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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Apple to Ditch Intel Chips in Macs as It Consolidates Its Power
The move, announced in the live-streamed start to the company's conference for developers, marks the end of a 15-year partnership.
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A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity: Virus-Proofing the New Office
Tech, catering and design companies are rushing to sell employers on fever scanners, box lunches, and office floor-planning apps for social distancing. But it's...
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USC Researchers Develop State-of-the-Art Biometric Security Systems
Researchers at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute have developed state-of-the-art biometric security systems.
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GPS Collars for Lions, Cheetahs: How IoT, Open Source Are Protecting Rare Animals
Smart Parks is testing lightweight GPS collars that can be fitted to lions and cheetahs in Liwonde, Malawi.
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Chinese Researchers Unveil AI That Can Turn Simple Sketches Into Fake Photorealistic Pictures
A new artificial intelligence can convert simple sketches of a face into photorealistic images.
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L.A. County Primary Voting Was Plagued With Technology Flaws
The Los Angeles County Registrar's Office attributes delays and long lines during the March 3 primary election to a feature of its new electronic voting system....
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Amazon Deploys AI 'Distance Assistants' to Notify Warehouse Workers if They Get Too Close
Amazon has deployed a new artificial intelligence tool to help employees follow social distancing rules.
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Andrew Yang Is Pushing Big Tech to Pay Users for Data
It's called the Data Dividend Project.
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La Trobe University Uses AI to Bring Mental Health Care to Cancer Patients
Using the framework can help medical personnel. understand a patient's behavior, emotions, and decision-making based on data shared by the patient.
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Big Tech Zeros In on the Virus-Testing Market
As businesses grapple with how to safely reopen the workplace, some companies are rushing out new work force health-vetting and tracking tools.
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Britain Didn’t Want Silicon Valley’s Help on a Tracing App. Now It Does.
Months after other countries, Britain will now use technology provided by Apple and Google to build a contact-tracing app.
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Turning Faces Into Thermostats: Autonomous HVAC System Could Provide More Comfort With Less Energy
The Human Embodied Autonomous Thermostat provides more personalized indoor climate control while eliminating the need for wall-mounted thermostats.
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Massive Spying on Users of Google's Chrome Shows New Security Weakness
A recent spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of add-ons to Google's Chrome Web browser.
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Inside the NBA's Plan to Use Smart Technology, Big Data to Keep Players Safe From Coronavirus
The NBA plans to use smart technologies to protect players and staff as 22 teams prepare to play at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando.
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Digitize Your Dog Into a Computer Game
Researchers have digitized the movements of 14 dog breeds.
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Circular Reasoning: Spiraling Circuits for More Efficient AI
Researchers stacked resistive random-access memory modules for artificial intelligence applications in a novel three-dimensional spiral.
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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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Your Wish Is My CMD
Artificial intelligence could automate software coding.
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