A glitch connected to the Y2K bug addressed two decades ago is crashing payment systems and computers, due to a poor fix.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2020
Most people would prefer to lose their job to a robot than to another person, but at the same time would rather see a co-worker replaced by a human than a robot...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2019
Researchers in the .K. found that drones and siren sounds were most effective in getting endangered southern white rhinos to leave poaching hotspots in national...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2019
Groups of hackers are stealing millions of dollars through cryptojacking, which works by illicitly harnessing the computing power of thousands to mine cryptocurrency...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2019
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is conducting a month-long military exercise using a variety of new technologies.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2018
Research from Johns Hopkins University suggests new ways to prevent artificial intelligence from being visually deceived.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2018
Researchers found insights into ant cooperation could be incorporated into the development of large swarms of robots.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 22, 2018
A mean robot could motivate human employees to improve their cognitive performance, compared to supervision by a friendly robot or no robot supervision, researchers...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2018
IBM researchers have developed a system that translates offensive comments on social media into more polite language, while keeping the content intact.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2018
A team of researchers has found that a team of robot football (soccer) players trained to mimic how infant humans walk can beat other robots trained on geometric...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2018
A new algorithm monitors a person's unconscious eye movements as they read, to assess their proficiency in a foreign language.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2018
A new smart harness uses artificial intelligence to help people regain their mobility following certain neurological injuries.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 21, 2017
Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands programmed a robotic fly to mimic insects with different levels of wing damage, enabling them to examine...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 5, 2017
Artificial intelligence systems can form flawed and stereotypical word associations by learning from biased data samples.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2016
Has your bank recently sent you a credit or debit card with a chip in it? If so, you may now be in possession of a little piece of tech that is quietly helping...New Scientist From ACM News | June 9, 2016
University of Louisville researcher Roman Yampolskiy and hacktivist Federico Pistono are examining worst-case scenarios for a potential malevolent artificial intelligence...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2016