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U.S. Pours Money Into Chips, but Even Soaring Spending Has Limits
Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020. But the investments are not a...
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JPSO Used Facial Recognition Technology to Arrest a Man. The Tech Was Wrong
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana relied on facial-recognition technology to arrest an alleged purse thief, detaining the wrong person, who is...
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To the Highest Bidder: A Military Database of Fingerprints, Iris Scans
Security researcher Matthias Marx successfully bid on eBay for a Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit, which contained the names, nationalities, photographs, fingerprints...
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Even the FBI Says You Should Use an Ad Blocker
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert advising online users to install and use ad blockers.
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Google Wallet Will Host Digital Driver's License in Maryland
Google has started beta testing hosting of digital driver's licenses and state ID cards for its Wallet application on Android, which will be exclusive to Maryland...
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How Hackers Used One Software Flaw to Take Down a County Computer System
An information technology director was put on leave for negligence after Suffolk County officials released the results of their investigation.
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Inventor of World Wide Web Wants Us to Reclaim Our Data from Tech Giants
World Wide Web inventor and 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Tim Berners-Lee founded the startup Inrupt with John Bruce to help users reclaim their personal...
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Case to Block Virtual-Reality Deal
Federal Trade Commission seeks to prevent social-media company from acquiring Within Unlimited.
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Making Traffic a Thing of the Past
New AI technologies are making it possible to autonomously reduce traffic.
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In Memoriam: Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. 1931-2022
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. "was a statesman in the best sense of the word, as well as a great leader, a very kind man, and a fine engineer," said fellow ACM A.M....
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Remembering Valérie Issarny
Computer scientist Valérie Issarny, a director of research at France's National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology and chair of the ACM Europe...
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University of Michigan to Install Smart Intersection Technology
The goal of the $20-million smart intersections project is to have intersections communicate with the technology in cars to warn drivers of potential dangers that...
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This Little-Known Bottleneck is Blocking Clean Energy for Millions
Energy developers want to build a ton of wind and solar — they just can't get it connected to the grid.
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OECD Countries Limit Government Access to Personal Data
Officials from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 38 member-states finalized a framework to limit governments' access to citizens' personal...
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U.S. Opens Probe of Cruise Robotaxi Braking, Clogging Traffic
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports that General Motors' Cruise autonomous robotaxis can brake too quickly or stop moving...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Investment Approaches the $100-Billion Mark
The amount of money deployed indicates an ability to address systemic industry challenges and opens up access to low-cost capital.
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Meek China Response to U.S. Chip Restrictions Raises Eyebrows
Beijing typically "retaliates fully plus 10 percent," but this time it doesn't seem to have many punitive options.
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Uber Eats Launches Robot Delivery Service in Miami
Online food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats has launched a robot food delivery service in Miami via a partnership with robotics firm Cartken.
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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Thwart India's Push to Digitize Healthcare
Massive cyberattacks targeting hospitals in India have undermined the nation's healthcare digitization initiatives.
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