Communications of the ACM
An 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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As Companies Embrace AI, It's a Job-Seeker's Market
Dozens of employers looking to hire the next generation of tech employees descended on the University of California, Berkeley in September to meet students at an...
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U.S. Tech Giants Eye AI Key to Unlock China Push
U.S. technology giants, facing tighter content rules in China and the threat of a trade war, are targeting an easier way into the world's second largest economy—artificial...
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Run Your Dishwasher When the Sun Shines: Dynamic Power Pricing Grows
One day, the weather could drive your domestic schedule. Your dishwasher springs to life at the windiest time of day. The washing machine starts spinning when the...
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Asia Pacific's Most Innovative niversities – 2018
Every scientist hopes for a "Eureka" moment—the jolt of sudden insight when a discovery becomes clear. But great advances always follow regular progress, and while...
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At Beijing Security Fair, an Arms Race for Surveillance Tech
It can crack your smartphone password in seconds, rip personal data from call and messaging apps, and peruse your contact book.
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In Silicon Valley, Chinese 'Accelerators' Aim to Bring Startups Home
Beijing's unslakeable thirst for the latest technology has spurred a proliferation of "accelerators" in Silicon Valley that aim to identify promising startups and...
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The Auto Plants of the Future May Have a Surprisingly Human Touch
Carmakers have big plans for their next generation of factories: smarter designs, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots building a wide range of vehicles...
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Chips Down: China Aims to Boost Semiconductors as Trade War Looms
Now, as a trade war with the United States looms, a government decision to accelerate the development of the domestic chip industry underlines how far those goals...
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Made in China 2025: Beijing's Big Ambitions from Robots to Chips
China is looking to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology, making a major push with a "Made in China 2025" strategy that...
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Trade War or Not, China Is Closing the Gap on .S. in Technology IP Race
China's rising investment in research and expansion of its higher education system mean that it is fast closing the gap with the United States in intellectual property...
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Russia to Ban Telegram Messenger Over Encryption Dispute
A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions of...
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China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets
At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features...
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Apple Moves to Store iCloud Keys in China, Raising Human Rights Fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users' iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this month to comply with new laws there, Chinese authorities...
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Twitter Bars Tactics sed by 'Bots' to Spread False Stories
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and...
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Tech Firms Let Russia Probe Software Widely sed By .s. Government
Major global technology providers SAP (SAPG.DE), Symantec (SYMC.O) and McAfee have allowed Russian authorities to hunt for vulnerabilities in software deeply embedded...
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Fbi Chief Calls nbreakable Encryption 'urgent Public Safety Issue'
The inability of law enforcement authorities to access data from electronic devices due to powerful encryption is an "urgent public safety issue," FBI Director...
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Operational Limits Played Key Role in Tesla Crash on Autopilot: Ntsb
The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday "operational limitations" in the Tesla Model S played a "major role" in a May...
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kraine Finally Battens Down Its Leaky Cyber Hatches After Attacks
When the chief of Microsoft Ukraine switched jobs to work for President Petro Poroshenko, he found that everyone in the office used the same login password.
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nder Pressure, Western Tech Firms Bow to Russian Demands to Share Cyber Secrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time...
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