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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Scientists Unraveling Chinese Coronavirus with Unprecedented Speed, Openness
Chinese scientists freely released the genetic sequence of a coronavirus 10 days after the first reported case, to help researchers worldwide better understand...
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Virginia Schools Steer Students to Computer Science Careers
Virginia school districts are starting to offer high school students dual-enrollment computer science courses that count as credit at local community colleges,...
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Using AI to Enrich Digital Maps
A new artificial intelligence model uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps.
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Met Police to Use Live Facial Recognition Cameras in London
London's Metropolitan Police next month will deploy computer-linked live facial recognition cameras on city streets.
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California OKs Highly Questioned L.A. County Voting System
California secretary of state Alex Padilla has approved Los Angeles County's new computerized voting system, but is demanding modifications to address security...
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ACM Signs Open Access Agreements with Leading Universities
ACM has signed new open access agreements with four major institutional clients.
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SIM Swapping, Poor Web Security Put Millions at Risk
Researchers at Princeton University have found that two-factor authentication is easily hackable and could put millions of people at risk.
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VR Therapy is Taking Paralyzed Veterans to New Places
The St. Louis Veterans Affairs hospital has incorporated virtual reality into its therapy for paralyzed patients, who wear goggles and use joysticks to engage with...
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Clock is Ticking on Tackling Threat to Power Grid
Washington State University researchers have evaluated the threat presented by Internet-linked devices connected to the U.S. electric power grid.
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Seattle-Area Election Puts Mobile Voting to a Test
A local election in the Seattle area is serving as a test of a mobile-voting system.
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Waymo Self-Driving Minivans Take to More U.S. Roads
Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car project is expanding testing of its autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans and long-haul trucks to roads in Texas and New Mexico...
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Report: Whichever Country Claims AI Supremacy This Decade Will Rule the Earth
Global economy expert Indermit Gill predicts the global leader in artificial intelligence in 2030 will go on to rule the planet for the balance of this century....
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China is Closing Gap with U.S. on Research Spending
The U.S. National Science Foundation estimated China's research and development funding is rapidly catching up to that of the U.S.
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The Best Tech Jobs for 2020, According to Glassdoor
Employer review website Glassdoor's report on the 50 best jobs in the U.S. for 2020 includes 20 technology professions, which also filled the top seven spots.
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Who's Liable, the AV or the Human Driver?
Columbia Engineering and Columbia Law School researchers havew developed a fault-based liability rule for regulating autonomous vehicle manufacturers and human...
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Can Antiferromagnetic Materials Replace Silicon in Future Computers?
Seeking alternatives to silicon as Moore’s Law approaches its end.
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Microsoft Discloses Security Breach of Customer Support Database
Five servers storing customer support analytics were accidentally exposed online in December 2019.
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Tracking Shoppers
Retailers of all stripes are using technology to follow consumers through their brick-and-mortar stores in order to develop detailed profiles of their shopping...
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Dark Web's Doppelgängers Aim to Dupe Antifraud Systems
Digital doppelgängers that fool online payment fraud detection systems are a threat to your bank balance.
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