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Medical Professionals Tap AI to Combat COVID-19
Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are aiding hospitals and healthcare experts in the battle against the coronavirus… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Waymo Gamifies Self-Driving Car Data and Wants Everyone Involved
Waymo has expanded its Open Dataset and invited researchers to tackle one of five challenges related to the data.
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Your Laptop Can Help Fight COVID-19 With Folding@Home Project
Think of it as a telecommuter supercomputer.
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Coronavirus Highlights Strengths of Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles
With quarantines across China, one company is showing the usefulness of autonomous vehicles.
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Hospital Devices Exposed to Hacking with Unsupported Operating Systems
Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks found that 83% of Internet-linked imaging devices in hospitals use outdated software containing known bugs that hackers can...
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This App Lets You See IoT Devices Around You and What Data They're Taking
Researchers have developed an app that will let users know what IoT technologies are operating in the immediate vicinity and what data they are collecting.
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Roomba Mistaken For a Burglar by Spooked Homeowners
Police called to investigate possible home intruders found a hard-working robotic vacuum instead.
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New Study Shows Just How Bad Vehicle Hacking Has Gotten
A report from Israeli security firm Upstream paints a grim picture of the state of vehicular cybersecurity.
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Google Assistant on Android Devices Could Be Tricked Into Taking Photos, Videos
Researchers at cybersecurity company Checkmarx reported flaws in the Google Assistant on Android devices that would allow hackers to take photos and videos without...
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Hyundai Develops Next-Generation Noise Cancellation Technology
Hyundai researchers developed next-generation active noise cancellation (ANC) technology.
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Space Station Experiment Makes Meat in Microgravity Using 3D Bioprinter
A 3D bioprinter fabricated a beef steak aboard the International Space Station thanks to a collaboration of Aleph Farms and 3D Bioprinting Solutions.
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U.S. Gives 3 States Grants for Self-Driving Car Research
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia its first three Automated Driving Systems Demonstration Grants to research and develop...
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Judge Bars Georgia From Using Current Voting Technology in 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg has ordered Georgia not to use its paperless voting machines, election management software, or servers for the 2020 election. ...
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Black Hole Mystery Solved With Most Detailed Simulation Ever
An international team of researchers used a supercomputer and custom-written code to generate the "most detailed" black hole simulation yet.
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World's Fastest Supercomputer Coming to .S. in 2021
In 2021, Oak Ridge National Laboratory will become home to a $600-million exascale machine that could become the world's fastest supercomputer.
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