The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further...The New York Times From ACM News | October 26, 2020
Washington DC-based nonprofit Upturn found law enforcement officials regularly break into encrypted smartphones, and police in all U.S. states have phone-hacking...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2020
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers, and pop-up dining areas are a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the...The New York Times From ACM News | October 21, 2020
Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 8, 2020
Despite the Pentagon's talk of embracing quantum computing and artificial intelligence, the politics of killing off old weapons systems is so forbidding that the...The New York Times From ACM News | October 1, 2020
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 29, 2020
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 24, 2020
Inspired by a mother's question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 24, 2020
Facebook, Google, and other major technology firms Wednesday announced an expansion of their coalition to secure the November U.S. presidential election, and met...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 14, 2020
Researchers at Stanford University were able to capture the acoustics of the Hagia Sophia, prior to the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul being rededicated as a Muslim...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 6, 2020
The pandemic has turned cleaning and other mundane building tasks into a challenge, stoking interest in machines as cost-effective solutions.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 5, 2020
Researchers are using computer models to determine how the coronavirus moves through a community, building, or small group of people.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2020
Researchers at the University of Chicago want you to be able to post selfies without worrying that the next Clearview AI will use them to identify you.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 4, 2020
Meet Erica, an android believed to be Hollywood's first fully autonomous artificially intelligent actor. Can she overcome the uncanny valley?
The New York Times From ACM News | August 3, 2020
Researchers have developed a model that uses social-media and search data to forecast outbreaks of Covid-19 well before they occur.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 7, 2020
Many claim their employees are hyper efficient while working from home. But there are social and emotional costs to ambition in isolation.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 30, 2020