San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted to grant city police the option to deploy potentially lethal robots in emergency situations.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2022
Researchers have found that "pre-bunking" is a simple, promising method to prevent misinformation.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2022
U.S. election officials and security experts are concerned that conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential election could encourage interference with...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | August 29, 2022
Amazon is expanding its reach into the healthcare and smart home industries through its acquisition of a primary care company and a merger with iRobot.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2022
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved to General Motors' Cruise’s bid to offer a driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2022
The U.S. government has warned employers that artificial intelligence technology for screening new job candidates or tracking productivity could violate civil rights...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2022
U.S. drone firm Zipline is delivering medical supplies to pharmacies and hospitals in southwestern Japan via aerial drones.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2022
A cyberattack anchored on a satellite network owned by U.S-based Viasat and used by Ukraine's government and military underscores the vulnerability of commercial...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2022
The National Hockey League is launching a faceoff probability statistic, using Amazon Web Services to apply 10 years of data and in-game analytics.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2022
Major League Baseball is extending its automated strike zone test to Triple-A, the highest minor-league level, for 2022.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2022
Autonomous technology developer TuSimple said its self-driving unmanned semitruck completed an 80-mile trip in Arizona on public roads without human intervention...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2022
Volcanologists are using cutting-edge technologies to study a rare volcanic eruption on La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2021
The International Boxing Association used an artificial intelligence system to evaluate judges and referees before clearing them for the current men's world championships...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2021
U.S. states face a shortage of cybersecurity professionals and lack the deep pockets to compete with federal, global, and specialized cybersecurity companies.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2021
Service sector jobs increasingly are being automated amid the pandemic, as companies navigate worker shortages and higher labor costs.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | September 14, 2021
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship set off this week to retrace the journey of its 1620 namesake across the Atlantic Ocean.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 18, 2021
The EU has released plans to strengthen its three-year-old voluntary code of practice on online disinformation.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 27, 2021
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said it will remove human backup drivers from the driverless vehicles it is testing on San Francisco streets by year's...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2020