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  Why is AI like water? Check out the full interview with Josiah Hester, author of the CACM article "Who Owns the Wai (Water)? AI, Power, and the Public Trust." https://buff.ly/S0gVVbu #AI #ACM #computing #research

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  Is AI a crisis or an opportunity for Maths? Fields Medalist Terence Tao shares his thoughts in the 2026 Frontier & Pioneer Symposium. Follow ACM for more content like this. Source: 2026 Frontier & Pioneer Symposium #AI #Maths #computing #career

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  Happy Birthday to Turing Laureate John E. Hopcroft! Hopcroft received the #ACMTuringAward with Robert E. Tarjan in 1986 for fundamental achievements in the design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. His work on formal languages and the analysis of algorithms has made John Hopcroft one of the handful of pioneering computer scientists who put the discipline on a firm theoretical foundation. Hopcroft explains landing his first academic job: https://buff.ly/DlagdwK

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  In this week’s People of ACM, we interview Altigran Soares da Silva, a Professor at the Federal University of Amazonas, and Member of the ACM Global Engagement Board. Among other topics, Sores da Silva discusses his work in information retrieval for legal documents. Read here: https://buff.ly/fPwK86J

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  How many ACM A.M. Turing Award laureates did you spot? What a joy to see these computing luminaries interacting with a new generation of researchers at the 26th Heidelberg Laureate Forum! If you haven't already, check out HLF's YouTube channel for highlighted conversations featuring some of the best minds in computing: https://buff.ly/vN0dzZN Credit: HLF, Konstantina Kyriakoudi, Theodoros Trochatos, Camila Kolling, etc.

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  We interrupt your regular scheduled programming for a #ACMCoffeeBreakPuzzle. You might have to take out a pencil and paper for this one. 😉 🔗 here for more: https://www.acm.org/education/coffee-break-puzzles #computerscience #puzzle #math #graphtheory

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  Happy Birthday to Dana Stewart Scott! Scott received the 1976 #ACMTuringAward along with Michael O. Rabin, for their joint paper "Finite Automata and Their Decision Problem," which introduced the idea of nondeterministic machines, which has proved to be an enormously valuable concept. Their classic paper has been a continuous source of inspiration for subsequent work in this field. Scott explains how he came to write a thesis on infinite dimensional geometry: https://buff.ly...

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  Happy Birthday to Turing Laureate Michael Stonebraker! Stonebraker received the #ACMTuringAward in 2014 for fundamental contributions to the concepts and practices underlying modern database systems. Stonebraker describes his work with Eugene Wong and others at Berkeley to develop the original version of INGRES, one of the earliest and most influential relational database management systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0da-1IJH2OQ&t=4s

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  On this day in 1931, 2001 #ACMTuringAward recipient Ole-Johan Dahl was born. Ole-Johan Dahl received the ACM Turing Award with Kristen Nygaard for ideas fundamental to the emergence of object-oriented programming, through their design of the programming languages Simula I and Simula 67. \ Today, object-oriented programming is the dominant style of programming for commercial and industrial applications. 🔗 https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/dahl_6917600.cfm #OTD

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  Happy Birthday to Turing Laureate Silvio Micali! Micali received the #ACMTuringAward in 2012 along with Shafi Goldwasser, for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography, and in the process pioneered new methods for efficient verification of mathematical proofs in complexity theory. In this video, Micali introduces his work on zero knowledge proofs: https://youtu.be/LXF882rEIj8

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  Today in #ComputingHistory, we celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay, an international celebration of women in STEM. Ada Lovelace Day was established in 2009 to honor her legacy and highlight the many contributions of women in STEM. It strives to inspire future generations to pursue careers in these fields. In 1843, Ada Lovelace published what is widely regarded as the first computer program. Her legacy continues to inspire. #OTD https://www.acm.org/education/otd-in-computing-history

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  This October, celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month by committing to strengthening cybersecurity in your organization to protect customers, communities, and critical infrastructure. Learn more about the key pillars of modern government digital services to build a strategic approach to moving forward. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3769690

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  As #IberoAmericanHeritageMonth comes to a close, ACM proudly thank our student chapters for their passion, hard work, and dedication to computing. 🌎 Our final stop is in Peru featuring chapters from University of Engineering and Technology and Universidad Católica San Pablo. 🖥️

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  Congratulations to Daniel Reed, recipient of the 2026 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award for groundbreaking achievements in parallel and high-performance computing! 🏆 Reed is recognized for pioneering contributions to HPC, scalable systems, and national cyberinfrastructure, as well as exceptional leadership and mentorship across the computing community. 🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/n2jiYFW #HPC #Supercomputing

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  You can’t prevent or predict the next systems meltdown. But you can build resilience into your systems and organization before the next crisis strikes. Find out the answer in "What's in Your Software Repair Kit?", featured in the latest edition of ACM Substack series, "Queue: In Practice." https://buff.ly/bSLZuli #reliability #software #engineering

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  Join ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureate Charles Bennett and top experts at the inaugural ACM Conference on Post-Quantum and Quantum-based Security (PQQS), presented by ACM SIGSAC. PQQS is a new annual venue focused on research at the intersection of cybersecurity, post-quantum cryptography, quantum cryptography, and quantum computing systems. 📅 When: November 2–4, 2026 📍 Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Milpitas Silicon Valley 🔗 Register now: https://acm-pqqs.github.io/pqqs2026/participants/regist...

