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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.
Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in a wide-ranging interview on Monday as the company kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers...NPR From ACM Opinion | June 5, 2018
The European Union is preparing to implement sweeping privacy rules next month, but these new protections of individuals' information may set a new standard around...NPR From ACM News | April 17, 2018
It looks like one of the marquee cases before the U.S. Supreme Court is about to go bust—sabotaged by a needle in a legislative haystack.
NPR From ACM News | March 28, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court confronts the digital age again on Wednesday when it hears oral arguments in a case that promises to have major repercussions for law enforcement...NPR From ACM News | November 29, 2017
Internet freedom is on the decline for the seventh consecutive year as governments around the world take to distorting information on social media in order to influence...NPR From ACM News | November 21, 2017
The presidential election is long past, but online attacks aimed at shaping the U.S. information environment have kept right on coming.
NPR From ACM News | September 29, 2017
The next loan you get may depend less on your credit score and more on what a program thinks of your online habits. Digital lenders say the process will be more...NPR From ACM News | March 31, 2017
Researchers in Brazil who are trying to help people with spine injuries gain mobility have made a surprising discovery: Injured people doing brain training while...NPR From ACM News | August 12, 2016
In the wake of last week's shootings, Facebook has seen a significant spike in flagged content, with users calling out each other's posts as racist, violent and...NPR From ACM News | July 15, 2016
If you've ever run a business, whether it's an ice cream shop or a Fortune 500 company, then you've probably kept a ledger.NPR From ACM News | May 4, 2016
Underlying the debate over Apple's refusal to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook is the idea that cellphones hold the most...NPR From ACM News | March 9, 2016
Clear Channel Outdoor—one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the U.S.—is starting a new program called Radar that will use billboards to map real-world...NPR From ACM News | March 2, 2016
President Obama used his final State of the Union address Tuesday night to reflect on his legacy. But he also put forth some specific proposals for his remaining...NPR From ACM News | January 13, 2016
Heads of state, including the prime ministers of Pakistan and Russia, and major technology firms will gather Wednesday in Wuzhen, a picturesque little town of canals...NPR From ACM News | December 17, 2015
After the recent attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, Calif., social media platforms are under pressure from politicians to do more to take down messages and...NPR From ACM News | December 15, 2015
Lawmakers want to know more about Volkswagen's massive cheat—how the automaker used software to crank up the power on a vehicle, and then hide the fact.NPR From ACM News | October 26, 2015
From Rosie, the Jetsons' robot maid, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's cyborg in The Terminator, popular culture has frequently conceived of robots as having a human-like...NPR From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2015
If you think about virtual reality, you probably think of it as the place where gamers don an Oculus headset and go shoot up enemies in 3D or travel space.NPR From ACM News | June 2, 2015