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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Food Producers Band Together in Face of Cyber Threats
Executives of U.S. food and agriculture companies say they are collaboratively formalizing information-sharing to fortify themselves against escalating cybersecurity...
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Georgia Won't Update Dominion Software Until After 2024 Election
Based on a two-year-old report, Georgia election officials will not update flawed voting software until after 2024, claiming it is safe despite federal recommendations...
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Wrist-Worn Mobile Alcohol Sensor May Boost Alcohol-Use Research
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University and the University of North Carolina created a wrist-worn sensor that collects data on alcohol consumption less obtrusively...
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3D Computer Modeling Generates a Facial Approximation of Tutankhamun
An international team of researchers has reconstructed the skull and soft tissue of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun using three-dimensional computer modeling methods...
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Algorithm Uses Phone Camera to Detect Blood Oxygen Levels
Purdue University researchers have developed an algorithm to improve the speed and accuracy of medical diagnoses using smartphone sensors.
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'Incompetent' Driverless Cars Wreak Havoc on San Francisco
In San Francisco, autonomous vehicles from Cruise and Waymo undergoing "rigorous" training on local roadways are raising safety concerns among residents.
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Drone Taxis Take First Test Spin in Israel
Israel has begun test flights of autonomous aircraft for heavy cargo, and eventually passenger transport, as part of a two-year, government-led project to manage...
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An Algorithm for Sharper Protein Films
Researchers have created an algorithm to more precisely analyze ultra-fast protein motion collected by an X-ray free-electron laser facility.
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Pen-Based Computing: Still Looking For The Write App
The sector, once popular, is searching for applications and users.
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Black Men Were Likely Underdiagnosed with Lung Problems Due to Bias in Software
A study published last week suggests built-in software bias may be responsible for the underdiagnosis of lung problems among Black men.
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AI Is Writing Code Now. For Companies, That Is Good and Bad
Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier.
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Google's Photo App Still Can't Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple's
Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software, tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.
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Making Connections
Bob Metcalfe, recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his role in the development of Ethernet, briefly considered a career in tennis.
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Standards to Secure the Sensors That Power IoT
Existing security standards do not always offer sufficient protection to secure the Internet of Things.
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'Digital Twin' of the Titanic Shows Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
Digital imaging by deepwater seabed mapping company Magellan for U.K. TV production company Atlantic Productions has yielded a "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic...
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A Pioneer in Participatory Design Turns 80
Christiane Floyd continues to consider the philosophical and ethical concerns of computer science.
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Coding Instructors Are Adding AI to Their Lessons – Before AI Replaces Them
Coding schools like General Assembly are preparing engineers and data analysts to use ChatGPT.
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Rust Never Sleeps
How Rust went from a side project to the world's most-loved programming language.
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Self-Driving Cars Must Learn the Language of Cyclists to Keep Roads Safe
A study of communications between drivers and cyclists suggests new autonomous vehicle systems must be able to replicate those social interactions to ensure safety...
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