Quantum annealing computers can run algorithms faster than classical computers in certain instances, but typically not when time…
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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
The National Football League used Amazon Web Services' cloud platform to arrange its just-released 272-game 2021 schedule.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2021
A new three-dimensionally printed home in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, could become commonplace as the country deals with a housing shortage.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 3, 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
Thousands of votes in Georgia's primary may not have been counted, due to faulty software or poorly calibrated scanners used to count mailed ballots.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2020
Some restaurants in the Netherlands preparing to reopen in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are planning to use robot waiters.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2020
SK Telecom operates an artificial intelligence-powered network of voice-enabled "smart" speakers to monitor thousands of seniors during the coronavirus pandemic...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 5, 2020
Teams of workers at the Belgian port of Antwerp are preparing to test a bracelet designed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic by enforcing social distancing...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2020
Computer security experts continue to express doubts that expensive new voting machines are reliable, considering them almost as risky as earlier discredited electronic...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | February 26, 2020
U.S. dairy farmers are using technology to boost efficiency and control costs amid low milk prices and Americans buying less milk.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2020
Recent movies have made extensive use of digital visual effects to make performers appear younger.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2020
Wearable fitness trackers are helping make online physical education more popular for students by adding the dimension of accountability.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | January 6, 2020
A new diagnostic tool designed to detect power line problems is being used by utilities to address those problems before they become disasters.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2019
Artificial intelligence's diffusion into medicine is at a nascent stage, but researchers expect further proliferation.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2019
New medical technologies competing with the two-century-old stethoscope include handheld devices that use ultrasound, artificial intelligence (AI), and smartphone...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2019
The Australian state of New South Wales will be the first jurisdiction in the world to use cameras to catch distracted drivers on their smartphones.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | September 25, 2019
A radiation-hardened computer designed by Montana State University researchers was chosen by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be tested...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2019