Communications of the ACM
An 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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Technology Could Help Whales Threatened by Noise Pollution
Researchers have developed software to prevent whale deaths caused by underwater noise pollution interfering with their echolocation.
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These Cute Robots Could Deliver Your Next Coffee
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Kaye Chon said the pandemic-related exodus from the hospitality industry has contributed to an increase in the use of robots...
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Humanoid Diving Robot Explores Shipwrecks
The OceanOneK robot built by Stanford University researchers is exploring shipwrecks and sunken planes on the ocean floor.
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How Companies Subtly Trick Users Online with 'Dark Patterns'
So far this year, there have been multiple lawsuits filed against prominent tech companies for their alleged use of dark patterns to deceive users.
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Tech Behind Crypto Could Save Luxury Brands Billions
Luxury brands are using blockchain technology to shield their products from counterfeiting.
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Ukrainians Use 3D Technology to Preserve Cultural Artifacts
Civilians in Ukraine are recording three-dimensional models of artifacts in a permanent digital archive as part of Backup Ukraine, a project to save the country's...
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He Dropped Out of School to Learn Robotics. Now He's Teaching STEM Across Ghana
Jonathan Kennedy Sowah founded a tech club that became InovTech STEM Center, which travels to schools across Ghana to teach students and teachers STEM subjects...
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Smart Tech Helping to Save China's Giant Pandas
The Digital Panda System was designed to protect the habitat of giant pandas by detecting wildfires where they live and notifying emergency crews to intercede quickly...
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What It's Like to Have a Robot Paint Your Nails for $10
Retail giant Target has deployed fingernail-painting robots manufactured by the Clockwork company at three stores in California and Minnesota.
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Elon Musk Buys 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Making Him the Largest Shareholder
A stake of less than 10% in a company is considered "passive" by Wall Street, but it could signal an effort by Musk to take a more active role in how Twitter is...
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Walgreens Replaced Some Fridge Doors with Screens; Some Shoppers Absolutely Hate It
Some customers are furious with Walgreens and other retailers’ replacement of clear fridge and freezer doors with iPad-like screens displaying items within.
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High-Speed Drones Revolutionizing How We Watch Winter Sports
Custom-built, high-speed racing drones are being used to film the Natural Selection Tour, the first time such technology has been used in live broadcast.
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Forget Zoom School. For Some Students, Class Is in Session in VR
More schools and universities are conducting classes in virtual reality, especially given the availability of better and less expensive VR headsets.
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Dairy-Tech Startup Created a Step Counter for Cows
India's Stellapps Technologies has come up with what CEO Ranjith Mukundan describes as "a device which is like a Fitbit for cattle."
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How Athletes Push Boundaries with Wearable Tech
Wearable technology is being used by an increasing number of athletes to record their physical performance and push themselves to achieve more.
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Deep Learning Model Shows Eyes Hold the Key to True Biological Age
An international study suggests the eye's retina could determine a person's true biological age.
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World's First Living Robots Can Reproduce, Scientists Say
The C-shaped parent xenobots collect and compress loose stem cells together into piles which can mature into offspring.
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Researchers Uncover Software Flaws Leaving Medical Devices Vulnerable to Hackers
Researchers say they have discovered over a dozen software vulnerabilities that could be used to crash medical devices and other equipment.
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Drone at Pennsylvania Electric Substation First to 'Specifically Target Energy Infrastructure'
A July 2020 drone crash was the first known case of a "modified unmanned aircraft system likely being used in the U.S. to specifically target energy infrastructure...
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