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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It's Time to Establish a Quantum Computing Strategy, Study Suggests
There's a critical mass of tech leaders interested in quantum computing, and current challenges to its widespread implementation are surmountable, says Classiq....
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U.S. PC Shipments Jump 17% Buoyed by Commercial, Educational Demand
Notebooks turned in the best performance during the second quarter of 2021, while desktops saw a healthy rebound, says Canalys.
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The Space Wide Web is Ready to Launch
There is even more to space innovation than the fledgling space tourism sector. Somewhat out of the public eye, there is a fast-growing space tech industry.
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Developers are Fans of Blockchain, but Most Have Not Used it Much at Work
A survey finds that most people are interested in Ethereum, but only 24% of surveyed developers have built anything with blockchain.
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Hpe and Nasa Experiment With a Supercomputer That Could Help US Get to Mars
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NASA announced a year-long joint experiment in which a "Spaceborne Computer" will be set up at the International Space Station, with...
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Cybersecurity Researchers Claim Every Network Router at Risk of Secretly Leaking Data
Researchers have demonstrated a method for stealing information by exploiting a network router's light-emitting diodes.
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Mit's 'moral Machine' Crowdsources Decisions About Autonomous Driving, but Experts Call It Misguided
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab's "Moral Machine" platform lets the public judge the types of ethical decisions autonomous vehicles should make...
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Australia Says Its First Self-Driving Car Can 'navigate Without Driver Input'
An autonomous automobile developed by German manufacturer Bosch in collaboration with the Australian government were to be tested on Australian roads this week....
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Angelica Lim: Flutist. Global Roboticist. Proud Master of a Robot Dalmatian Named Sparky.
Angelica Lim, a "developer on emotion recognition" on the Pepper robot at Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, specializes in building robots that can express emotions. ...
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Ibm's Brain-Like Chip and the Quest For a 'cognitive Planet'
IBM's recently announced TrueNorth chip follows the principles of brain-inspired neuromorphic computing.
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