Communications of the ACM
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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Parking Technology Aims to Manage Curb Space Virtually
Washington, D.C., is the first U.S. city to test a system that transmits real-time information about curbside parking availability and space size to delivery drivers...
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Technology Keeps Baltimore in Touch with Seniors Through Hurricanes, Pandemic
Baltimore health officials are using a new computer system created by volunteer programmers to keep in touch with senior living facilities during crises like hurricanes...
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Elon Musk Demonstrates Brain-Computer Tech Neuralink in Live Pigs
Elon Musk's brain-machine interface company, Neuralink, on Friday performed a live demonstration of a wireless interface in three pigs, allowing the animals' neural...
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Mockapetris Receives ACM Software System Award
ACM has named Paul Mockapetris to receive the 2019 ACM Software System Award for his development of the Domain Name System.
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Researchers Develop Detection Method to Protect Army Networks
U.S. Army researchers have developed a novel algorithm which, they say, can protect networks by detecting suspicious activity missed by current analytical methods...
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Michigan Plans Dedicated Road Lanes for Autonomous Vehicles
The state of Michigan and private partners are planning to build or assign dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles on a 40-mile section of highway between Detroit...
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The Lesson We’re Learning From TikTok? It’s All About Our Data
We should minimize how much we share with all of our favorite and not-so-favorite apps.
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Predicting the Lifespan of an App
Northwestern Polytechnical University researchers have developed a model for predicting the lifespan of an app.
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Elephants vs Trains: AI Helps Ensure They Don't Collide
Researchers have developed a "smart ear" to help prevent fatal collisions involving elephants and trains in India.
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The Conscience of Silicon Valley
Tech oracle Jaron Lanier warned us all about the evils of social media. Too few of us listened. Now, in the most chaotic of moments, his fears—and his bighearted...
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Direct Communication
Brain-to-Brain interfaces give a new meaning to putting our heads together.
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AI on Edge
Shifting artificial intelligence to the "edge" of the network could transform computing . . . and everyday life.
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Virtual Collaboration in the Age of the Coronavirus
Videoconferencing apps took off during the COVID-19 lockdowns, but more efficient ways to collaborate virtually are waiting in the wings.
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New Approach Takes Quantum Key Distribution Further
Researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications have demonstrated secure measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) transmission...
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Security Gap Allows Eavesdropping on Mobile Phone Calls
Researchers from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and New York University Abu Dhabi eavesdropped on cellphone calls by exploiting a security flaw in basestation implementations...
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Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers
The U.S. Air Force, Red Balloon Security, and the Defense Digital Service teamed up on the NyanSat project to build an open source satellite communication tool...
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Android Is Now World's Largest Earthquake Detection Network
Google says it has created "the world's largest earthquake detection network" by adding quake detection features to almost all Google Play Android phones.
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NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat
The U.S. National Security Agency has released new guidance for military and intelligence community staff, warning of threats to national security from cellphone...
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Apparently, Size Does Matter
Consumers make better Internet buying decisions when using full-sized PCs.
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