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  Why is synthetic data "a big mistake?" Watch ACM Turing Laureate Richard Sutton share his take. Source: Sequoia Capital YouTube Channel "Rich Sutton and Khurram Javed: Why AI Models Stop Learning, and How to Start It Again" #syntheticdata #reinforcementlearning #generativeai

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  Welcome to the latest issue of Advances in Computing, your trusted source for computing news and insights! In this issue: ✔️ Turing Laureate Vint Cerf speaks with CACM about his post-retirement initiatives and thoughts on AI agents ✔️ The potential return of oral exams with the help of voice AI ✔️ What happens when AI becomes first listener ...and more. 📩 Subscribe & share: https://theofficialacm.substack.com/p/vinton-g-cerf-considers-ai-agents?r=6w5qsy&utm_campaign=post&u...

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  Who are ACM and who do we represent? Based on over 110,000 survey responses, this snapshot reveals a global community witnessing major generational demographic differences. These findings matter because they help us understand not just who participates in ACM today, but also whose presence and voices are missing. Learn more: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3811412 Join ACM and help shape the future of computing with us: https://bit.ly/4hScjvl

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  Haider Warraich is "super bullish" on open source models. Why? Check out his latest interview with ACM Bytecast. Full conversation here: https://buff.ly/OXn3SKR #AIMedicine

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  This week’s People of ACM features Anicia Peters, an HCI expert and Africa representative of ACM's Global Engagement Board. Read the interview here: https://www.acm.org/articles/people-of-acm/2026/anicia-peters

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  Happy Birthday, Jack J. Dongarra! Dongarra received the #ACMTuringAward in 2021 for his pioneering contributions to numerical algorithms and libraries that have enabled high-performance computational software to keep pace with exponential hardware improvements. This video highlights some of Dongarra's achievements: https://youtu.be/Oe9LRKoE6L0?si=R-kg9QjodSU3omId

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  You can still register for the ACM #SIGGRAPH2026 Computer Animation Festival! Recognized as a premier showcase for innovation in computer graphics and animation, the festival highlights work that pushes the boundaries of creativity and technology while celebrating the artists behind it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZxtmZHJaVk Explore the full program and see what's coming to SIGGRAPH 2026: https://s2026.conference-schedule.org/ Register now: https://s2026.siggraph.org/register/

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  ✨ That's a wrap on the Festival of Learning 2026! We're thrilled to have brought together academic communities in AI, Education, Learning Sciences, and Human-Computer Interaction. A huge thank you to all our attendees, presenters, sponsors, and organizers for making the conference a resounding success! 🚀 #Innovation #ACMCommunity #Seoul #Korea #researchlife

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  How many times have you walked through an automatic door or used a ramp for a stroller? "Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design" by Bess Williamson shows how accessible design impacts our daily lives. Follow along all month as we explore more books that celebrate #DisabilityPride! https://bit.ly/4wFgEI9

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  What's "chaos engineering," and why do we need it? Find out in this episode of #ACMBytecast with Kelly Shortridge, Chief Product Officer at Fastly, wherever you get your podcast. https://learning.acm.org/bytecast/ep87-kelly-shortridge #engineering #computing #ACM #podcast

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  "Code is like a house, and people have to live in it, often for much longer than you expect. You may not be able to predict how it will be used in the future, but you can decide whether those future changes will be painful or straightforward." Read more on building malleable systems from our popular #Substack newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/theofficialacm/p/design-for-change-building-malleable?r=6w5qsy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelc...

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  Huge thanks to all who made #GECCO2026 a success! To our fantastic participants, organizers, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers, and attendees: Your contributions made it unforgettable. Let's keep shaping the future of genetic and evolutionary computation together! 🚀 #ThankYou

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  Next up in our Disability Pride ACM Recommended Reads: "Designing Disability" by Elizabeth Guffey. Discover how design, culture, and disability history were shaped by the International Symbol of Access icon. ♿️ Follow along all month as we explore more books that celebrate #DisabilityPride! https://bit.ly/4wFgEI9

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  #OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1996, AT&T and Microsoft partnered to distribute Internet Explorer. The deal expanded the browser's reach and marked a major turning point in the race to dominate the early Web. Explore more #computing milestones: https://www.acm.org/education/otd-in-computing-history