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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
A submarine fiber-optic cable owned by Google was used by researchers to detect earthquakes and ocean waves generated by storms.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2021
Researchers have developed a computer model that could reduce wait times for charging electric cars by using information about each vehicle’s planned journey.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2021
A prototype soft robot developed by researchers at Cornell University is imbued with sensory perception.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2021
Stanford University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based art critic that can predict emotional reactions to famous paintings, and even provide...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2021
A prototype artificial intelligence developed by Colorado State University researchers could train dogs while their owners are out.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
Two types of autonomous robot foresters developed by Estonia's University of Tartu and robot manufacturer Milrem are planting trees from Milrem's driverless ground...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2021
Amazon researcher Aleksander Kubica won the world's first quantum chess tournament during the virtual Practical Quantum Computing (Q2B) conference.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 30, 2020
An artificially intelligent pilot can keep huge stratospheric balloons aloft in a fixed position for hundreds of days to operate as floating cell towers for remote...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2020
A machine learning system can be used with voice assistants to detect typing on touchscreens nearby, using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to determine what...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 4, 2020
University of Michigan researchers have developed a model that simplifies robots' ability to follow commands by allowing them to understand what people are saying...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2020
A new model can track the movement of the shoulders and arms of a person typing during a video call to determine what they are typing.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2020
Researchers at the French National Center for Scientific Research have developed a mathematical model for more accurately predicting race times from the data assembled...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2020
Rutgers University researchers have trained a camera-linked artificial intelligence to read the tactile properties of an object when presented with a photograph...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2020
Researchers at India's International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) have developed artificial intelligence that tweaks video footage in real time to...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2020
Since April, computer scientists at Purdue University have been using an online database of public cameras to track compliance with social-distancing guidelines...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2020
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Researchers have created a more complex version of the ancient Chinese board game Go using quantum entanglement.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020