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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Software to Track Our Emotional Outbursts
Sentiment analysis agents are designed to teach computers to comprehend the emotions expressed in text just as well as people do, and early adopters include big...
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Autonomous Helicopters
Researchers are improving unmanned helicopters' capabilities to address regulatory requirements and commercial uses.
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Content Control
Entertainment businesses say digital rights management prevents the theft of their products, but access control technologies have been a uniform failure when it...
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Micromedicine to the Rescue
Medical researchers have long dreamed of "magic bullets" that go directly where they are needed. Now micromedicine and nanotechnology are making a range of molecules...
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Eu rges Icann Independence
ICANN should become completely independent of the U.S. government, says EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding. In a statement regarding the Oct. 1...
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Cloud Computing: Changing the Way We Work
Cloud computing has the potential to create irreversible changes in how computers are used around the world, says David Carrera, director of the Cloud Computing...
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Top 10 Technology Skills
Although many sectors of the economy are struggling to survive, the information technology (IT) industry is still relatively strong. Employment experts say that...
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Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers
By 2010, there will be an estimated shortfall of 300,000 qualified engineers working in Europe's IT sector. At the same time, fewer than one in five computer scientists...
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Microsoft Hopes to Train 2 Million in It By 2012
Microsoft plans to provide technology training to as many as 2 million people over the next three years, and 1 million will receive vouchers for free online coursework...
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In Science and Technology, Efforts to Lure Women Back
Numerous return-to-work programs are emerging in the science, engineering, and technology sectors, as many employers expect a talent shortage due to the high quit...
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A Difficult, Unforgettable Idea
On the 40th anniversary of Douglas C. Engelbart's "The Mother of All Demos," computer scientists discuss the event's influence — and imagine what could have been...
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The Evolution of Virtualization
Virtualization is moving out of the data center and making inroads with mobile computing, security, and software delivery.
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Crowd Control
Researchers are turning to computers to help us take advantage of our own cognitive abilities and of the wisdom of crowds.
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The First Internet President
Barack Obama's presidential campaign utilized the Internet and information technology unlike any previous political campaign. How politicians and the public interact...
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USACM's Policy Role
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
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Energy Drain By Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control
Higher-education institutions are having a hard time keeping computing costs under control because of power-thirsty data centers. Experts say colleges and universities...
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The Long Road to 64 Bits
The sometimes contentious development of 64-bit systems shows how technology decisions can have unexpected, enduring consequences.
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ACM's Annual Report
I would be hard-pressed to recall in my four decades as an ACM member a time as eventful and exceptional as recorded by ACM in FY08.
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A Pioneer Woman
Programmer Jean Bartik is inducted into the Computer History Museum's Hall of Fellows.
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