Researchers at Johns Hopkins University programmed a robot to perform minimally invasive keyhole surgery on pigs.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
Chip designer Arm has released a prototype development board based on the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) architecture.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
Security researchers have uncovered macOS malware that can be installed by exploits almost impossible for most users to detect.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
By this summer, Americans wanting to access their Internal Revenue Service records online will be required to submit a facial video to confirm their identity.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
At the Australian Open tennis tournament, new technology is translating the movement of the ball into sounds to help blind and low-vision fans follow the action...The New York Times From ACM News | January 28, 2022
The tech industry has grown rich off big ideas developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 28, 2022
Diem Association is selling its technology to crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital for $200 million.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2022
Bitcoin is theoretically vulnerable to hacking by quantum computers, but calculations show they would need to be a million times larger than those that exist today...New Scientist From ACM News | January 27, 2022
Researchers developed a technique that creates a "fingerprint" of noise on a quantum computer, as seen by a simulation running on the machine.
University of Chicago News From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2022
A new machine learning model has identified 690 risk genes for motor neuron disease.
University of Sheffield (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2022
Andorra Telecom experienced repeated distributed denial-of-service attacks during the SquidCraft Games tournament in Minecraft, a multi-day Twitch gaming tournament...Tom's Hardware From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2022
Engineers have closed the gap between experimental and computer sciences to better predict peptide structures with a molecular framework.
University of Oklahoma From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2022
A war game and study by a think tank illustrate how dependent the world is on Taiwan's semiconductor foundries.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 27, 2022
The price of Bitcoin has fallen more than 50% from its peak in November, which could prove costly for institutions that have bought into digital currencies.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 27, 2022
Apple awarded a $100,500 bug bounty to the researcher who discovered the latest major vulnerability in its browser.
Wired From ACM News | January 27, 2022
A research report by U.K.-based market researcher Juniper Research ranks Shanghai as the world's top smart city this year.
Computer Weekly (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2022
According to the latest Dice Tech Salary Report, the average salary for U.S. technologists reached a record high of $104,566 in 2021.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2022
Yale School of Public Health researchers used location information from mobile devices to accurately forecast COVID-19 outbreaks in Connecticut municipalities.
...Yale School of Public Health From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2022