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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
From ACM Careers Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and… BNN | February 28, 2024
Some Meta Salaries Approach $1M for Metaverse Projects
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Some Meta Salaries Approach $1M for Metaverse Projects

Meta is paying exorbitant salary packages approaching $1 million to programmers capable of building virtual reality-powered games, apps, and technology, according... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | April 10, 2023
Steve Jobs Has A New 'Memoir,' More Than 11 Years After His Death
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Steve Jobs Has A New 'Memoir,' More Than 11 Years After His Death

Excerpts of Steve Jobs' draft emails to himself, letters, speeches, and interviews, have been collected into "Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in His Own Words... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | April 3, 2023
Computer-Assisted Judging Tested at Gymnastics World Championships
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Computer-Assisted Judging Tested at Gymnastics World Championships

Athletes in the 2019 gymnastics world championships were scanned by multiple laser sensors to create a precise, three-dimensional image of their bodies as part... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | October 11, 2019
Summer Camps Use Facial Recognition So Parents Can Watch From Home
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Summer Camps Use Facial Recognition So Parents Can Watch From Home

Summer camps are using facial recognition technology to allow parents to see what their children are up to while they are away from home. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | August 12, 2019
A New Study Finds Potentially Manipulative Ads in Apps for Preschoolers
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A New Study Finds Potentially Manipulative Ads in Apps for Preschoolers

Apps marketed to children 5 and younger deploy potentially manipulating tactics to deliver ads to children, raising questions about the ethics of child software... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | October 31, 2018
Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body
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Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body

A big, green snake slithers up your body, squeezing your rib cage, but you're not afraid. It's strangely exhilarating. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | April 30, 2018
Twitter Bans Russian Government-Owned News Sites Rt and Sputnik from Buying Ads
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Twitter Bans Russian Government-Owned News Sites Rt and Sputnik from Buying Ads

Twitter is banning two Russian government-affiliated news sites from advertising on its platform, the social network said Thursday. The Washington Post
From ACM News | October 27, 2017
'it Knew What You Were Going to Do Next': AI Learns from Pro Gamers, Then Crushes Them
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'it Knew What You Were Going to Do Next': AI Learns from Pro Gamers, Then Crushes Them

For decades, the world's smartest game-playing humans have been racking up losses to increasingly sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | August 17, 2017
Spreading Fake News Becomes Standard Practice For Governments Across the World
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Spreading Fake News Becomes Standard Practice For Governments Across the World

Campaigns to manipulate public opinion through false or misleading social media postings have become standard political practice across much of the world, with... The Washington Post
From ACM Opinion | July 18, 2017
How Video Games Helped Give ­S the Self-Driving Car
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How Video Games Helped Give ­S the Self-Driving Car

Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation—and they're getting smarter all the time. The Washington Post
From ACM News | July 6, 2017
How to Build Your Own Moonshot Lab, According to Astro Teller
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How to Build Your Own Moonshot Lab, According to Astro Teller

From balloon-based Internet to self-driving cars, Astro Teller and his team have produced some of the world's most ambitious technology products. The Washington Post
From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2017
Big Debate About Shakespeare Finally Settled By Big Data
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Big Debate About Shakespeare Finally Settled By Big Data

For the first time and with a bit of help from computers and big data, the Oxford University Press will add Christopher Marlowe as a co-author in all three "Henry... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | October 25, 2016
This Is How Sports Teams Choose Their Tech Gear
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This Is How Sports Teams Choose Their Tech Gear

Since at least the 1930s, according to baseball historians, Major League Baseball clubs have kept phones in their dugouts and bullpens. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | September 13, 2016
Surprise! People Will Actually Read Long News Stories on Their Smartphones.
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Surprise! People Will Actually Read Long News Stories on Their Smartphones.

Those fretting over the effect that small screens have on big news stories may be able to breathe a little easier. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | May 6, 2016
How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports

Computers have already been trained how to write up quick summaries of sporting events after studying the box score, putting the jobs of sports journalists at risk... The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | December 15, 2015
How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons
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How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons

When you hear the words "CGI" or "3-D animation," complex computer languages probably come to mind. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | March 19, 2015
Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.
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Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.

Frank Schembari loves books—printed books. The Washington Post
From ACM Opinion | February 25, 2015
The Algorithm that Can Make Fantasy Football Even More Fun
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The Algorithm that Can Make Fantasy Football Even More Fun

Like many guys from age 13–65, I suffer from LTAMFFT Syndrome. The Washington Post
From ACM Careers | September 23, 2014
Forget Touchscreens, 3D Holographic Displays Are Coming
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Forget Touchscreens, 3D Holographic Displays Are Coming

As it stands, the touchscreen experience is confined to a flat, two-dimensional world. The Washington Post
From ACM News | June 17, 2014
A Summer Reading List For Innovators
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A Summer Reading List For Innovators

For this summer's reading list, we bring you seven very different types of books that have been published since the start of the year, each of them exploring the... The Washington Post
From ACM Opinion | May 27, 2014
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