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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
People who are lonely, depressed, and socially anxious are more likely to have problems with their Internet use.
niversity of Delaware From ACM Careers | September 11, 2018
As millions of people came online in the late 1990s they needed help figuring out what each webpage was about, and how to find what they were looking for.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | September 6, 2018
Most people probably associate three things with hearing aids: an elderly demographic, beige plastic construction and high-pitched feedback in public places.
Scientific American From ACM Careers | September 5, 2018
The CSforALL Consortium wants everyone from vendors to investors to school districts to government to publicly commit to supporting improved accessibility to computer...Education Week From ACM Careers | September 5, 2018
A mean robot could motivate human employees to improve their cognitive performance, compared to supervision by a friendly robot or no robot supervision, researchers...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2018
The numbers of men and women who had contributed work at three top machine learning conferences in 2017 suggest the group supposedly charting society's future is...Wired From ACM Careers | August 17, 2018
Researchers say current technical limitations mean that robots' role will largely be confined to that of teaching assistants or tutors.
niversity of Plymouth From ACM Careers | August 16, 2018
Def Con, one of the most prominent annual hacking conferences in the world, was held in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Slate From ACM Careers | August 14, 2018
More than 2,400 AI researchers recently signed a pledge promising not to build so-called autonomous weapons—systems that would decide on their own whom to kill....Technology Review From ACM Opinion | August 14, 2018
Research shows that "flexible work boundaries" often turn into "work without boundaries" that affects the health of well-being of employees and their family members...Virginia Tech From ACM Careers | August 13, 2018
Kids who played a video game designed to train empathy showed greater connectivity in brain networks related to empathy and perspective taking, a new study shows...niversity of Wisconsin-Madison From ACM Careers | August 10, 2018
Children's advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry's practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | August 8, 2018
In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about thirty young engineers sit elbow-to-elbow, working to attract the...Reuters From ACM Careers | August 6, 2018
Research found the distraction of smartphones might translate into a lower grade on the final exam for college students.
PI From ACM Careers | August 6, 2018
Researchers have developed two phrase-based password systems that seek to address the usability and security shortcomings that have slowed their wider adoption....Human Factors and Ergonomics Society From ACM Careers | August 3, 2018
A robotic hand? Four autonomous fingers and a thumb that can do anything your own flesh and blood can do? That is still the stuff of fantasy.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 31, 2018