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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France Says Apple Bluetooth Policy Is Blocking Virus Tracker
France said Apple's Bluetooth policy is delaying a government contact-tracing application designed to contain the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Disruption Puts Supply Chain Software to the Test
Software firms are strengthening their algorithms as the coronavirus outbreak stresses food supply chains.
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Algorithm Maps Where Fashions Originate, How They Spread Around the World
A new machine learning algorithm can recognize new fashions, then use images of them to seek similar styles styles in a global database of geotagged images.
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Computer Model Predicts How Drugs Affect Heart Rhythm
A new computer model can screen drugs for unintended cardiac side effects, such as arrhythmia.
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COBOL Programmers are Back In Demand. Seriously.
States race to upgrade their legacy mainframe systems to meet the cascade of unemployment claims caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Raspberry Pi-Powered Ventilator to Be Tested in Colombia
A robotics engineer with no prior experience developed and posted online plans for a ventilator made from a Raspberry Pi computer and easy-to-source parts.
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Will ‘Big Data’ Restore Active Managers’ Mojo?
Sophisticated tech used to gather and analyze information may be able to improve returns, but the data isn't showing it.
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Silicon Valley is Racing to Build the Next Version of the Internet. Fortnite Might Get There First.
In recent years, there's been serious talk about how to build the Metaverse, the next version of the Internet, and who will build it first.
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These Fold-Up Robots Fly Just Like Ladybugs
Researchers in South Korea have built remote-controlled robots inspired by ladybugs, with wings that snap open, lock, and fold up like origami upon landing.
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NASA Using Red and Blue 3D Glasses to Drive Mars Rover While Working From Home
Planners are remotely piloting the Curiosity rover on Mars while working from home.
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With Coronavirus Closing Schools, Here's How Video Games are Helping Teachers
The quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted teachers to utilize popular video games to conduct lessons on a range of topics.
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ACM Reports Best Practices for Virtual Conferences
A new report from ACM outlines best practices for replacing live science and technology conferences with virtual ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deceiving the Masses on Social Media
The social media platforms like their freedom, but information gerrymandering may require legislation to fix.
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Critical 'Starbleed' Vulnerability in FPGA Chips Identified
Scientists have discovered a vulnerability in field-programmable gate array chips.
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Low-Cost Imaging System Poised to Provide Automatic Mosquito Tracking
Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a low-cost imaging system to automatically track mosquitoes that carry disease.
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Academics Steal Data From Air-Gapped Systems Using PC Fan Vibrations
Academics have developed a technique for stealing data from air-gapped systems by manipulating the vibrations of the fans inside computers.
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How Coronavirus Is Eroding Privacy
Governments worldwide are using digital surveillance technologies to track the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, raising concerns about the erosion of privacy...
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Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation
Labor and robotics experts say social-distancing directives could spur more industries to automate.
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Facebook-Backed Libra Cryptocurrency Project Is Scaled Back
After months of criticism, the cryptocurrency is moving ahead with significant revisions.
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