Technology companies are monitoring honey bee colonies remotely to investigate hive die-offs, in efforts to improve their survival.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | June 14, 2021
Researchers are using drones to capture images of some of the tallest glaciers in the Andes Mountains as they retreat, the result of climate change.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2020
Brown University researchers found 25% of 6.5-million Twitter posts about climate change were likely produced by bots, giving the impression of widespread climate...BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2020
The Swedish Data Protection Authority fined the municipality of Skelleftea for using facial recognition to track students in violation of the European Union's General...BBC News From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2019
Australian regulators intend to launch the first office committed to policing algorithms used by technology giants like Facebook and Google, to better understand...BBC News From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2019
U.K. researchers used a drone-mapping system they developed to survey Chernobyl's "Red Forest," one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2019
Ethical hackers conducted simulated cyberattacks on U.K. university defenses, and were able to successfully access "high-value" information within two hours.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2019
Imagine a world where you can find out exactly what lies under your feet, get advanced warning of volcanic eruptions, look around corners or into rooms, and detect...BBC News From ACM News | March 12, 2019
A scientific coalition is urging a ban on the development of weapons governed by artificial intelligence.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | February 20, 2019
The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
BBC News From ACM Opinion | February 19, 2019
The final version of a controversial new EU copyright law has been agreed after three days of talks in France.
BBC News From ACM News | February 14, 2019
Researchers have constructed a three-dimensional virtual reality model of tumor samples, with each individual cell mapped.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | January 2, 2019
Broken and scorched black by fire, the dense, wedge-shaped marks etched into the ancient clay tablets are only just visible under the soft light at the British...BBC News From ACM News | December 13, 2018
Computers can be tricked into misidentifying objects and sounds, raising issues about the real-world use of artificial intelligence; experts call such glitches...BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2018
High-speed 5G networks could lead to big changes in how we use our mobile phones, allowing us to enjoy virtual reality on-the-go, interactive live broadcasts, and...BBC News From ACM News | September 20, 2018
Wireless signals can penetrate bags to measure the dimensions of metal objects or estimate the volume of liquids, researchers claim.
BBC News From ACM News | August 15, 2018