The Internet giant is throwing tracking cookies in the dustbin, prompting big questions about privacy, competition, and advertising.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 18, 2021
The search giant is changing its algorithm, part of a major shift in how Google polices harmful content.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 11, 2021
The complaint alleges Google's "self-preferencing Results-page architecture" resulted in nearly two-thirds of Google searches in 2020 being completed without users...The Hill From ACM News | June 9, 2021
IBM, Google, and Microsoft are all developing algorithms that understand the meaning of words.
R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | June 8, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers have found hackers are using search engine optimization to push compromised websites higher up Google's rankings.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2021
Google says it will no longer track users across Internet searches to sell targeted advertising, and will not build alternative user-tracking models.
The Hill From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence provides automatic fact-checking and fake news detection, but with limits.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2021
Companies are finding new ways to enforce social distancing, clean public spaces, and provide substitutes for human workers.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2021
Software called TLDR (too long, didn't read) automatically produces one-sentence abstracts of research papers.
Nature From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2020
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2020
Tracing the contacts of those who come into contact with the coronavirus is not that simple.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2020
A victory for the government could remake one of America's most recognizable companies and the internet economy that it has helped define.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 21, 2020
Videoconferencing apps took off during the COVID-19 lockdowns, but more efficient ways to collaborate virtually are waiting in the wings.
Paul Marks From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm to improve the fairness of online search rankings while retaining their utility and relevance.
Cornell Chronicle From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2020
Researchers have developed a dedicated search engine for researchers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Waterloo Cheriton School of Computer Science From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2020
Technologies are coming increasingly closer to approximating the human senses of taste and smell.
Gregory Mone From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2020