Communications of the ACM
'A Very Exciting Time to be at the Helm'
A conversation with U.S. National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan.
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Scientists Find the Skull of Humanity's Ancestor, on a Computer
Researchers reconstructed a virtual skull of the last common human ancestor using computerized-tomography scans of 260 modern-day skulls from various populations...
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Sally Floyd, Who Helped Things Run Smoothly Online, Dies at 69
In the early 1990s, Floyd was one of the inventors of Random Early Detection, which continues to play a vital role in the stability of the internet.
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Facebook's New Tool Lets You See Which Apps, Websites Tracked You
Researchers at Facebook have developed a tool that lets users better see and control the information the company has collected about their browsing habits outside...
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AI Is Learning From Humans. Many Humans.
While artificial intelligence systems are viewed by most people in technology as the future of the industry, tech executives rarely discuss the labor-intensive...
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Apple Transforms Central Park Into an Augmented Reality Gallery
Apple has launched an intiative called [AR]T, a curation of augmented reality art featured in a series of guided walks in New York City's Central Park.
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And Now, a Bicycle Built for None
Researchers from Tsinghua University in China have developed a self-driving bicycle.
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Calls Mount to Ease Big Tech's Grip on Your Data
A growing number of academics, economists, technologists, and lawmakers are working to reimagine the current environment in which a few large technology companies...
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FaceApp Lets You 'Age' a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy?
Russia-based Wireless Lab's FaceApp recently saw a significant boost in popularity as celebrities used the app's age filter to provide realistic glimpses of what...
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With $1 Billion from Microsoft, an AI Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain
Microsoft has made a $1-billion investment in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab created by Elon Musk and Sam Altman in 2015.
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Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face
Many databases of facial images are compiled by companies and researchers without the knowledge or consent of the owners of those faces.
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The Worm That Nearly Ate the Internet
It infected 10 million computers. So why did cybergeddon never arrive?
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How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want
E-commerce websites sometimes use devious techniques to manipulate consumers into purchasing items and online services they may not otherwise want.
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Gender Gap in Computer Science Won't Close for 100 Years
A study by the nonprofit Allen Institute predicts women writing published computer science research will not achieve gender equality in this century.
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California Tests a Digital 'Fire Alarm' for Mental Distress
Mindstrong, a Silicon Valley-based venture co-founded by a former director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, is developing an early-warning system...
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Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers $600,000
The city council of Riviera Beach, FL, agreed to pay almost $600,000 in bitcoin to ransom back their computer systems, held hostage by malware for the past three...
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Software pgrade (After 40 Years) Aims to Improve .S. Weather Forecasts
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has significantly upgraded the software that guides its weather prediction capability for the first time...
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Stanford Team Aims at Alexa, Siri With Privacy-Minded Alternative
Stanford University researchers are designing voice-operated virtual assistants that give users more control over personal information.
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DeepMind Can Now Beat s at Multiplayer Games, Too
Researchers have developed automated "agents" that display humanlike behavior when playing in capture-the-flag mode in the Quake III multiplayer computer game. ...
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In Baltimore and Beyond, Stolen NSA Tool Wreaks Havoc
Ransomware that has frozen thousands of computers in Baltimore and crippled many city services contains a key element developed by the U.S. National Security Agency...
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