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In Pursuit of Planes That Think For Themselves
From ACM Opinion

In Pursuit of Planes That Think For Themselves

Just how smart can an airplane be?

How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Warn ­S of Another Dallas
From ACM News

How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Warn ­S of Another Dallas

As the country reels from the spasm of gun violence that killed two black men and five police officers this week, a prominent digital vigilante is using an online...

Artificial Intelligence Is Setting ­p the Internet For a Huge Clash With Europe
From ACM News

Artificial Intelligence Is Setting ­p the Internet For a Huge Clash With Europe

Neural networks are changing the Internet.

If a Driverless Car Goes Bad We May Never Know Why
From ACM News

If a Driverless Car Goes Bad We May Never Know Why

Two recent accidents involving Tesla's Autopilot system may raise questions about how computer systems based on learning should be validated and investigated when...

­se of Police Robot to Kill Dallas Shooting Suspect Believed to Be First in ­S History
From ACM News

­se of Police Robot to Kill Dallas Shooting Suspect Believed to Be First in ­S History

For what experts are calling the first time in history, US police have used a robot in a show of lethal force.

Eu Plans $2b Investment in Cybersecurity Research
From ACM TechNews

Eu Plans $2b Investment in Cybersecurity Research

The European Union is contributing $500 million to fund research into cybersecurity, and is asking the private sector to contribute an additional $1.5 billion.

Are Face Recognition Systems Accurate? Depends on Your Race
From ACM TechNews

Are Face Recognition Systems Accurate? Depends on Your Race

The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report finding the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not properly tested the accuracy of its face-matching...

Makers of Self-Driving Cars Ask What to Do With Human Nature
From ACM TechNews

Makers of Self-Driving Cars Ask What to Do With Human Nature

The push by some automakers to make fully autonomous vehicles a commercial reality is being tempered by others arguing against elimination of human driver intervention...

Makers of Self-Driving Cars Ask What to Do With Human Nature
From ACM Careers

Makers of Self-Driving Cars Ask What to Do With Human Nature

Even before Tesla revealed that a fatal accident had occurred while one of its cars was in semiautonomous driving mode, a debate was well underway between researchers...

Putin Signs New Anti-Terror Law in Russia. Edward Snowden Is ­pset.
From ACM News

Putin Signs New Anti-Terror Law in Russia. Edward Snowden Is ­pset.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed into law a controversial package of counterterrorism measures, including tougher sentences for extremism and...

Video Privacy Tool Lets You Select What Others See
From ACM TechNews

Video Privacy Tool Lets You Select What Others See

Researchers at Duke University have developed software that enables users to specify what others can see when sharing images captured by camera-equipped devices...

The Fully Self-Driving Car Is Still Years Away
From ACM TechNews

The Fully Self-Driving Car Is Still Years Away

The arrival of fully autonomous automobiles is complicated by the debate over how much self-supervision should be allowed.

How China Took Center Stage in Bitcoin's Civil War
From ACM News

How China Took Center Stage in Bitcoin's Civil War

A delegation of American executives flew to Beijing in April for a secret meeting just blocks from Tiananmen Square.

This New Device Can Visualize Your Thoughts (sort Of)
From ACM News

This New Device Can Visualize Your Thoughts (sort Of)

The idea of a device that can materialize one's memories out of thin air seems like it could only exist in science fiction. But in a new study, researchers were...

Drones Too Complicated? We'll Take Care of That
From ACM News

Drones Too Complicated? We'll Take Care of That

A new category of company is offering 'drones as a service' to customers who want to outsource the planning, compliance, and execution of commercial drone flights...

Researchers Sue the Government Over Computer Hacking Law
From ACM News

Researchers Sue the Government Over Computer Hacking Law

In the age of big data analytics, the proprietary algorithms web sites use to determine what data to display to visitors have the potential to illegally discriminate...

How to Stop Robocalls … or at Least Fight Back
From ACM Opinion

How to Stop Robocalls … or at Least Fight Back

"This is a final notice from the IRS."

Trump's Secret Data Reversal
From ACM Careers

Trump's Secret Data Reversal

Donald Trump has dismissed political data operations as "overrated," but his campaign is now bolstering its online fundraising and digital outreach by turning to...

As It Searches For Suspects, the Fbi May Be Looking at You
From ACM News

As It Searches For Suspects, the Fbi May Be Looking at You

The FBI has access to nearly 412 million photos in its facial recognition system—perhaps including the one on your driver's license.

Tour De France to ­se Thermal Imaging to Fight Mechanical Doping
From ACM News

Tour De France to ­se Thermal Imaging to Fight Mechanical Doping

They call it "mechanical doping," but the name simply doesn't do it justice.
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