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ACM Turing Award Honors Bob Metcalfe for Ethernet
The Association for Computing Machinery has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for the invention… From ACM CareersAn 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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Morris Tanenbaum, Who Helped Put Silicon in Microchips, Dies at 94
AT&T chemist found a better way to make transistors and helped manage the phone company's breakup.
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How Doctors Use AI to Help Diagnose Patients
Artificial intelligence is enhancing physicians' diagnostic abilities to better identify patients who might be vulnerable to certain ailments.
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Japan, Netherlands Agree to Limit Exports of Chip-Making Equipment to China
Deal with U.S. comes as President Biden seeks to slow China's military development.
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LG, Whirlpool Target Customers Disconnected from 'Smart' Appliances
Appliance manufacturers LG Electronics and Whirlpool are trying to entice customers whose "smart" appliances are not connected to the Internet to embrace the technology...
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Global IT Spending Decreased in 2022
The devices segment of Gartner's spending forecast is projected to fall 5.1% this year to roughly $685 billion, after dropping more than 10% in 2022.
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Ukraine Has Digitized Its Fighting Forces on a Shoestring
Ukraine has digitally networked its fighting forces, intelligence, and weapons on the cheap through satellite communications and custom software.
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Case to Block Virtual-Reality Deal
Federal Trade Commission seeks to prevent social-media company from acquiring Within Unlimited.
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Amazon's Quest for the 'Holy Grail' of Robotics
Automating some warehouse functions could let the giant do more with its existing workforce—or the retailer may not require all the humans it employs today.
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China Clamps Down on Internet as It Seeks to Stamp Out Covid Protests
Online regulators tell big tech companies to expand censorship of information on demonstrations and take steps to curb the virtual private networks used to bypass...
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Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists
U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens is deploying robots to fill prescriptions for drugstores amid a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians.
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Micron to Spend Up to $100 Billion on Chip Factory in New York State
Semiconductor plant would be largest in the U.S., as Washington tries to boost the industry.
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Chip Investment Decisions Await Congressional Action on $52 Billion Funding Bill
Political wrangling slows progress on what began as bipartisan effort to restore America's semiconductor production prowess.
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Memory-Chip Prices Fall From Pandemic Highs
Prices have come down to levels that suggest the demand boom is likely over.
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Sweden's Einride to Test Autonomous Trucks on U.S. Roads
Sweden's autonomous-truck startup Einride AB, working in partnership with GE Appliances, will test self-driving freight vehicles on U.S. roadways .
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Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Coming. Is America Ready?
Autonomous trucks that mostly stick to highways could make sense, both technologically and economically, in ways robotaxis have not.
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Financial Firms Seek Edge in Algorithms Inspired by Quantum Computing
Some firms are running algorithms used for quantum computers on advanced machines for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.
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Global Chip Shortage's Latest Worry: Too Few Chips for Chip-Making
Intel and TSMC are looking to boost chip output amid supercharged demand, but getting the equipment to do so requires increasing patience.
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Intel CEO Sees Chip Shortage Lasting Into 2024
Semiconductor giant says quarterly sales fell amid sagging demand for lower-end laptops.
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DARPA: Safeguarding Data for Stronger Democracy
The agency is using emerging encryption techniques to protect data in transit, in storage, and during computation.
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Apple Opens Self-Repair Store With $300 iPhone Screens, 19-Cent Screws
You can now access official manuals and parts, but for most people, the minimal savings won't be worth it.12