Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Inexpensive 'nano-Camera' Can Operate at the Speed of Light
Researchers have created a $500 "nano-camera" that operates at the speed of light and could have applications in areas like medical imaging.
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Something About STEM Drives Women Out
Women who have worked in STEM fields are more likely to leave their field for other careers than other professional women.
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Interview: Peter Denning
Computer scientist and former ACM president Peter Denning explains how fundamental security principles were lost with the advent of the PC era.
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Rise of the Robot Artist
Software programs are emerging that are able to generate works that meet some definitions.
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Weaponizing Robots
Should we expect to see autonomous killing machines on future battlefields?
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Study Looks at Better Prediction For Epileptic Seizures Through Adaptive Learning Approach
Researchers have developed a computational model they say can more accurately predict when an epileptic seizure will occur.
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25 Ideas to Improve Government--From Citizens
Ideation Nation, a five-week civic engagement project, is striving to promote greater collaboration among citizens and governments.
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Tim Berners-Lee Says 'surveillance Threatens Web'
The Internet is threatened by a "growing tide of surveillance and censorship," warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
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The Online Dating Engine That Assesses Your Taste in the Opposite Sex (and Whether They Find You Attractive)
A new dating recommendation engine suggests potential dates based not only on mutual interests, but also on a person's likelihood to reply to initial contact.
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My Quantum Algorithm Won't Break the Internet… Yet
Internet security relies on the fact that our computers can't break its cryptosystems. But the quantum algorithm you devised has the potential to do just that.
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Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch
Newegg's courtroom face-off with patent-licensing giant TQP Development is nearing its end.
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Why the .s. May Lose the Race to Exascale
In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers—exascale—there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first.
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CS Enrollments Rise . . . at the Expense of the Humanities?
A growing proportion of U.S. college students are earning degrees in computer and information sciences, surprising some in academia.
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Meet The 'assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins
As Bitcoin becomes an increasingly popular form of digital cash, the cryptocurrency is being accepted in exchange for everything from socks to sushi to heroin.
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Wikimedia Foundation Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Wikipr
On October 21, the Wikimedia Foundation issued a statement from Sue Gardner, our executive director, condemning the black hat practice of paid advocacy editing...
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Tech Leaders Warn IT Talent Shortage Could Curb Hiring Plans
Although technology companies would like to increase hiring this year, they are concerned that a shortage of skilled workers will limit their ability to do so,...
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Stuxnet's Earlier Version Much More Powerful and Dangerous, New Analysis Finds
The version of the Stuxnet worm developed in 2005 was much stronger than the version used in a cyberattack against an Iranian nuclear facility in 2010.
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The Good Judgment Project
A team of researchers tries to determine the best approach to predicting world events by making a game out of it.
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