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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.
Sensors and other equipment aboard the International Space Station will be used to monitor wildlife, revolutionizing animal tracking.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2020
Police departments in several U.S. cities are using updated software from Ford Motor that the automaker claims can kill the coronavirus.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2020
The app, which allows people to record their symptoms, was remarkably effective in predicting infections. The most reliable indicators, researchers found, were...The New York Times From ACM News | May 13, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted technology companies' plans to bring autonomous vehicles into the mainstream this year.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2020
Medical practice over the Internet can result in faster diagnoses and treatments, increase the efficiency of care, and reduce patient stress.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 12, 2020
With the pandemic having shut down production, companies are asking ad agencies to create commercials made up of digitally altered footage.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 24, 2020
Sophisticated tech used to gather and analyze information may be able to improve returns, but the data isn't showing it.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 21, 2020
The National Football League is using a startup's artificial intelligence technology to remotely scout prospective players during the coronavirus restrictions.
...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2020
The artificial intelligence industry is experiencing a supervised learning revolution, as researchers teach computers to recognize patterns and learn from them....The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2020
Researchers have trained a neural network to distinguish humpback whale songs from other ocean noise.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2020
Many countries scrambling to contain the coronavirus pandemic are deploying digital surveillance to control their populations.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2020
Data suggests that mass business closures and social-distancing edicts imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic are helping reduce the numbers of fevers recorded...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2020
Major technology companies have spent billions in the past three years to prevent election meddling, but new challenges are adding to their struggle in the run-up...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2020
A new consortium of top scientists will be able to use some of the world's most advanced supercomputers to look for solutions.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 30, 2020
"Private" hotels, online tour-company teasers for future travelers, and other ways that travel companies are keeping their businesses alive.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 30, 2020
Technology from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft misidentified 35% of words from people who were black. White people fared much better.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 24, 2020
Hillel Furstenberg of Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yale University's Gregory Margulis share this year's Abel Prize in mathematics for trailblazing...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2020
The digital services churned out by the world's computer centers are multiplying, but their energy use is not, thanks to cloud computing, a new study says.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 28, 2020
A prototype wearable device blocks microphones in the vicinity from eavesdropping on conversations.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 21, 2020