The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, plans to expand its virtual interactive venue, The Spaceship, as part of its New Frontier exhibition.
Engadget From ACM TechNews | November 24, 2021
"There is an urgent need to increase the number of women entering STEM and IT fields," said Monash University Faculty of IT Interim Dean Professor Ann Nicholson...Monash University (Australia) From ACM News | November 24, 2021
The cost of powering streaming and other rapidly growing online services will not "take down the Internet."
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2021
The comments come days after mayor-elect Eric Adams said he would accept his first few paychecks as New York City's mayor in Bitcoin.
Business Insider From ACM News | November 18, 2021
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge found universities' value judgments about research have been tied to social media platforms.
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education News (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2021
Japan's Inamori Foundation has named Chinese computer scientist Andrew Yao Chi-chih recipient of the international Kyoto Prize in advanced technology.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2021
Algorithms that decide how colleges and universities apportion financial aid could be unfairly filtering out applicants and reducing their aid offers.
Government Technology From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2021
Hundreds of girls and women in Afghanistan continue to learn, either online or in hidden makeshift classrooms.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2021
A ninth grader at Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico won the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize at the Broadcom MASTERS science and engineering contest.
Albuquerque Journal From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2021
Researchers at South Africa's University of Johannesburg have demonstrated that machine learning algorithms can be enhanced significantly for medical purposes.
...News-Medical Life Sciences From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2021
Researchers used applied differential geometry to develop a framework to quantify retinotopic maps in V1, one of 14 areas of the brain devoted to visual processing...Arizona State University From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2021
NASA's Lunabotics Junior Contest offers students in grades K-12 the opportunity to design lunar-excavating robots.
NASA From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2021
The McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research team found a bug in the Netop Vision Pro Education software used by about 3 million teachers and students worldwide...Fast Company From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2021
A study found that lower-performing computer science students reported higher stress levels than higher-performing students.
UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | October 15, 2021
Singapore and Finland have agreed to recognize each other's cybersecurity labels for Internet of Things devices.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2021
A Gallup study found that at U.S. public and private schools that offer computer science classes, 68% of students are interested in them.
Forbes From ACM TechNews | October 1, 2021
Educators complain smartwatches distract students or, worse, encourage them to cut class, text friends, or even cheat.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2021
The ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication has awarded its 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist Hari Balakrishnan...MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2021
A new blockchain-based technology is changing how the art world works, and changing how we think about asset ownership in the process.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2021