Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Seconds Before Earthquake Rattled California, Phones Got Vital Warning
An early-alert system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday warned Californians of a 6.2-magnitude earthquake by phone, seconds before it struck.
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Americans Widely Distrust Facebook, TikTok, Instagram with Their Data, Poll Finds
Pulled between not trusting some tech companies and still wanting to use their products, people look to government regulation, according to a Washington Post-Schar...
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Trucks Catch Up in Self-Driving Vehicle Race
Some investors expect trucks to overtake cars in becoming fully autonomous and profitable, as trucks face fewer regulatory and technological barriers to deployment...
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AWS Goes Down for Second Time in Two Weeks, Taking Netflix With It - Again
The outage totally shut down internet connectivity in two regions of the USA
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Shrinking Artificial Intelligence
Energy concerns push AI optimizations to the edge.
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Converting Laws to Programs
In highly regulated industries, it is critical that laws are translated precisely into code that reflects their intent.
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Monetizing Your Personal Data
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
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What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
The next Internet revolution is upon us—here's why it matters.
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Google, Microsoft Have Your Mail, Mostly
Computer scientists studying email service providers found high levels of concentration.
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World's Biggest Traders Betting on Blockchain Data
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
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Telehealth Became a Lifeline for Older Americans. But It Still Has Glitches
Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to be done....
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FBI Document Shows How Popular Secure Messaging Apps Stack Up
An FBI document details the agency's ability to legally access content from secure messaging applications.
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Thousands of AT&T Customers in the U.S. Infected by Data-Stealing Malware
Researchers at China's Qihoo 360 reported that the EWDoor malware has infected the networking devices of thousands of AT&T Internet customers in the U.S.
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Over 200 Newspapers Quietly Sue Big Tech
To date, the group has been retained by over 30 newspaper ownership groups on behalf of over 200 publications to file lawsuits.
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AWS Outage Ripples Through U.S.
An outage of Amazon Web Services Tuesday angered millions of U.S. users
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Bots Talk Like Humans but Their Cloned Personalities Give Them Away
Researchers explored social spambots' behavior on social media, interaction with genuine accounts, and current bot technologies' capabilities.
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Car Hackers Could Drive You Off the Road (or They Might Settle for Money)
Automotive cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game, with the good guys and bad guys constantly chasing each other.
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How TikTok Reads Your Mind
It's the most successful video app in the world. An internal company document offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.
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New Attacks on Web Browsers Detected
Information technology scientists detected 14 new types of Web browser-targeting cross-site leaks.
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