Communications of the ACM
The news archive provides access to past news stories from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
June 2020
From ACM TechNews
Boston Dynamics' Robodog Roams New Zealand Countryside for Sheep Herding
New Zealand software firm Rocos announced a partnership with Boston Dynamics to repurpose the latter's four-legged robotic dog for sheep herding.
From ACM TechNews
To Disinfect Police Car in a Pandemic, Software Cranks Up the Heat
Police departments in several U.S. cities are using updated software from Ford Motor that the automaker claims can kill the coronavirus.
From ACM News
How Automated Background Checks Freeze Out Renters
Algorithms that scan everything from terror watch lists to eviction records spit out flawed tenant screening reports. And almost nobody is watching.
From Communications of the ACM
An Animating Spirit
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients, Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan, overcame industry indifference to found Pixar and put their computer graphics expertise to work.
From Communications of the ACM
Leveraging Unlabeled Data
Deep learning looks for better pretexts.
From Communications of the ACM
Hiring from the Autism Spectrum
Companies increasingly are looking to hire people who are on the autism spectrum to fill IT roles.
From Communications of the ACM
Seeing Through Walls
Artificial intelligence makes sense of radio signals to understand what someone in another room is doing.