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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.


Cornell Video Game Speeds Language Learning
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Cornell Video Game Speeds Language Learning

Adding "fun" and "chat" aspects to the game enhances memorization and understanding of context.

Smart Lighting Follows People
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Smart Lighting Follows People

A new low-cost technique allows the use of light-emitting diodes to track people’s locations and gestures within a room.

3d/vr Malady May Have Simple Solution
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3d/vr Malady May Have Simple Solution

A simple low-tech solution appears to compensate for the vergence-accommodation conflict.

Google ­nveils 'artificial Creativity'
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Google ­nveils 'artificial Creativity'

Google's Magenta artificial intelligence is being challenged to produce original music and other art.

Bypassing Rare Minerals
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Bypassing Rare Minerals

A Japanese team proposes an alternative to increasingly rare earths.

Locking Out the Hackers
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Locking Out the Hackers

New hardware and services are aimed at identifying malware before it has the chance to execute.

Knowledge Graphs Pick Needles from the Haystack
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Knowledge Graphs Pick Needles from the Haystack

Using machine learning to wade through massive amounts of data.

Computational Learning Techniques Becoming Mainstream
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Computational Learning Techniques Becoming Mainstream

Applying support vector machines to predictive analytics.

Designing Interactive Memory Joggers
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Designing Interactive Memory Joggers

Texts, photos, and videos are the fodder of memories, which require appropriate cues to materialize those memories from custom-designed hardware, says one researcher...

Glasses Foil Facial Recognition
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Glasses Foil Facial Recognition

The PrivacyVisor prevents facial detection/identification programs based on Haar-like feature recognition.  
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