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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Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers
The Trump administration has announced stricter rules for the H-1B visa program, which U.S. tech companies have long valued.
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The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware
The Cyber Threat Intelligence League aims to protect hospitals and health systems around the world from cyberattacks as they deal with Covid-19 cases.
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Critical Flaws Discovered in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
Researchers found critical defects in two popular industrial remote access systems that attackers could exploit.
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AI Can Detect Covid-19 in the Lungs Like a Virtual Physician, Study Shows
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that is almost as accurate as a physician in diagnosing Covid-19 in the lungs and distinguishing Covid...
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CMU Scientists Solve 90-Year-Old Geometry Problem
The math puzzle was resolved by translating it into satisfiability problem.
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Report Shows It Could Take 12 Years to Reach Equal Representation of Women in Tech
Women technologists account for 28.8% of the technology workforce this year, up from 25.9% in 2018 and 26.2% in 2019, according to AnitaB.org's 10th annual "Top...
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Pentagon Is Clinging to Aging Technologies, House Panel Warns
Despite the Pentagon's talk of embracing quantum computing and artificial intelligence, the politics of killing off old weapons systems is so forbidding that the...
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Hackers Infiltrated Many Washington State Agencies
At least 13 of Washington State's departments and commissions reportedly have been hit by a sophisticated malware attack.
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Prepare Your Meal Together with a Robot
Julie Shah and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology build robots that can learn from demonstration, understand humans, and truly collaborate.
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Login Glitch Behind Tokyo Stock Exchange Snafu
High-frequency trader connecting via Merrill Lynch apparently unleashed data flood.
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Half of Young Women Will Leave Their Tech Job by Age 35, Study Finds
A study found that half of young women who enter the tech workforce exit it by age 35.
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Drone Funding Highlights Sector's Momentum
Drone startups increasingly are being targeted by venture investors, due to expected growth in the sector amid technological advancements and federal approvals....
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People's Notions About AI Are Terrible, an MIT Study Asks Whether They Can Be Helped
Researchers surveyed several hundred people to determine whether they view artificial intelligence as an agent or a tool.
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Twitter Apologizes for 'Racist' Image-Cropping Algorithm
Twitter has issued an apology for an image-cropping algorithm deemed racist after users found it would automatically focus on white faces over black ones.
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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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Fran Allen: 1932-2020
Frances E. Allen was the first woman recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
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Tesco to Trial Drone Delivery Service
U.K. grocery chain Tesco next month will start trialing a drone delivery service in Ireland's County Galway, using unmanned aerial vehicles from Manna to deliver...
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Bulletproofing RISC-V Cores
The RISC-V open standard instruction-set architecture can improve cybersecurity.
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Glove-Like Device Mimics Sense of Touch
A soft wearable device developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales Sydney in Australia recreates the sense of touch using haptic technology.
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