Communications of the ACM
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November 2020
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Software Can Spy on What You Type in Video Calls by Tracking Your Arms
A new model can track the movement of the shoulders and arms of a person typing during a video call to determine what they are typing.
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White Castle Plans to Use Robot in More Locations
The White Castle restaurant chain said it is expanding the use of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail system to more U.S. locations.
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'Sneakernet' Helps Election Officials Process Results
U.S. election officials used voting machines and other devices linked to the "sneakernet" to process results from Tuesday's elections.
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First Drone Goes Flying to North Pole on Climate Mission
Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute joined the biggest Arctic expedition in history to fly the first drone near the North Pole.
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Regulation of AI Remains Elusive
The U.S. and EU are considering regulations on artificial intelligence, but none have been implemented...yet.
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NASA's New Rocket Would be the Most Powerful Ever. But it's the Software that has Some Officials Worried.
The SLS software concerns are the latest red flags for a program that has struggled to overcome cost overruns and setbacks.
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Terahertz Networks Move Closer to Reality
The desire for faster, higher-frequency wireless networking is a constant. Terahertz technology could deliver large gains.
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Seeking Artificial Common Sense
The long-standing goal of providing artificial intelligence some measure of common sense remains elusive.
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Natural Language Misunderstanding
How do we eliminate bias in automated speech recognition?