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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Donald Trump's ascension to the White House had very little to do with his views on the spread of high-speed broadband, wireless spectrum allocation—or any number...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | November 11, 2016
Imagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do, amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make, and awards you...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 31, 2016
Google is locked in a six-year battle with Europe's antitrust officials. And the stakes for both sides are getting higher.The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 31, 2016
Federal officials delivered a landmark ruling in favor of online privacy Thursday, limiting how Internet providers use and sell customer data, while asserting that...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 28, 2016
There are half a billion tweets a day. For the company, they’re sellable data. For despots, they’re a great way to hunt dissidents.BloombergBusinessweek From ACM News | October 27, 2016
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.Ars Technica From ACM News | October 20, 2016
Google is hoping to develop its Assistant, a Siri-like technology to be included on the company's new smartphones and other products, into something like the computer...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2016
Google's online translation service, Google Translate, will soon be using a new algorithm that is entirely based on deep learning, the company announced on 27 September...Nature From ACM News | September 30, 2016
As we surf from website to website, we are being tracked—that's not news. What is news, revealed in a recent paper by researchers at Princeton University, is that...All Things Considered From ACM Opinion | September 27, 2016
This summer, the Google X lab launched a balloon into the stratosphere over Peru, and it stayed there for 98 days.Wired From ACM News | September 23, 2016
Humble bacterial spores are taking us closer to an age of DNA information storage, thanks to new ways of protecting archived data from corruption as well as from...New Scientist From ACM News | September 22, 2016
New York City wants to make Wi-Fi available to anyone who walks its streets. But Gotham is finding out the hard way that free and open Internet access is ripe for...Technology Review From ACM News | September 15, 2016
Google has built a half-trillion-dollar business out of divining what people want based on a few words they type into a search field.Wired From ACM News | September 9, 2016
Most Star Trek stories from the vaunted franchise turning 50 this week take place in a distant future we're not likely to see.CNET From ACM News | September 8, 2016
Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?The New York Times From ACM News | September 2, 2016
Since Edward Snowden stepped into the limelight from a hotel room in Hong Kong three years ago, use of the Tor anonymity network has grown massively.Ars Technica From ACM News | September 1, 2016