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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


IBM Develops Programming Language Inspired By the Human Brain
From ACM TechNews

IBM Develops Programming Language Inspired By the Human Brain

IBM has created a programming architecture for a cognitive computer chip inspired by the human brain.

Your Body Is the Computer
From ACM News

Your Body Is the Computer

The last few years have presented an unprecedented shift in the computing world as PCs are being replaced with mobile devices. But now that a large portion of the...

Pin-Punching Robot Can Crack Your Phone's Security Code In Less Than 24 Hours
From ACM News

Pin-Punching Robot Can Crack Your Phone's Security Code In Less Than 24 Hours

There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone’s four-digit PIN code.

Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More
From ACM News

Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More

Microsoft has finally joined Google and a small group of Internet firms that voluntarily reveal how often governments demand they hand over their users’ private...

Cryptographers Demonstrate New Crack For Common Web Encryption
From ACM News

Cryptographers Demonstrate New Crack For Common Web Encryption

It's long been known that one of the oldest and most widely used standards for encrypting Web sites has some serious weaknesses. But one group of researchers has...

Here's What Law Enforcement Can Recover From a Seized Iphone
From ACM News

Here's What Law Enforcement Can Recover From a Seized Iphone

You may think of your iPhone as a friendly personal assistant. But once it’s alone in a room full of law enforcement officials, you might be surprised at the revealing...

Google Offers $3.14159 Million in Total Rewards For Chrome Os Hacking Contest
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Google Offers $3.14159 Million in Total Rewards For Chrome Os Hacking Contest

Google has never been stingy when it comes to paying for information about security vulnerabilities in products.

Security Flaw In Common Keycard Locks Exploited In String Of Hotel Room Break-Ins
From ACM News

Security Flaw In Common Keycard Locks Exploited In String Of Hotel Room Break-Ins

Whoever robbed Janet Wolf's hotel room did his work discreetly.

How I Accidentally Helped Compromise the Secret Keys of High-Security Handcuffs
From ACM Opinion

How I Accidentally Helped Compromise the Secret Keys of High-Security Handcuffs

In the age of freely available modeling software, laser cutters and 3D printers, shapes that must stay secret for security's sake don't stay secret for long. Especially...

More Mobile News Consumers Choosing Web Over Apps
From ACM News

More Mobile News Consumers Choosing Web Over Apps

Mobile apps were supposed to be the reset button for the news industry.
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