Communications of the ACM
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June 2014
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How to Watch the World Cup in the .s. Without Paying For Tv
Most of the world can watch the World Cup for free. Not so much in the U.S.
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Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing
Google is putting its considerable weight behind an open source technology that’s already one of the hottest new ideas in the world of cloud computing.
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With 'the Machine,' Hp May Have Invented a New Kind of Computer
If Hewlett-Packard founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard are spinning in their graves, they may be due for a break.
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Fcc Unveils 'new Regulatory Paradigm' For Defeating Hackers
The Federal Communications Commission is working to expand its role among federal agencies charged with protecting U.S. networks from cyberattacks.
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Which Country Has the World's Best Coders? There's an Axe For That
A team of three Polish programmers won the Hello World Open 2014 worldwide programming competition.
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Guarding Against 'carmageddon' Cyberattacks
Security researchers are developing tools and technologies to unite aspects of major traffic corridors and operate them as an integrated system.
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Mind-Controlled Exoskeleton to Kick Off World Cup
A paralyzed young adult using an exoskeleton controlled by his thoughts took the first kick of the World Cup in Thursday's opening ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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sing Twitter to Track Flu, Lady Gaga
The Health Social Analytics website visualizes data about health-related disorders, drugs, and organizations from Twitter, news stories, and online health forums.
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Intelligence Too Big For a Single Machine
Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering disillusion.
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Judge Weighs In on Chatbot’s Turing Test Performance
One of the Turing Test’s judges looks at the test, its results, and what they mean.
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Submarines for Saturn, Comet Hitchhikers, Asteroid Wranglers and Other Space Fantasies
If you thought Elon Musk was the only person coming up with innovative ideas for the exploration of outer space, you'd be wrong.
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Researchers Design Circuits Capable of Functioning at Temperatures Greater Than 650 Degrees Fahrenheit
Integrated circuits able to function at temperatures greater than 660°F could improve how processors, drivers, controllers, and other analog and digital circuits operate.
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Waterloo Researchers Find 'magic' Ingredient For Quantum Computing
Quantum contextuality is a key requirement for universal quantum computation, researchers say.
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Charging Portable Electronics in 10 Minutes
A new architecture for lithium-ion battery anodes has the potential to enable portable electronics to be charged in just 10 minutes.
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Video Game Technology Aids Horse Rider Assessment
Researchers are using inertial motion sensors to assess horse rider asymmetry and how it is associated with lower back pain and injury risk.
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New Technology Aims to Rid World Cup of 'ghost Goals'
In 1966, British soccer legend Geoff Hurst booted a right-foot shot against Germany in the World Cup championship game.
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Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370
Researchers are exploring what may be the first promising lead in months in the search for the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
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Nasa Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science
Three NASA science instruments aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and land a probe on its nucleus, are beginning observations and sending science data…
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Time Travel: Installing an Atomic Clock at 15,000 Feet
A few months ago I went to Cambridge, Mass. to check in with the Event Horizon Telescope crew and found Shep Doeleman, the project leader, fresh off the completion of a major purchase.
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The Complex Mathematics of Robot Wrestling
Researchers at Utsunomiya University in Japan have written a mathematical model for the sport of wrestling, which they have tested in a numerical simulation.
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Data, Data Everywhere
The MOOC Research Initiative has released the results of 22 projects pertaining to massive open online courses.
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With New Hack, Cellphone Can Get Data Out of Computers
A cellphone can be used to engage in air-gap network hacking, according to researchers at Ben Gurion University.
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N nveils Big Data Climate Change Challenge
The United Nations is hosting the Big Data Climate Challenge, a global competition to facilitate the use of big data to address issues related to climate change.
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Genes in the Cloud: Google Steps Into Autism Research
Google and Autism Speaks will house the sequencing of 10,000 complete genomes and other clinical data with the goal of accelerating research on autism.
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Ambitious Plans For Brain Project Unveiled
A working group of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented a ten-year plan for the agency's portion of a major neuroscience initiative announced last year by President Barack Obama. But the plan's recommended budget…
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If Robots Drove, How Much Safer Would Roads Be?
Human error is the culprit in 93 percent of automobile crashes—including the pileup last weekend that left Tracy Morgan in critical condition, caused, prosecutors say, by a truck driver who had been awake for 24 hours.
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Nsf, Intel Labs Partner on Cyber-Physical Systems Security and Privacy
The U.S. National Science Foundation and Intel Labs have partnered to support new approaches to securing current and emerging cyber-physical systems.
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World Cup 2014 to Be Most Hi-Tech Football Event Ever
Football is full of "what ifs".
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Modifying Behavior with Wearable Technologies
Created to monitor individuals’ activities, feedback from wearable technologies can help users learn from mistakes and behave better.
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What Comes After the Turing Test?
Over the weekend, the news broke that a "supercomputer" program called "Eugene Goostman"—an impersonation of a wisecracking, thirteen-year-old Ukranian boy—had become the first machine to pass the Turing Test.