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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Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Put Online Privacy on a Solid Foundation
Said Berners-Lee, "The tracks are laid, the trains are ready to run, trusted data is ready to flow."
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Biden Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Hundreds of Cyber Flaws
Agencies come under new pressure to close cybersecurity flaws after sometimes balking at such measures in the past.
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Brain Implants Could Be the Next Computer Mouse
What the world's fastest brain-typist is telling us about the future of computer interfaces.
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Google Introduces Pathways, a 'New Generation of AI'
A new artificial intelligence architecture that will handle many tasks at once.
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Facebook is Shutting Down its Facial Recognition System, Affecting Over a Billion People
The company will delete all of its face scan data, citing societal concerns and regulatory uncertainty.
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State Department to Form New Cyber Office to Face Proliferating Global Challenges
The U.S. State Department will establish a new bureau of cyberspace and digital policy as part of a reorganization intended to address international cybersecurity...
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Australia Considers New Privacy Rules to Protect Children on Social Media
The Australian government is considering legislation that would enable the creation of an online code to prohibit social media from directing children to harmful...
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Facebook Renames Itself Meta Amid Controversy
The social network wants to be known as a metaverse company.
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How to Fix Facebook, According to Facebook Employees
Internal research documents provide a blueprint for solving the company's biggest problems.
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Quantum-Encrypted Information Transmitted Over Fiber More Than 600 Km Long
Researchers established secure quantum communication over 605 kilometers (375 miles) of fiber through a new signal stabilization method.
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Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking
Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it's struggling to deal with their effects.
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Facebook Whistleblower Documents Offer New Revelations about Jan. 6 Response
A congressional staffer provided the redacted documents to news outlets.
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Twitter Admits Bias in Algorithm for Rightwing Politicians, News Outlets
Researchers at Twitter found that the social media platform amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources...
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Qubit Devices Inch Toward Reality
Key questions and challenges remain, including how to scale qubit devices while reducing noise and errors to the point where the devices become useful.
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Holograms on the Horizon?
Machine learning drives toward 3D imaging on the move.
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Filtering for Beauty
Social media "influencers" use augmented reality filtering apps to appear more beautiful, together, and cool. Results may vary.
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FTC Calls Out Internet Providers for Amassing User Browsing Data
Six major ISPs collect far more user data than consumers realize, the FTC warns, including data grouping those consumers by race and sexual orientation.
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Gaming-Related Malware on the Rise on Mobile, PCs
Analysts warn that popular online games are helping to spread malware on PCs and mobile devices.
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Facebook Rebuked by Oversight Board Over Transparency on Treatment of Prominent Users
Board set up by Facebook rebukes company after Wall Street Journal investigation into treatment of high-profile users.
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