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ACM Turing Award Honors Bob Metcalfe for Ethernet
The Association for Computing Machinery has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for the invention… From ACM CareersAn 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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AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours
This marked the first time a bot took control of a military jet.
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Computing Guru Criticizes ChatGPT AI Tech for Making Things Up
Vint Cerf, who helped create the Internet's core network technology, hopes engineers can improve artificial intelligence's shortcoming.
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AI as Co-Pilot: Your Online Life Is About to Change, Like It or Not
Microsoft has Bing powered by the tech behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google has Bard, and many more are on the way.
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Microsoft Unveils AI-Powered Bing, a New Challenge to Google Search
Microsoft is building AI technology based on the same foundation as ChatGPT into search, Edge, Office, and other products.
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Google Unveils Bard, Its ChatGPT Rival for AI-Powered Conversation
With a Microsoft event expected to center on ChatGPT expected today, the AI chatbot war is heating up.
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Department of Justice Takes Down Hive, a Major Ransomware Group
The DOJ said it stopped victims, including hospitals, schools and infrastructure operators worldwide, from paying $130 million in ransom.
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Stranded Without Food? Edible Drone Has Snackable Wings
The munchable machine could be used in rescue missions.
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Google Agrees to $391.5 Million Privacy Settlement With 40 States
The company will change its location tracking disclosures in 2023.
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Nike Sneaker-Cleaning Robot Looks Like Car Wash for Shoes
Nike's Bot Initiated Longevity Lab (BILL) robot-powered system deep-cleans and repairs sneakers.
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Biden Signs CHIPS Act Into Law, Sending $53 Billion to U.S. Chipmakers
The White House credits the Act for spurring more than $44 billion in new manufacturing plans. But rebuilding the U.S. semiconductor industry will take years.
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New Technique Brings Quantum Computers Closer to Their Promise
The work was notable because Quantinuum's error correction technology keeps logical qubits stable longer than conventional qubits.
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Ethereum Merge: How Crypto's Carbon Footprint Is About to Shrink
Ethereum, the second biggest blockchain in the world, is transitioning to proof of stake. That sentence may not make sense to you, but it's a huge deal.
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The Self-Driving Big Rigs That You'll See on the Highway Soon
Aurora, Waymo, TuSimple and Torc are among the leaders in an industry that could pass self-driving cars.
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