Unused telecom fiber might be used to detect earthquakes, uncover other secrets in the soil.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2018
Would-be travelers of the galaxy, rejoice: The Chinese tech giant Baidu has invented a translation system that brings us one step closer to a software Babel fish...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | October 25, 2018
Europe's effort to export its tough privacy rules around the world is about to run into a wall of U.S. resistance.
Politico From ACM News | October 22, 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was upbeat Monday when he told WIRED about internal tests of a censored search engine designed to win approval from Chinese officials....Wired From ACM News | October 19, 2018
In the summer of 2017, a group of young political activists in the United Kingdom figured out how to use the popular dating app Tinder to attract new supporters...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | October 18, 2018
Philip K. Dick was living a few miles north of San Francisco when he wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which envisioned a world where artificially intelligent...Wired From ACM News | October 11, 2018
Researchers released a new tool Wednesday to track how many stories posted on social media are coming from sources known to publish disinformation.
The Hill From ACM News | October 10, 2018
When apps want to access data from your smartphone's motion or light sensors, they often make that capability clear.
Wired From ACM News | September 27, 2018
To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | September 27, 2018
A few years ago—the company won't say exactly when—some engineers at Apple began to think the iPhone's camera could be made smarter using newly powerful machine...Wired From ACM News | September 26, 2018
High-speed 5G networks could lead to big changes in how we use our mobile phones, allowing us to enjoy virtual reality on-the-go, interactive live broadcasts, and...BBC News From ACM News | September 20, 2018
Hadeel Ayoub slips a black glove onto her hand before beginning the swish of sign language that is meaningless to the untrained observer. Then she pushes a button...The Associated Press From ACM News | September 17, 2018
Until now, the neuroscience programs at DARPA, the mad science wing of the Department of Defense, have focused on technologies for warfighters who have returned...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | September 13, 2018
A minute-long video of Barack Obama has been seen more than 4.8 million times since April. It shows the former U.S. president seated, with the American flag in...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | September 13, 2018
Before Kim Slingerland downloaded the Fun Kid Racing app for her then-5-year-old son, Shane, she checked to make sure it was in the family section of the Google...The New York Times From ACM News | September 12, 2018
President Trump thinks Google's search engine is "rigged." By featuring more mainstream news outlets and relatively fewer conservative sites in the results he sees...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 30, 2018