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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Competition Makes Big Datasets the Winners
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Competition Makes Big Datasets the Winners

Measurement has driven research groups to home in on the most popular datasets, but that may change as metrics shift to real-world quality.

Let the Algorithm Decide?
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Let the Algorithm Decide?

Algorithms fail their first test to replace student exams.

The Best of NLP
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The Best of NLP

Natural language processing delves more deeply into its knowledge gap.

Coalition of the Willing Takes Aim at COVID-19
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Coalition of the Willing Takes Aim at COVID-19

Data science can only do so much in the face of a pandemic.

Animals Teach Robots to Find Their Way
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Animals Teach Robots to Find Their Way

Navigation research demonstrates bio-machine symbiosis.

Digitizing the World
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Digitizing the World

Digital maps trawl for real-time updates.

Brain Science Helps Computers Separate Speakers in a Crowded Room
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Brain Science Helps Computers Separate Speakers in a Crowded Room

People can listen to a single voice amid the hubbub of a cocktail party; algorithms can help computers do it, too.

Decoding the Language of Human Movement
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Decoding the Language of Human Movement

Computers that recognize what is happening in moving images can help defend against crime, and revolutionize rehabilitation.

Using Patient Data For Personalized Cancer Treatments
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Using Patient Data For Personalized Cancer Treatments

Patient information databases eventually will help improve health outcomes and support development of new therapies.

Life Points the Way to a New Template For Chipmaking
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Life Points the Way to a New Template For Chipmaking

While significant obstacles remain, researchers are optimistic about using DNA to guide graphene into complex circuit shapes on silicon.
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