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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
In July 1965, Mariner 4 became the first space probe to send back pictures of another world from space. Fifty years on, not only do several spacecraft orbit the...BBC News From ACM News | December 22, 2014
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking says he worries about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2014
Facebook is saying little apart from the fact that "we do not allow terrorist content on the site and take steps to prevent people from using our service for these...BBC News From ACM News | December 3, 2014
It all started with an awkward moment online. In the early 1980s, computer scientist Scott Fahlman realised his words were failing him.BBC News From ACM News | November 26, 2014
The brain is one of the most delicate and complex objects in the universe, so tinkering with its activity may seem like a fool's errand.BBC News From ACM News | November 25, 2014
The lander bounced twice, initially about 1km back out into space, before settling in the shadow of a cliff, 1km from its intended target site.BBC News From ACM News | November 13, 2014
The hidden web community has started trying to find out how services and identities were compromised after police raids led to 17 arrests.BBC News From ACM News | November 10, 2014
Microsoft is collaborating with a British charity to develop a headset that could help the blind and the visually impaired navigate urban locations. BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2014
Ginger is only a couple of feet tall, but she soon commands attention as she takes to the stage. "I would like to say it's a pleasure to be here," she tells the...BBC News From ACM News | October 29, 2014
The British government will spend 97 million British pounds on a new supercomputer to improve the Met Office's weather forecasting and climate modeling. BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2014
The facility will work 13 times faster than the current system, enabling detailed, UK-wide forecast models with a resolution of 1.5km to be run every single hour...BBC News From ACM News | October 29, 2014
Microsoft recently brought together young programmers from across Europe for a gaming competition based on Kodu, the company's visual programming language.BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 22, 2014