Microsoft chief science officer Eric Horvitz said the rising capabilities of discriminative and generative artificial intelligence methods are reaching an inflection...VentureBeat From ACM News | September 29, 2022
Independent website Alt News has emerged as a leading debunker of misinformation in India, but highlighting hate speech against minorities has put it on a collision...The New York Times From ACM News | September 28, 2022
"We have never previously observed such a volume of cyberattacks, variety of threat actors, and coordination of effort," the report says; some U.S. institutions...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 23, 2022
Fick served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has extensive experience working in the private sector, including as CEO of the cybersecurity software company Endgame....The Record From ACM News | September 22, 2022
Researchers at the University of Florida can detect audio deepfakes by measuring acoustic and fluid dynamic distinctions between organic and synthetic voice samples...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2022
Mozilla Foundation researchers found pressing the "dislike" button on a YouTube video does little to improve the videos chosen by the YouTube platform's recommender...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2022
ACM Fellow and 1993 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Juris Hartmanis, co-inventor of complexity theory, died on July 29, 2022, at 94.
Simson Garfinkel, Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2022
The city intends to deploy smart cameras outfitted with the new technology on two corridors known for being dumping hotspots.
Cleveland.com From ACM News | September 20, 2022
The report argues the companies fuel false conspiracies about election fraud despite promises to combat them.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 20, 2022
After a Florida man was accused of vehicular homicide, his lawyer used Clearview AI's facial recognition software to prove his innocence.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 20, 2022
Researchers at false online claims reports monitor NewsGuard said searches on prominent news topics on TikTok are likely to produce results rife with misinformation...ABC News From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2022
Searchers, beware: That Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo ad might be 'malvertising'—phishing campaigns and malware hiding behind legit-looking links.
The Washington Post From ACM News | September 16, 2022
New effort is part of trend toward putting more resources to target illegal activities involving digital currencies.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 16, 2022
The move reflects growing unease about China's ability to access the personal information that Americans hand over to mobile apps and other services.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 16, 2022
The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 16, 2022
CISA director Jen Easterly lauded the idea and compared it to an effort by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to create a "cyber civil defense" force.
The Record From ACM News | September 15, 2022