Communications of the ACM
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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Pew: Phone Polling in Crisis Again
The percentage of Americans willing to participate in telephone polls has hit a new low, according to a new report, raising doubts about the continued viability...
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String of Ions May Out-Compute Best Quantum Computers
Usually, I reflexively delete press releases. This one was no different, but as the message vanished, the subject line registered—"IonQ… quantum computing."
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Don't Be Fooled by Fake Images and Videos Online
One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an "Access Hollywood" recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women...
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.S. Cyber Command Operation Disrupted Internet Access of Russian Troll Factory on Day of 2018 Midterms
The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials...
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NASA Study Reproduces Origins of Life on Ocean Floor
Scientists have reproduced in the lab how the ingredients for life could have formed deep in the ocean 4 billion years ago. The results of the new study offer clues...
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S-China Battle Over Huawei Comes to Head at Tech Show
A global battle between the U.S. government and Chinese tech company Huawei over allegations that it is a cybersecurity risk overshadowed the opening Monday of...
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The Auto Show of the Future is Already Here
Top auto shows are increasingly incorporating technology, along with hands-on experiences like driving simulators and virtual reality demos.
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FDA Issues Brain-Computer Interface Draft Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new draft guidance to encourage development of a new generation of implantable brain-computer interface devices...
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You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook
Facebook collects sensitive data from at least 11 popular smartphone apps seconds after users enter it.
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New Horizons Spacecraft Returns Its Sharpest Views of ltima Thule
The mission team called it a "stretch goal—just before closest approach, precisely pointing the cameras on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to snap the sharpest possible...
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Four New DNA Letters Double Life's Alphabet
The DNA of life on Earth naturally stores its information in just four key chemicals—guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine, commonly referred to as G, C, A and...
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Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
Audi's Traffic Light Information system can alert drivers to imminent red lights and other traffic signals.
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Virtual Makeovers Are Better Than Ever. Beauty Companies Are Trying to Cash In
Augmented reality is being pushed to the mainstream by apps in the beauty industry that serve as a consumer tool for trying on makeup.
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'Tags' Let Your Phone Spot Counterfeit Stuff
A new system to prevent product counterfeiting gives individual items a unique label or "tag."
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Craft Touches Down on Asteroid Ryugu
It was a brief but historic tap on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, at 7:29 am Japan time on 22 February. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down at its target...
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Huawei Founder Says S Treats 5G Like 'Military' Tech
Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei is downplaying the idea that there's danger in his company's taking a lead role as 5G networks become a widespread reality.
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InSight Is the Newest Mars Weather Service
No matter how cold your winter has been, it's probably not as chilly as Mars. Check for yourself: Starting today, the public can get a daily weather report from...
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Electronics Need Rare Earths
Demand is expected to spike over the next few years, leading to higher prices and international trade issues.
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Exoskeletons Today
Wearable mobile machines integrate people and machines to assist the movement-impaired, and amplify the capabilities of industrial and defense workers while protecting...
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