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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.
We have self-driving cars, knowledgeable digital assistants, and software capable of putting names to faces as well as any expert.Technology Review From ACM News | March 25, 2015
Google's Pagerank algorithm has become one of the most famous in computer science. It was originally designed to rank websites according to their importance by...Technology Review From ACM News | March 16, 2015
If anyone had devised a way to create a genetically engineered baby, I figured George Church would know about it.Technology Review From ACM News | March 6, 2015
A Canadian startup is working to make monsters, fish, and other creatures seem to come alive inside a tabletop box.Technology Review From ACM Careers | February 27, 2015
During a famous scene in Star Wars, Princess Leia has R2D2 play a holographic video message in midair in which she pleads for help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the near...Technology Review From ACM News | February 25, 2015
Logically, I know there isn’t a hulking four-armed, twisty-horned blue monster clomping in circles in front of me, but it sure as hell looks like it.Technology Review From ACM News | February 20, 2015
Smartphones, tablets and PCs should appear this year that can send and receive data wirelessly more than 10 times faster than a Wi-Fi connection.Technology Review From ACM News | January 16, 2015
In the last few years, two-dimensional crystals have emerged as some of the most exciting new materials to play with.Technology Review From ACM News | January 13, 2015
Many cars now include cameras or other sensors that record the passing world and trigger intelligent behavior, such as automatic braking or steering to avoid an...Technology Review From ACM News | January 8, 2015
A new form of computer memory might help machines match the capabilities of the human brain when it comes to tasks such as interpreting images or video footage.Technology Review From ACM News | January 5, 2015
The holy grail of artificial intelligence—creating software that comes close to mimicking human intelligence—remains far off. But 2014 saw major strides in machine...Technology Review From ACM News | December 30, 2014
One of the most exciting changes influencing modern life is the ability to search and interact with information on a scale that has never been possible before.Technology Review From ACM News | December 16, 2014
Some high-tech prosthetic limbs can be controlled by their owners, using nerves, muscles, or even the brain. However, there's no way for the wearer to tell if an...Technology Review From ACM News | December 10, 2014
Transparent films containing carbon nanobuds—molecular tubes of carbon with ball-like appendages—could turn just about any surface, regardless of its shape, into...Technology Review From ACM News | December 9, 2014
Last month in Silicon Valley, biologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier showed up in black gowns to receive the $3 million Breakthrough Prize, a glitzy...Technology Review From ACM News | December 8, 2014