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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.
Semiconductor giant Intel claims its FakeCatcher technology can detect whether videos are genuine or deepfakes with 96% accuracy in real time.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2022
All individuals transacting in Bitcoin are within six degrees or fewer of separation from a core group, say researchers.
ZDNet From ACM News | June 10, 2022
A study of 164 government-endorsed education technology products found 146 endangered children's privacy by collecting and selling their data to ad tech companies...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
There's been growth in cheap, easy-to-use malware available to hackers who want to steal cryptocurrency from users.
ZDNet From ACM News | January 21, 2022
A new silicon construction technique developed by German and Australian researchers could potentially make building quantum computers more affordable and reliable...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 18, 2022
National University of Singapore engineers have constructed a robotic hand that can grasp various objects using three-dimensionally-printed fingers.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2022
Autonomous pizza machine developer 800 Degrees Pizza has partnered with an international pizza brand to offer a fully automated pizza-making experience.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2021
Amazon Web Services' Mario Berta combined the capabilities of two quantum computers in order to generate truly random numbers to strengthen cryptographic keys.
...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | September 10, 2021
The Linux Foundation and partners Target, Microsoft, Veritone, Schwarz Gruppe, Wegmans Food Markets, and Deutsche Telekom, created the Open Voice Network.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2021
The average time to correct critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities grew from 197 days to 205 days between April and May 2021, according to WhiteHat Security.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2021
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have spent the past five years working to upgrade to the large hadron collider, the largest particle...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
The U.K. National Health Service's Covid-19 contact tracing app hit 10 million downloads just four days after its release.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2020
After Kaspersky complains, Russia's competition authority finds Apple abused its total control over the App Store.
ZDNet From ACM News | August 11, 2020
Amazon Web Services and Vector, the New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company, have partnered to develop an Internet of Things and analytics solution...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2020