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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Coal: Don't Burn It, Compute with It
Researchers have developed a method for creating ultrathin insulating films for semiconductors using coal.
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Law Enforcement Braces for Flood of Child Sex Abuse Images Generated by A.I.
Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of children being exploited or abused, whether real or fake.
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In Memoriam: John R. Rice
Rice was named to the National Academy of Engineering "for leadership in founding the field of mathematical software and for fundamental contributions to its content...
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Europe Launches AI One-Stop Shop with Supercomputers for Startups
The European Commission announced on Jan. 24 that AI Factories will be launched as a one-stop shop to give startups access to AI-dedicated supercomputers.
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Rapid 3D-Printing Technique Uses Liquid Metal
A 3D-printing technique developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers increases printing speed by using liquid metal.
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Amazon's Ring to Shutter Video-Sharing Program
Amazon's Ring announced law enforcement and government agencies will no longer be allowed to solicit footage from doorbell cameras directly from users through the...
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Governments Are Spying on Your Push Notifications
Companies are being compelled to turn over potentially valuable push notification metadata to authorities.
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iPhone Apps Secretly Harvest Data When They Send Notifications
Security researchers found that some iPhone apps are using notifications to get around Apple's privacy rules governing the collection of user data.
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Data Science Major Takes Off
The National Center for Education Statistics reported that 897 data science bachelor's degrees were awarded in 2022, up from just 84 in 2020.
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Life-Saving 'Robot Medics' for Triage in High-Risk Places
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Sheffield developed an uncrewed ground vehicle outfitted with robotic arms to serve as a medic in disaster and conflict...
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Robotic Insect Moves Across Water
A robot developed by Washington State University researchers mimics insects that are supported by surface tension as they move across water.
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Cat Qubit Error Correction Architecture
A new quantum error-correction architecture could reduce quantum computer hardware requirements.
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Blockchain Computing Simulates Early Earth
Researchers leveraged the Golem blockchain protocol to simulate a network of chemical interactions that may have played a role in the origin of life.
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Algorithmic Advance: The Group Isomorphism Problem
Exploring a potential way to immensely speed up algorithms for the group isomorphism problem.
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Teaching Transformed
The apparent ability of LLMs to write functioning source code has caused celebration over the potential for massive increases in programmer productivity and consternation...
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Virtual Reality as Therapy
Leveraging precisely designed alternate realities as therapeutic tools.
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Using VR to Get Inside the Criminal Mind
Researchers at Australia's Edith Cowan University are using virtual reality technology to gain insights into decision-making by criminals.
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Shape-Shifting Robot Lands on Moon
A lunar robot has successfully landed on the Moon.
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AI Is Decoding the Animal Kingdom
Researchers increasingly are looking to generative AI to better understand animal languages.
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