Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Carbon Footprint of Artificial Intelligence
Looking for ways to cut the release of greenhouse gases attributable to AI use, at a time that usage is very likely to grow.
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Smartphone-based Satellite Connectivity to Move Beyond Emergency Services
Different approaches emerge in the race to provide direct-to-satellite smartphone services.
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Adding Smarts to Vending Machines Drives Convenience, Efficiency
Advanced feature sets and functionality are projected to drive the market for connected vending to nearly nine million units by 2024.
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Can AI Demonstrate Creativity?
When fed a sufficient amount of training data, artificial intelligence techniques can be used to generate new ideas in several different ways. Is that creativity...
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Developing Unbreakable Phone Screens
Seeking to head off a shattering experience when a smartphone is dropped.
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Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote
Managing the security challenges of hybrid work environments.
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The Road to 6G
Looking past 5G to sixth-generation wireless technology.
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
How AI can be used to improve diagnosis of mental health conditions.
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Monetizing Your Personal Data
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
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The Road Ahead for Augmented Reality
A heads-up look at augmented reality head-up displays.
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Fixing the Internet
Internet security was once based on trust and needs to be updated.
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A Traffic Cop for Low Earth Orbit
Who will be the space traffic controller for orbiting objects?
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Is MFA Needed to Improve Security?
Considering the outlook for multi-factor authentication applications.
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Technological Responses to COVID-19
Companies are finding new ways to enforce social distancing, clean public spaces, and provide substitutes for human workers.
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“Can You Hear Me Now That I’m On 5G?”
Additional 5G spectrum is on the way…but which entity will control it?
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Who Has Access to Your Smartphone Data?
ISPs, app developers, and even the government may know more about you than you think.
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A Speed Bump on the Road to 5G?
The impact of the coronavirus lockdown on the buildout of 5G networks appears to have been minimal.
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Bolstering Bandwidth with Dual-Channel Wi-Fi
Looking at solutions to handle growing Wi-Fi traffic.
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Reducing and Eliminating E-Waste
We need to mitigate the environmental impact of disposing of electronics at their end of useful life.
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