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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.


Bug Bounties: Big Business
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Bug Bounties: Big Business

Companies are learning that bug bounty programs are just one aspect of good security protocols.

'Magic Mirror on My Wall…'
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'Magic Mirror on My Wall…'

Smart mirrors bring a new form-factor to on-campus information access.  

The CS Teacher Shortage
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The CS Teacher Shortage

How can we fill more computer science classrooms when there just aren't enough teachers to go around?

Digital Transformation: A Business Imperative
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Digital Transformation: A Business Imperative

Advancing to Digital 2.0 can help the modern company anticipate the needs of the customer.

Viewing the Web Through Colorblind Eyes
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Viewing the Web Through Colorblind Eyes

How Web designers develop sites to ensure the colorblind can perceive them.

Collaborating with Robots
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Collaborating with Robots

The challenge of cobots in the workplace.

Exoskeletons Today
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Exoskeletons Today

Wearable mobile machines integrate people and machines to assist the movement-impaired, and amplify the capabilities of industrial and defense workers while protecting...

Eyes in the Skies
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Eyes in the Skies

Privacy concerns arise around the New York Police Department's drone program.  

Broadening the Path for Women in STEM
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Broadening the Path for Women in STEM

Organizations work to address 'a notable absence of women in the field.'

Open Source Professionals in Demand
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Open Source Professionals in Demand

An "increasingly open source world" needs specialists in Linux and other open source technologies.

Software Without Coding
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Software Without Coding

"Citizen Developers" can create new applications via low-code development.

DevOps Momentum in the Enterprise
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DevOps Momentum in the Enterprise

The notion of unifying software development and software operation is catching on.

The State of Fakery
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The State of Fakery

How digital media could be authenticated, from computational, legal, and ethical points of view.

Open Source Powers Supercomputing
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Open Source Powers Supercomputing

The Top 500 supercomputers in the world run Linux.

Overcoming Disabilities
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Overcoming Disabilities

Brain-computer interfaces hold the promise of fully featured replacements for body parts that don't work or are missing.

Supercomputing in Space
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Supercomputing in Space

Off-the-shelf computer components were hardened to the extremes of space with layers of "detection, correction, and protection."

Will Quantum Computers Surpass Encryption?
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Will Quantum Computers Surpass Encryption?

The fundamentally different paradigm of quantum computation will require fundamentally different security.

Your Virtual Robot Assistant
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Your Virtual Robot Assistant

With its "unique capabilities," virtual "James" is designed to interact with people regarding the delivery of a service.

The Dark Side of AI
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The Dark Side of AI

Can Artificial Intelligence be trusted?

Combating Cancer With Data
From Communications of the ACM

Combating Cancer With Data

Supercomputers will sift massive amounts of data in search of therapies that work.
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