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­sing Cash and Pressure, China Builds Its Chip Industry
From ACM TechNews

­sing Cash and Pressure, China Builds Its Chip Industry

China wants to transform its chip industry into a world leader by 2030 and become less reliant on foreign-sourced technology. 

Google Teams ­p With Oxford Academics to Bring Human-Like Robots Closer to Reality
From ACM TechNews

Google Teams ­p With Oxford Academics to Bring Human-Like Robots Closer to Reality

Google is collaborating with Oxford University researchers to help machines better understand users, and to improve visual-recognition systems using deep learning...

Is the City of the Future Finally Here?
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Is the City of the Future Finally Here?

A presentation during the Argonne OutLoud series considered how computer technologies can help mitigate challenges associated with increased urbanization. 

Ghosts in the Machine Language
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Ghosts in the Machine Language

Four of this year's most dangerous software exploits were examples of vulnerabilities that lay undiscovered in widely utilized code for years. 

Keeping Online Reviews Honest
From Communications of the ACM

Keeping Online Reviews Honest

As online reviews become increasingly important to e-commerce and social media sites, computer scientists work on ways to ensure their authenticity.

­sing Drones to Make Peace, Not War
From ACM Careers

­sing Drones to Make Peace, Not War

Amin Rigi says drones should be used to save lives, not spy or kill.

Scientists Consider Repurposing Robots For Ebola
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Scientists Consider Repurposing Robots For Ebola

Robotics scientists nationwide are pondering an intriguing possibility: Might robotic technologies deployed in rescue and disaster situations be quickly repurposed...

Researchers Take Big-Data Approach to Estimate Range of Electric Vehicles
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Researchers Take Big-Data Approach to Estimate Range of Electric Vehicles

North Carolina State University researchers say they have developed a more accurate way to determine how far electric vehicles can go before needing a recharge. ...

Irish Researchers Develop New Tool to Protect Earth From Space Debris
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Irish Researchers Develop New Tool to Protect Earth From Space Debris

In collaboration with the European Space Agency, researchers at Trinity College in Dublin have designed a risk assessment tool for the re-entry of spacecraft debris...

Painting By the Numbers: Data Visualization
From ACM TechNews

Painting By the Numbers: Data Visualization

There is rising interest in digital visualization, which serves as a communication tool in areas ranging from hip hop to scientific collaboration. 

How Technology Is Helping Fight Ebola
From ACM TechNews

How Technology Is Helping Fight Ebola

A wide variety of technologies, from apps and software to big data and robots, are being employed to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. 

Electronics in the Operating Room
From ACM News

Electronics in the Operating Room

Electronic devices increasingly are being incorporated into surgical procedures on a functional level.

How Movie-Makers Read Your Mind
From ACM News

How Movie-Makers Read Your Mind

Why is there such interest in finding new ways to gauge audience reactions?

Phone Hackers Dial and Redial to Steal Billions
From ACM News

Phone Hackers Dial and Redial to Steal Billions

Bob Foreman's architecture firm ran up a $166,000 phone bill in a single weekend last March.

Agencies Bring Energy Modeling Out of the Lab
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Agencies Bring Energy Modeling Out of the Lab

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a database and software to help building professionals manage energy upgrades. 

Open Surveillance
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Open Surveillance

A new encrypted search system could enable law enforcement officials to collect data more openly without compromising investigations.

What Happened to All the Women in Computer Science?
From ACM TechNews

What Happened to All the Women in Computer Science?

Ada Lovelace is recognized as the first computer programmer, but today computer science is overwhelmingly a male domain.

Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts
From ACM Opinion

Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts

The overeager adoption of big data is likely to result in catastrophes of analysis comparable to a national epidemic of collapsing bridges.

­.s. Government Probes Medical Devices For Possible Cyber Flaws
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­.s. Government Probes Medical Devices For Possible Cyber Flaws

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating about two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity flaws in medical devices and hospital equipment that...

­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber
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­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber

The U.S. Justice Department is restructuring its national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the threat of sensitive technology ending up...
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