Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
For U.s. Companies That Challenge China, the Risk of Digital Reprisal
Two large American steel makers, U.S. Steel and Allegheny Technologies, each lost confidential files giving access to their computer networks.
From ACM Opinion
Why the Death of Net Neutrality Would Be a Disaster For Libraries
The Internet's eyes turned to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, as the panel approved a plan to consider allowing Internet service providers to...
From ACM TechNews
Device Aims to Brings Text and Graphics to Visually Impaired
European researchers are working on a portable Braille device with a tactile display that enables visually impaired users to access digital words and graphics.
From ACM Opinion
"we're at Greater Risk": General Keith Alexander
Since Edward Snowden's revelations about government surveillence, we know more about how the National Security Agency has been interpreting Section 215 of the Patriot...
From ACM TechNews
Computers See Your Face as a Child. Will They Recognize You as an Adult?
Questions have emerged about whether facial recognition technology could recognize an adult based on images of that person as a child.
From ACM News
Not Dr. Glasshole: How Google Glass Could Help Save Lives
Doctors who have used Google Glass are optimistic about the device’s place in medical practice.
From ACM News
After European Court Decision, Google Works on a Link Removal Tool
Google will announce by the end of the month a mechanism for consumers to request that links to information about them be removed from the company’s search engine...
From ACM TechNews
Virtual Humans, Programmed to Feel
A new program called Cerebella enables virtual humans to demonstrate emotions using facial expressions and hand gestures.
From ACM TechNews
Getting Everyday Objects to Think
In an interview, Ayla Networks co-founder and Stanford University professor Thomas Lee discusses the future of the Internet of Things (IoT).
From ACM TechNews
Listening to Bipolar Disorder: Smartphone App Detects Mood Swings Via Voice Analysis
A new smartphone app monitors a person's voice during telephone conversations to detect early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder.
From ACM News
What Is the 'right to Be Forgotten'?
Sixteen years ago, a Spaniard named Mario Costeja Gonzalez had hit financial difficulties.
From ACM TechNews
Gaittrack App Makes Cellphone a Medical Monitor For Heart and Lung Patients
The GaitTrack app turns a smartphone into a medical monitor.
From ACM TechNews
W Building Teleoperated Robots for Disaster Response in National Challenge
Researchers say they have developed telerobotics technology that could make disaster response faster and more efficient.
From ACM News
Research in India Suggests Google Search Results Can Influence an Election
Google long ago went from being a mere directory of the Internet to a shaper of online reality, helping determine what we see and how.
From ACM News
Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes
Put some "crap" technology with some smart software and you get one life-changing solution.
From ACM TechNews
Problem at the Polls: Tech Stuck in Past
Election officials are facing a growing imperative to replace outdated voting technology to prepare for elections over the next decade.
From ACM News
The Military Thinks Bitcoin Could Pose a Threat to National Security
Does Bitcoin risk endangering the nation's safety? The Pentagon thinks it might.
From ACM TechNews
Math Makes Mobile Maps Meaningful
Researchers say a new method will ensure mathematically optimal adaptation of the labeling to the perspective and driving direction on digital maps.
From ACM TechNews
Dogs, Technology, and the Future of Disaster Response
The Smart Emergency Response System aims to use cyber-physical systems to share information and coordinate emergency and disaster response and recovery.
From ACM News