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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Retail giant Target has deployed fingernail-painting robots manufactured by the Clockwork company at three stores in California and Minnesota.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2022
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...CNN From ACM News | April 5, 2022
Some customers are furious with Walgreens and other retailers’ replacement of clear fridge and freezer doors with iPad-like screens displaying items within.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
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.
CNN From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2022
More schools and universities are conducting classes in virtual reality, especially given the availability of better and less expensive VR headsets.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2022
India's Stellapps Technologies has come up with what CEO Ranjith Mukundan describes as "a device which is like a Fitbit for cattle."
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2022
Wearable technology is being used by an increasing number of athletes to record their physical performance and push themselves to achieve more.
CNN From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2022
The C-shaped parent xenobots collect and compress loose stem cells together into piles which can mature into offspring.
CNN From ACM News | November 30, 2021
Researchers say they have discovered over a dozen software vulnerabilities that could be used to crash medical devices and other equipment.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | November 16, 2021
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...CNN From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2021
Artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, and three-dimensional printing revealed the portrait of a nude woman hidden beneath the surface of a Picasso painting...CNN From ACM TechNews | October 20, 2021
Over 50 robots are working at Singapore's Changi General Hospital, performing activities ranging from surgery to administrative activities.
CNN From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2021
A spokesperson for video game publisher Electronic Arts verified that hackers have compromised the company's systems and stolen game source code and other assets...CNN From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2021
Amazon has indefinitely extended its ban on police use of its facial recognition software, which lawmakers and company employees have said discriminates against...CNN Business From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2021
Pizza chain Domino's has launched a robot car pizza delivery service to select customers in Houston's Woodland Heights neighborhood.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | April 19, 2021
Threats of regulatory crackdowns on technology companies worldwide are expected to become more common, increasingly fragmenting the Internet.
CNN From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2021
South Korean broadcaster SBS plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to "resurrect" deceased folk singer Kim Kwang-seok for a new AI vs. human competition.
CNN From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2021
Officials in Venice, Italy, are using technology to track the number of tourists in the city, and where they go.
CNN From ACM TechNews | January 15, 2021
A dinosaur's brain reconstructed through advanced imaging and three-dimensional modeling suggests the sauropod may have been bipedal and occasionally carnivorous...CNN From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2020