ACM Media Center
Cordelia Schmid, research director at Inria, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, has been named the 2025-2026 ACM Athena Lecturer. Schmid is recognized for outstanding contributions to computer vision in image retrieval, object recognition, and video understanding. Her work has helped computers understand, perceive, and interact with the visual world.
From "ACM Names Cordelia Schmid 2025-2026 Athena Lecturer"
ACM Media Center (04/23/25)
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The Wall Street Journal
New Mexico, hoping to become a center for quantum computing, has established a coalition of organizations that includes the governor's office, the U.S. Department of Defense, and local universities. The state's Quantum Moonshot program is aimed at developing quantum technologies with civilian and military applications. Additionally, the budget for the state's Economic Development Department earmarked $10 million for a quantum studio and $10 million for quantum infrastructure.
From "New Mexico Wants to Be the Heart of Quantum Computing"
The Wall Street Journal (04/22/25) Belle Lin
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The New York Times
China's army of factory robots gives it an advantage in the trade war, helping it hold down the prices of many exports. According to the International Federation of Robotics, China ranks third behind South Korea and Singapore for the most factory robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers. Robots are becoming more affordable for China's thousands of workshops, and in the biggest factories, AI is helping to automate certain quality control tasks currently performed by humans.
From "China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War"
The New York Times (04/23/25) Keith Bradsher; Li You
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Reuters
The Internet Crime Complaint Center of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said global cybercrime costs topped $16 billion in 2024, up a third from the prior year. Low-tech, tech support, and romance scams accounted for much of the losses, according to an FBI report based on almost 860,000 complaints, most from the U.S. The FBI noted that its calculations were incomplete, especially regarding ransomware.
From "FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Surpassed $16 Billion in 2024"
Reuters (04/23/25) Raphael Satter
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The Washington Post
An experiment by U.S. academic researchers found that most people use Google for Web searches simply because they have not given other options a chance. The researchers recruited close to 2,500 paid participants to use Bing instead of Google for two weeks, and around 22% opted to continue using the Microsoft search engine after that. A group of state and federal officials suing Google over its alleged monopoly in search asked a judge to require the tech giant to fund a consumer information campaign about Web search alternatives to Google.
From "You Could Be Paid Not to Use Google for Searches"
The Washington Post (04/22/25) Shira Ovide
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CNBC
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said Chinese AI startup DeepSeek collected personal information from local users and transferred it to China and the U.S. without their permission. The PIPC released the findings of its privacy and security review of DeepSeek on Thursday. DeepSeek removed its chatbot application from South Korean app stores in February at the recommendation of the watchdog.
From "South Korea Says DeepSeek Transferred User Data U.S., China Without Consent"
CNBC (04/24/25) Dylan Butts
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