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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Ancient Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablets Could Be Decoded by AI
A deep learning artificial intelligence model has decoded ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
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City-Wide Quantum Data Network in China Is Largest Ever Built
China has been running a city-wide quantum communications network in Hefei, the largest quantum network demonstration built to date, for almost three years.
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Smart Reporting Tool Could Combat Fake News on Encrypted Chat Apps
Researchers at George Washington University say they have built a tool that would allow users to expose fake news without endangering their privacy. The Fuzzy Anonymous...
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AI Can Detect Deepfake Face Because Its Pupils Have Jagged Edges
A computer model developed by researchers at New York’s University of Albany can determine whether an image of a face is a deepfake by examining its pupils.
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Digital Archives Meant to Be Permanent Seem to Be Lost on the Web
Old Dominion University's Michael Nelson and colleagues have found that supposedly permanent digital Web archives could be lost.
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Google Can Take Two Months to Remove Malware Apps from App Store
It takes an average of 77 days from detection for Google to remove apps that may contain malware from the Google Play Store, accoriding to a recent analysis.
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Snake-Like Robot Could Explore Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus
Researchers have developed a snake-like robot that could facilitate exploration of the interior of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
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AI Carpenter Can Recreate Furniture From Photos
An algorithm developed by University of Washington researchers can render photos of wooden objects into three-dimensional models with enough detail to be replicated...
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Why Self-Driving Cars Could be Going the Way of the Jetpack
Some observers say the dream of fully autonomous vehicles is a mirage: creating robot vehicles able to tackle any kind of road or traffic situation is just too...
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Dubai Police Will Use Citywide Network of Drones to Respond to Crime
Dubai is creating a network of pre-positioned drone bases so police can respond to incidents with drones anywhere in the city within a minute.
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Water-Powered Robotic Hand Can Play Super Mario Bros
University of Maryland researchers used three-dimensional printing to produce a water-controlled robotic hand capable of completing the first level of the computer...
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Google Demonstrates Vital Step towards Large-scale Quantum Computers
Said Peter Knight at Imperial College London, "Without this advance, you will still have uncertainty about whether the roadmap towards fault tolerance was feasible...
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Banning Extreme Views on YouTube Really Does Help Stop Their Spread
The results of a study indicated that banning people who espouse extreme views from YouTube shrinks their audience.
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GPS Cyberattack Falsely Placed U.K. Warship Near Russian Naval Base
A cyberattack may have been involved in a naval confrontation this week between Russia and a British warship in the Black Sea that never really happened.
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Meteorite-Hunting Drones Could Help Find Freshly Fallen Space Rocks
A team of scientists used drones and machine learning to try to find just-landed meteorites.
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Quantum Data Link Established Between 2 Distant Chinese Cities
Researchers created a secure quantum link extending 511 kilometers (almost 320 miles) between two Chinese cities.
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Autonomous Walking Excavator Can Build Walls, Dig Trenches
A walking construction vehicle can operate autonomously on rough terrain, thanks to a team of Swiss-German engineers.
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U.S. Army Scientists Create Formula for the Perfect Walking Robot
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have determined that current legged robots could be far more efficient.
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DeepMind AI Taught Digital People to Play Football from Scratch
An artificial intelligence-trained computer learned to play football from scratch, using digital players.
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