The virus-tracing effort raises questions about the power of Big Tech to set global standards for public health tools.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 28, 2021
Its campaign is part of a global wave of actions by governments that are testing how far they can go to control online speech.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 27, 2021
The U.S. wants to make sure it has a prominent seat at the table as the rules of future cross-border payments are drawn.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 25, 2021
Researchers have transformed the Colorado Mesa University campus into an epidemiological laboratory researching new avenues of pandemic management.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2021
The university accused 17 students of cheating on remote exams, raising questions about data mining and sowing mistrust on campus.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 10, 2021
Building owners are using data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality, and even the flow of workers....The New York Times From ACM News | April 28, 2021
The retirement of older aircraft during the pandemic has resulted in a fleet increasingly equipped with digital technologies.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2021
Disney, Viacom, and 10 advertising technology firms will remove or disable tracking software from popular children's gaming apps.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2021
Digital artworks known as nonfungible tokens are selling for massive sums, but research indicates their creation may carry an enormous environmental cost.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2021
Creating a digital certificate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the hottest debates right now. What's keeping it from happening, and why are some...The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
With acceptance from traditional investors, a profitable start-up that eases transactions is offering proof of the industry's staying power.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 15, 2021
Numerous apps and technology companies are emerging in the "femtech" industry to address women's biological needs.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
By acquiring a provider of artificial intelligence software, the tech giant is hoping to bolster its offerings for the fast-growing field of medical computing.
...The New York Times From ACM News | April 13, 2021
Businesses and universities want easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians are turning "vaccine passports" into a...The New York Times From ACM News | April 7, 2021
The advice from research on coffee, and nutrition more generally, always seems to be changing. Processing vast amounts of data could help us pin it down.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 29, 2021
Many restaurants expect digital ordering and drive-throughs to remain key business channels, and some are testing artificial intelligence to predict and suggest...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2021
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog for deployment in dangerous situations, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2021
The Exposing.AI online tool lets people search image collections for photos of themselves, to learn if such images were used to train facial recognition systems...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2021
In the U.S., there is no federal system consumers can use to get easy access to their immunization records online and establish their vaccination status for work...The New York Times From ACM News | January 15, 2021