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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.
There are concerns commercial data being generated by mobile phones and other digital services used by U.S. soldiers is available for purchase by the nation's adversaries...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2021
The move comes as the French president comes under pressure to crack down on terrorism and Islamist separatism.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 29, 2021
CompTIA has observed surging demand for artificial intelligence experts as the economy opens up and companies expand the technology's usage.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2021
A U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson said the public and private sectors should adopt zero-trust models of security.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2021
Federal regulators now require hospitals and insurers to disclose long-confidential pricing data, including rates that insurers pay for services.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2021
More than a year into the pandemic's remote work, corporate tech leaders try to help staff fight feelings of loneliness, fatigue.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 23, 2021
The retailer has been phasing out automated pickup towers as curbside services have become popular.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 22, 2021
Facebook has made public its Casual Conversations dataset, comprised of more than 45,000 videos of 3,000 individuals of different skin tones sharing their age and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2021
Scientists are applying artificial intelligence to weather and climate forecasting to boost accuracy and efficiency.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2021
An recent analysis of federal jobs data found the IT field had its fourth straight month of job growth in March, with U.S. employers hiring 50,000 enterprise technology...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) powered software and platforms will be adopted by more companies as they reopen physical workplaces.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2021
Facebook disproportionately shows certain types of job ads to men and women, raising questions about efforts to eliminate bias in its algorithms.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
Artificial intelligence increasingly is being used to forecast demand more accurately, in order to optimize supply chains.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2021
China's new digital yuan cryptocurrency is expected to give its government a vast economic and social monitoring tool, and strip users of their anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2021
Artificial intelligence can make the government more efficient and effective. But first, it has to hire the people who can make it all happen.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 7, 2021
The variety of low-cost products for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss is expected to increase due to a new law.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2021
A lower court had ruled that Google's Android operating system infringed Java copyrights held by Oracle.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 6, 2021
Senior living facilities are looking to balance the benefits of technology by promoting social interactions as the pace of coronavirus vaccinations increases.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2021
Years before Covid, Zvi Galil launched Georgia Tech's successful online master's in computer science. Is Zoom U. the future?
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 5, 2021
Long-term care communities increasingly are using virtual reality devices and systems to improve residents' wellness and quality of life amid pandemic-related restrictions...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2021