Communications of the ACM
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July 2022
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Major American Companies to Schools: Expand Access to Computer Science
A July 12 letter to governors and top education officials in all 50 states calls for every K-12 student to be given access to computer science education.
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Robots Aren't Done Reshaping Warehouses
The pace of automation has accelerated in the pandemic, as big players invest billions in their efforts to streamline how goods are sorted and shipped.
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'They Couldn't Even Scream Any More. They Were Just Sobbing': The Amateur Investors Ruined by the Crypto Crash
Fuelled by hype and hysteria, the market in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies went from an obscure niche to a $3-trillion industry. Then the house of cards collapsed.
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Cruise's Robot Car Outages Are Jamming Up San Francisco
In a series of incidents, the GM subsidiary lost contact with its autonomous vehicles, leaving them frozen in traffic and trapping human drivers.
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Headline Tricks Make People Share News Stories on Facebook
Usual punctuation in headlines can make people more likely to share news stories on Facebook, although asking questions is less likely to encourage engagement.
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Turning Phones on Silent May Increase Phone Checking
Pennsylvania State University researchers found turning phones on silent or buzz mode may encourage, rather than discourage, more phone checking.
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YouTube Content Creator Credentials Are Under Siege by YTStealer Malware
A researcher at security firm Intezer identified a new malware that can steal YouTube content creators' authentication credentials.
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Quantum Sensor Can Detect Electromagnetic Signals of Any Frequency
MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for biological sensing and quantum computing.
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The Self-Driving Big Rigs That You'll See on the Highway Soon
Aurora, Waymo, TuSimple and Torc are among the leaders in an industry that could pass self-driving cars.
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Chip Shortage? Some Industries Now Have Too Many
Demand is cooling for chips used in PCs and smartphones.
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Quantum Algorithms Conquer a New Kind of Problem
Computer scientists have found a new type of problem that quantum computers can solve dramatically faster than their classical counterparts.
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Europe's Blockchain: A Solution Struggling to Find a Problem
Decentralizing the chain of trust to a blockchain–also known as a distributed ledger–causes additional privacy and security issues.
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Even in Death, Internet Explorer Lives On in South Korea
Why a country known for blazing broadband and innovative devices remains tethered to a browser that most of the world abandoned long ago.
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Smart Textiles Sense How Their Users Are Moving
Researchers have fabricated smart textiles that can sense their wearer's posture and motions.
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Apple to Add 'Lockdown' Safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs
Apple has announced the forthcoming rollout of a "lockdown" option for iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, in order to shield them from spyware.
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Computer Component Could Use as Little Energy as Physically Possible
Researchers built a nanomechanical logic gate that uses vibrations for information processing rather than electrons.
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How Daycare Apps Can Spy on Parents, Children
German researchers uncovered serious security flaws in 42 European and U.S. daycare applications.
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AI-Enhanced System to Track Players for Offside Calls at 2022 World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association will use a semi-automated AI system to help referees make offside calls during the 2022 World Cup.
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Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?
Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test.
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FCC Lets Starlink Offer Internet Service in Moving Vehicles
"These services, never before available, promise the potential for expanding reach to remote and rural areas and facilitating higher quality broadband services in the air, on the road, and on the water," said the FCC.
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Quantum Computer Cools Itself by Performing Calculations
A small diamond-based quantum computer performs a sequence of mathematical operations to cool itself.
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The Next Frontier for Drones: Letting Them Fly Out of Sight
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to relax some safety requirements for commercial drone applications.
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ML Algorithms Help Healthcare Staff Diagnose Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis, Acute Cholangitis
A study found that machine learning algorithms can help healthcare providers distinguish between acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis.
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Braking Mid-Air to Prioritize Safety Over Energy or Speed
Researchers used computer simulations and motion capture to simulate how birds optimize their landing maneuvers.
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Memory-Chip Prices Fall From Pandemic Highs
Prices have come down to levels that suggest the demand boom is likely over.
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Fading Beacon
The U.S. may never regain its dominance as a destination for international students. Here's why that matters.
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Cruise Self-Driving Crash in San Francisco Resulted in Injuries
A self-driving vehicle operated by Cruise was involved in a June 3 crash in San Francisco which resulted in injuries to occupants in both vehicles.
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The Fight Over Which Uses of AI Europe Should Outlaw
A new European Union law will set rules for what the technology can and can't do to people, like whether it's okay to deploy lie detectors at borders.
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Toyota Partners with Israel's Quantum Machines for Quantum Computing Solutions
Through its trading arm, Toyota hopes to offer quantum tech to Japanese customers, leveraging capabilities developed by an Israeli startup.
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Tuning Sound Waves on Chip
Harvard University researchers have shown that acoustic waves can be controlled and modulated with an electric field on chip.