Quantum annealing computers can run algorithms faster than classical computers in certain instances, but typically not when time…
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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
The Uber ride-hailing company is conducting a pilot of restaurant food deliveries via drone in San Diego.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2019
A wide range of South Korean businesses is increasingly incorporating robots and other automation technologies.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2019
Hyundai and Subaru unveiled distracted driver alert systems for their mainstream models last month at the New York International Auto Show.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2019
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has initiated the last stage of a four-year project to develop a national drone traffic management system...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2019
Public transportation agencies in nearly every state are using drones, according to a recent American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2019
Estonia is currently the only country in the world that authorizes online voting for its entire electorate, due to its confidence in its Internet voting (i-voting)...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2019
University of Washington scientists have developed a pediatric ear-infection diagnostic technique that uses a smartphone to detect fluid accumulation behind the...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2019