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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.
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ltrafast Internet Opens p New Possibilities: Experts
Superfast Internet connections will transform communication and interaction, according to experts polled by the Pew Research Center and Elon University.
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Hackers Gather For Cyberwar in an Intense 48-Hour Sim
Locked Shields is among the world's preeminent cyber attack simulations.
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Smartphone nderstands Gestures
ETH Zurich researchers have developed an app that enables users to use hand gestures to operate their smartphones.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Life in Sharp Focus
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes a milestone in a long tradition, dating back to Galileo, of innovations in scientific instruments that have transformed...
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5 Insights from Vint Cerf on Bitcoin, Net Neutrality and More
When Vint Cerf, often called the "father of the Internet," is speaking, it's wise to listen.
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Artificial Arms Get Closer to the Real Thing
Powered prosthetic hands and arms have advanced little in the last 50 years.
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The Weather Channel's Secret: Less Weather, More Clickbait
The writers and editors at the Weather Channel's weather.com don’t often talk about the weather.
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Why Astronauts Get the 'space Stupids'
As he was hurtling into orbit, Cosmonaut Gherman Titov had the distinct feeling that his body was cartwheeling through the air.
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Your Phone Screen Just Won the Nobel Prize in Physics
You've probably got the fruits of this year’s Nobel laureates' handiwork in your pocket. In fact, if you're reading this on your phone or a relatively recent flat...
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Real Holodeck Turns Your Living Room Into a Game
Good news, Star Trek fans: Microsoft has created a prototype Holodeck that transforms an entire room into a virtual gaming environment.
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Can Virtual Reality Make You a Better Person?
"This is already so real, I don’t know if I even want to do this anymore," I say out loud.
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Town Built For Driverless Cars
A mocked-up set of busy streets in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will provide the sternest test yet for self-driving cars.
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Online Crowd Can Guess What You Want to Watch or Buy
Crowds of online workers can be used to guess human preferences where there is little data to work with, according to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's...
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Researchers Create Software For Google Glass That Provides Captions For Hard-of-Hearing sers
Researchers have developed speech-to-text software for Google Glass to help people with hearing loss conduct conversations more easily.
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Google Working on Large-Scale Video Displays
Google's advanced-projects lab, Google X, is developing a giant display consisting of smaller screens that fit together to create a seamless image.
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School Bets Video Game Scholarship Can Draw Talent
As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted.
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Technology Takes the Wheel
Google's driverless car may still be a work in progress, but the potential for semiautonomous vehicles on American roads is no longer the stuff of science fiction...
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How Scammers Trick Your Mind
None of us likes being scammed, and David Modic is no different.
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Here Comes the Future: We're Making Robots That Feel!
Cornell University professor Hod Lipson envisions the creation of robots with self-awareness.
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