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Efforts to Acknowledge the Risks of New AI Technology
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Efforts to Acknowledge the Risks of New AI Technology

The ACM Future of Computing Academy is calling for researchers to specify the potentially negative societal aspects of artificial intelligence technologies, as...

What Does a Crooked Election Look Like?
From ACM News

What Does a Crooked Election Look Like?

For voters around the world, including the millions of Americans who will cast ballots in the midterms up to and on November 6, an election is democracy in action—an...

A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley
From ACM News

A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley

"I am convinced the devil lives in our phones."

Europe Shows First Cards in €1-Billion Quantum Bet
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Europe Shows First Cards in €1-Billion Quantum Bet

Plans to build two working quantum computers are among the first winners to be announced in a €1-billion (US$1.1 billion) funding initiative of the European Commission...

Army Scientists Develop Computational Model to Predict Human Behavior
From ACM TechNews

Army Scientists Develop Computational Model to Predict Human Behavior

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have developed an analytic model to show how groups of people influence the behavior of individuals.

Tech Industry Lobby Proposes Data Privacy Laws; Critics Call Them Weak
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Tech Industry Lobby Proposes Data Privacy Laws; Critics Call Them Weak

The Information Technology Industry Council has proposed a conceptual framework for legislation to protect consumer privacy and limit how personal data may be used...

Japan Preschools ­sing Tablets to Prep Tots for Digital Age
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Japan Preschools ­sing Tablets to Prep Tots for Digital Age

Almost 400 kindergartens and nursery schools in Japan are using smartphone software applications on tablet computers to enable "digital play" among preschoolers...

China Rattles Washington's Tech Debates
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China Rattles Washington's Tech Debates

A common thread is running through nearly every tech debate in Washington these days: fear that an ambitious China is poised to win the next wave of technology....

IBM to Acquire Software Company Red Hat for $34 billion
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IBM to Acquire Software Company Red Hat for $34 billion

The transaction, underscores IBM Chief Executive Ginni Rometty's efforts to expand the company's subscription-based software offerings as it faces slowing software...

China Has Been "Hijacking the Vital Internet Backbone of Western Countries"
From ACM News

China Has Been "Hijacking the Vital Internet Backbone of Western Countries"

The Chinese government turned to a local ISP for intelligence gathering after it signed the Obama-Xi cyberpact in late 2015, the researchers say.

Hyundai Brings Wearable Robotics to Factories
From ACM TechNews

Hyundai Brings Wearable Robotics to Factories

The Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand the use of wearable robots at its manufacturing facilities, even as it aims to grow robotics as a source of revenue.

Bible Helps AI Gain in Translation
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Bible Helps AI Gain in Translation

Dartmouth College researchers used the Bible to improve computer-based text translation.

Tiny Drones Team ­p to Open Doors
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Tiny Drones Team ­p to Open Doors

Researchers have developed palm-sized drones that can forcefully tug objects 40 times their own mass by anchoring themselves to the ground or to walls.

Self-Driving Car Dilemmas Reveal That Moral Choices Are Not ­niversal
From ACM TechNews

Self-Driving Car Dilemmas Reveal That Moral Choices Are Not ­niversal

The largest-ever multinational survey on machine ethics found many moral precepts that guide a driver's decisions are not universal.

Bot Disguised as a Human Software Developer Fixes Bugs
From ACM TechNews

Bot Disguised as a Human Software Developer Fixes Bugs

A new software bot can find bugs in code and write patches with effectiveness comparable to that of human developers.

What Comes After the Roomba?
From ACM News

What Comes After the Roomba?

It has been 16 years since the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner was introduced by iRobot.

MIT Invention Builds Memory Walls to Protect Against Meltdown, Spectre Attacks
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MIT Invention Builds Memory Walls to Protect Against Meltdown, Spectre Attacks

A new system can more effectively protect modern PC architectures against vulnerabilities exploited by malware like Meltdown and Spectre, researchers say.

New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance
From ACM TechNews

New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance

Researchers have developed a technique to measure visual complexity by supplying a score that automatically identifies difficult charts.

Baidu's AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Any Two Languages
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Baidu's AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Any Two Languages

Would-be travelers of the galaxy, rejoice: The Chinese tech giant Baidu has invented a translation system that brings us one step closer to a software Babel fish...

The Computer Chauffeur Is Creeping Closer
From ACM TechNews

The Computer Chauffeur Is Creeping Closer

With artificial intelligence discreetly improving driving safety, the technology is likely to find its way into luxury vehicles.
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