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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Businesses in Singapore increasingly are resorting to robots to help address labor shortages and perform a range of jobs.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
Clearview AI said it is expanding sales of its facial recognition software to companies outside of law enforcement.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 31, 2022
The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed suit against Facebook for allegedly violating state law with its facial recognition technology.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2022
Seoul-based news site NK Pro reported that log files and network records showed Websites on North Korean Web domains were largely unreachable.
Reuters From ACM News | January 26, 2022
Some investors expect trucks to overtake cars in becoming fully autonomous and profitable, as trucks face fewer regulatory and technological barriers to deployment...Reuters From ACM TechNews | December 21, 2021
South Korea in January plans launch a pilot project to track the movements of persons infected with COVID-19 and anyone with whom they had close contact
Reuters From ACM TechNews | December 20, 2021
Chinese technology giants Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com plan to increase their courier robot fleets fourfold to more than 2,000 by next year.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2021
Venture capitalists are investing in leasing robots from Silicon Valley startups to smaller U.S. factories amid a labor shortage.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2021
Although analysts have warned that millions of blue-collar jobs in the U.S. industrial heartland will soon be displaced by robots, that is not yet the case at small...Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2021
Researchers at the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands used artificial intelligence to restore missing parts of Rembrandt’s "The Night Watch."
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2021
Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics has developed a prototype robot to engage with seniors and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 14, 2021
Final rules from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that permit small drones to fly over people and to fly at night took effect April 21.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2021
Several U.S. banks are rolling out artificial intelligence systems to analyze customer preferences, monitor employees, and detect suspicious activity near ATMs....Reuters From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2021
A robot is using ultraviolet light to kill viruses aboard Swiss passenger planes, in a test being conducted with airport services company Dnata in the United Arab...Reuters From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2021
After the 2011 earthquake, local governments have partnered with companies and researchers to improve residents' lives
Thomson Reuters Foundation News From ACM News | March 9, 2021
The Louisiana National Guard has been called in to investigate a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2020
A U.S. engineering company has designed a robot dolphin in the hope that such animatronic machines eventually could substitute for captive animals at theme parks...Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2020
Humidity can have a major impact on the dispersion of virus particles, according to a study by researchers at Kobe University in Japan and research giant Riken....Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have publicly exposed a sophisicated hacking tool that Russian intelligence used to penetrate...Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2020