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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'smart Pills' with Chips, Cameras, and Robotic Parts Raise Legal, Ethical Questions
Each morning around 6, Mary Ellen Snodgrass swallows a computer chip.
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Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet
Brewster Kahle is quick to point out that we are not standing inside a former Scientology church.
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The Trouble With IBM
In the summer of 2012, five American technology companies bid on a project for a demanding new client: the CIA.
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Despite Data Thefts, the Password Endures
Efforts to replace passwords with better protections face an uphill battle.
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General Agreement
Leslie Lamport contributed to the theory and practice of building distributed computing systems that work as intended.
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Secrets, Lies and Snowden's Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit
My legal saga started last summer with a knock at the door, behind which stood two federal agents ready to to serve me with a court order requiring the installation...
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Visualizations Make Big Data Meaningful
New techniques are designed to translate "invisible numbers" into visible images.
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Time For a Change
4D printing combines the dimension of time with the hope of building objects with new capabilities.
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Neuromorphic Computing Gets Ready For the (Really) Big Time
A technology inspired by biological principles but 'steamrolled for decades' prepares to take off as Moore's Law approaches its long-anticipated end.
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Should .s. Hackers Fix Cybersecurity Holes or Exploit Them?
There's a debate going on about whether the U.S. government—specifically, the NSA and United States Cyber Command—should stockpile Internet vulnerabilities or disclose...
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The Myths & Realities of How the Eu's New 'right To Be Forgotten' in Google Works
Is it true that anyone in the EU can have anything removed from Google and other search engines?
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How Google Built Its 3-D Interactive Rubik's Cube Doodle
Today Google launched one of its coolest doodles yet: a 3-D interactive Rubik's Cube.
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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...
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The Emerging Science of Superspreaders (and How to Tell If You're One of Them)
Who are the most influential spreaders of information on a network?
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Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens
Touch screens are ubiquitous on tablets and smartphones, but their flat glass surfaces can hinder close reading and accurate typing.
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"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...
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Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes nchecked
The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
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Samsung-Apple Smartphone Battleground Is Single Atom Thick
The main battleground between Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market is moving from courtrooms to the laboratory, amid a race for...
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More Google 'forget' Requests Emerge After Eu Ruling
A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google.
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