Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Facebook Researchers Say They Can Detect Deepfakes And Where They Came From
Facebook's artificial intelligence program looks for cracks left behind in the manufacturing process used to change an image's digital "fingerprint."
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USPS Uses Edge AI Apps to Help Track Down Missing Packages Faster
The U.S. Postal Service is using artificial intelligence technology from NVIDIA to help it gain efficiencies.
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U.S. Army Scientists Create Formula for the Perfect Walking Robot
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have determined that current legged robots could be far more efficient.
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Self-Driving Waymo Trucks to Haul Loads Between Houston, Fort Worth
Waymo and trucking company JB Hunt have partnered to haul cargo loads autonomously between Houston and Fort Worth, TX.
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Smartphone Camera Can Illuminate Bacteria Causing Acne, Dental Plaque
Researchers have developed a technique to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in the mouth, using images taken by smartphone cameras.
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Ballet's Brave New World in VR
The Boston Ballet has commissioned three choreographers to develop original ballets designed for viewing entirely in virtual reality.
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South Korean Police Arrest Computer Repairmen Who Made and Distributed Ransomware
Investigators said the rogue employees would restore systems impacted by ransomware attacks, but leave a backdoor for another ransomware attack.
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Amazon India Introduces Machine Learning Summer School
Amazon India's three-day ML Summer School will cover fundamental concepts in Machine Learning, while linking them to practical industry applications.
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Google's Logica Language Addresses SQL's Flaws
Open source logic programming language compiles to SQL and runs on Google BigQuery, with experimental support for PostgreSQL and SQLite.
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Computer Trouble Hits Hubble Space Telescope, Science Halted
Launched in 1990, Hubble is showing more and more signs of aging, despite a series of repairs and updates by spacewalking astronauts during NASA's shuttle era. ...
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Most Firms Face 2nd Ransomware Attack after Paying Off 1st
Some 80% of businesses that pay to regain access to encrypted systems experience a subsequent ransomware attack.
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WWW Code That Changed the World Up for Auction as NFT
Tim Berners-Lee's original source code for what would become the World Wide Web is part of a non-fungible token soon to be auctioned off.
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Computers Predict People's Tastes in Art
Researchers have come up with a program to predict people's art preferences.
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A Big Step Towards Cybersecurity's Holy Grail
Scientists have unveiled a provably secure computing environment that employs users' device communications to grant them immunity from compromised components.
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UW Researchers Can Turn a Single Photo into a Video
A new deep learning method can convert a single photo of any flowing material into an animated video running in a seamless loop.
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Creating 'Digital Twins' at Scale
Researchers have designed a model for generating digital twins—precise computer simulations—at scale.
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Forget Wearables: Future Washable Smart Clothes Powered by Wi-Fi Will Monitor Your Health
Purdue University engineers have developed a technique to turn apparel into washable smart clothes that operate without batteries.
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Drone Refuels U.S. Navy Fighter Jet in Midair for the First Time
U.S. Navy officials said an aerial drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair for the first time during a June 4 test flight.
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