition Accuracy Tests
The company also performed well last month in a test of its ability to match two different photos of the same person.
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Trouble at the Source
Errors and biases in artificial intelligence systems often reflect the data used to train them.
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The Road Ahead for Augmented Reality
A heads-up look at augmented reality head-up displays.
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What Is the Cost of Living Online?
The cost of powering streaming and other rapidly growing online services will not "take down the Internet."
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