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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that has been on the cusp of becoming the next big thing for over 20 years.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 26, 2015
Robots already stand in for humans in some of the dullest and most dangerous jobs there are, handling everything from painting cars to drilling rocks on Mars.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 24, 2015
The IceCube detector, located at the South Pole, monitors a cubic kilometer of ice for the flashes of light produced as energetic particles traverse the ice.Ars Technica From ACM News | March 23, 2015
This week at the 2015 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Intel will provide an update on its new 10nm manufacturing process and new research...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 23, 2015
Citizenfour is filmmaker Laura Poitras' account of the first meetings between herself, Glenn Greenwald, and Edward Snowden.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | February 23, 2015
News that a hacking group within or associated with the National Security Agency compromised the firmware of hard drive controllers from a number of manufacturers...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 19, 2015
Long the domain of science fiction, researchers are now working to create software that perfectly models human and animal brains.Ars Technica From ACM News | February 19, 2015
Like his work or hate it, it's clear that the painter Jackson Pollock pioneered a distinctive visual style with his drip paintings.Ars Technica From ACM News | February 13, 2015
The bulk of the press release announcing a March 10 release for the PC port of Assassin's Creed Rogue is strictly boilerplate.Ars Technica From ACM News | February 9, 2015
Within a few weeks we’ll have a huge document full of legalese on the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules, to replace the near-200-page ...Ars Technica From ACM News | February 6, 2015
At least 50 local law enforcement agencies—and the United States Marshals—have acquired a type of handheld radar that allows cops to scan through walls to detect...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 21, 2015
When we were in Las Vegas last week, we unexpectedly ran into some representatives from Stern Pinball, who said the company would be announcing a brand new game...Ars Technica From ACM Careers | January 14, 2015
Researchers say they can have computers examine body camera video footage and accurately identify a person wearing a body-mounted device in about four seconds,a...Ars Technica From ACM News | December 16, 2014
Even if you're a devoted fan of video games, there's a decent chance you're not familiar with the name Ralph H. Baer.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2014
"We found that people were searching for squirrels just to favorite them, just to click 'like.' And the same with buses."Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | December 4, 2014
Self-driving AI cars have been a staple in popular culture for some time—any child of the 1980s will fondly remember both the Autobots and Knight Rider's KITT—but...Ars Technica From ACM News | October 29, 2014