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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.


Augmented Reality Gets Real
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Augmented Reality Gets Real

Formidable optical challenges are yielding to intensive research, development.

Big Brother Is Watching You
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Big Brother Is Watching You

Not only that, facial recognition technologies inform him of who you are and what you did.

Big Data Projects Ramp ­p
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Big Data Projects Ramp ­p

Harvested data could hold the key to solving some of society’s greatest problems.

And The Winner Is...columbus!
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And The Winner Is...columbus!

Columbus, OH, claims the $50-million top spot in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge.

After 25 Years, a New Web
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After 25 Years, a New Web

Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.

A Digital Agent to Manage Your Travel
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A Digital Agent to Manage Your Travel

A prototype digital travel agent uses machine learning and optimization techniques, among others, to develop personalized travel "trajectories."

Estonia
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Estonia: A Model For E-Government

Over the next decade, the population of Estonia is expected to soar more than 600% as the country becomes the first in the world to open its borders to an influx...

Computer Security: Who You Gonna Call?
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Computer Security: Who You Gonna Call?

Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) stand ready to battle ever-more-sophisticated cyberthreats. 

Data Brokers Are Watching You
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Data Brokers Are Watching You

You would be surprised by how much they know about you, and what they are doing with your information.

Bringing Transparency to the High-End Art Market
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Bringing Transparency to the High-End Art Market

A site that connects fine art buyers and sellers serves as the equivalent of an "Art Fair on the Internet."

Zoom In, Zoom Out
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Zoom In, Zoom Out

Drilling down to more detail on a computer screen, or moving out to see the context, is basic. But it's hardly simple and, after 20 years, innovations are still...

HTML5 Leads a Web Revolution
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HTML5 Leads a Web Revolution

Propelled by a proliferation of mobile devices and social networks, an enhanced family of Web specifications is bringing new power to developers and new capabilities...

Invasion of the Mobile Apps
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Invasion of the Mobile Apps

The market model pioneered by Apple and others is transforming the software world — and has profound implications for software companies and their customers.

ACM Launches New Digital Library
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ACM Launches New Digital Library

More than 50 years of computing literature is augmented, streamlined, and joined to powerful new tools for retrieval and analysis.

Topic Models vs. Unstructured Data
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Topic Models vs. Unstructured Data

With topic modeling, scientists can explore and understand huge collections of unlabeled information.

Security in the Cloud
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Security in the Cloud

Cloud computing offers many advantages, but also involves security risks. Fortunately, researchers are devising some ingenious solutions.

Mechanism Design Meets Computer Science
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Mechanism Design Meets Computer Science

A field emerging from economics is teaming up with computer science to improve auctions, supply chains, and communication protocols.

Robots Gear Up For Disaster Response
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Robots Gear Up For Disaster Response

After 15 years of research, robots for search and rescue may be nearing prime time.

Automated Translation of Indian Languages
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Automated Translation of Indian Languages

India faces a daunting task trying to manually translate among 22 official languages, but assistance, in the form of advanced technology enabled by a lot of hard...
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