U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 16, 2020
In Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, automated assistants have become bartenders, security guards, deliverymen, and more, since the onset of...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred consumers to substitute fitting rooms with augmented reality using their smartphones and computers.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2020
A new study found that more comment moderation is necessary to curtail racist and white supremacist content on Reddit.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2020
The breach came nearly three years after Edward Snowden stole and disclosed classified information about NSA surveillance operations.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 16, 2020
A New York University report urges social media companies to stop outsourcing the moderation of their content.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2020
Arizona has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly monitoring the locations of Android smartphone users even when such features purportedly were disabled,...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 29, 2020
Thermal imaging may be used to identify those suspected of having the coronavirus, but civil liberties experts warn such systems will monitor some who may not know...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2020
In recent years, there's been serious talk about how to build the Metaverse, the next version of the Internet, and who will build it first.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 21, 2020
The quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted teachers to utilize popular video games to conduct lessons on a range of topics.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2020
Coronavirus may have forced people to stay at home, but the Internet these scientists envisioned long ago is keeping the world connected.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 7, 2020
Facebook has placed its army of human moderators on paid leave, forcing the company to police disinformation without them.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2020
An unpublished U.S. State Department study estimated that about 2 million tweets promoted conspiracy theories about the coronavirus over the three-week period when...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2020
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has contracted for two new supercomputers, which would triple the organization's computing capacity.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2020
Maryland officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have run facial recognition searches on millions of state driver's license photos without...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2020
Employers are providing workers with high-tech tools to help them get more sleep, in the hope of improving productivity and reducing healthcare costs.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2020
Google and other online mapmakers revise borders depending on who is viewing them, in deference to diplomats, policymakers, and their own executives, according...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 20, 2020
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are struggling to prevent misinformation on their platforms about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2020
The Pinterest platform has banned the posting of misleading information related to voting or the census.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2020
Government scientists and technologists are trying to help U.S. lawmakers become more technology-savvy.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2020