Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
Do Computers Need Pressure-Sensing Screens?
The computer mouse, when it first went mainstream, was awkward to describe but easy to use.
From ACM News
The Secret History of World War Ii-Era Drones
Drones are the hallmark of tech-y modern warfare, but weapons piloted from afar have been around for more than a century.
From ACM TechNews
Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse
Computer scientists are calling a new algorithm a breakthrough in mapping how hard computational problems are to solve.
From ACM TechNews
What the World Will Be Like in 30 Years, According to the .s. Government's Top Scientists
Three U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency researchers predict major technological advancements during the next 30 years in a new video series.
From ACM TechNews
How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports
Machine learning and computer vision are being combined to provide commentary on professional sporting events as they occur.
From ACM News
Visualization Streams For ltimate Scalability
In this era of big data, the world needs tools that can visualize the most important aspects of data without having to hold it all in memory.
From ACM News
What Can—or Should—internet Companies Do to Fight Terrorism?
After the recent attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, Calif., social media platforms are under pressure from politicians to do more to take down messages and...
From ACM TechNews
Scientists Discover New Computerized Linguistic Approach to Detect Alzheimer's Disease
University Health Network researchers have discovered how to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with more than 82% accuracy.
From ACM News
Fact-Checking the Debate on Encryption
As politicians and counter-terrorism officials search for lessons from the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, senior officials have called...
From ACM Opinion
How the Science in 'star Wars’ Is Actually Real
For a story that takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" a great deal of the technology in the "Star Wars" series actually has parallels today on...
From ACM TechNews
Computing With Time Travel
National University of Singapore researchers have shown a quantum computer can solve insoluble problems even if it is traveling along "open time-like curves."
From ACM TechNews
New Lie-Detecting Software From -M ses Real Court Case Data
Researchers from the University of Michigan are using machine-learning techniques to develop new lie-detecting software.
From ACM News
Silicon Valley Faces Showdown as Lawmakers Fume Over Encryption
A number of lawmakers on Thursday expressed a growing frustration with technology companies and signaled Congress would consider either curbing encrypted communications...
From ACM News
Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...
From ACM News
Seymour Cray and the Development of Supercomputers
Join us in the Linux Voice time machine once more as we go back to the 1970s and the early Cray supercomputers.
From ACM TechNews
Growth in Computer Science Driven By Student Interest, Societal Need
In response to growing enrollment and increasing interest from other disciplines, Princeton University is expanding its computer science faculty by more than 30...
From ACM TechNews
In Belgium, an Encryption Powerhouse Rises
Belgium's University of Leuven has become a stage where privacy and surveillance advocates are fighting over digital encryption.
From ACM TechNews
This Is How You Count All the Trees on Earth
Researchers have proposed a tree-counting project that combines better algorithms with less costly and faster data processing.
From ACM TechNews
Tech Breakthroughs Are Giving Animals the Power to Speak
Scientists are developing new technologies to enhance human-animal communication and interaction.
From ACM Careers