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From Communications of the ACMChris Edwards| September 1, 2022
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
U.S. cities and towns are using artificial intelligence to monitor and regulate short-term rentals, with some hoping to spot tax-revenue opportunities during the...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2020
Startups are developing prototype autonomous trucks to haul freight while reducing transportation costs and expediting deliveries.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy and Microsoft are partnering to develop artificial intelligence tools to improve first-responders' capabilities with regard to natural...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 3, 2020
Amazon's cloud unit announced a commercial service allowing millions of customers to tinker with early-stage quantum computing platforms from D-Wave System, IonQ...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 27, 2020
The deep-learning application makes more accurate decisions on behalf of banks experiencing network disruptions, Visa says.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 26, 2020
Robots could limit how much extra labor U.S. hotels must hire to meet sanitation demands during the global pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 20, 2020
Robots increasingly are filling some of the most common job roles in warehousing and logistics due to the explosion of e-commerce, Covid-19 stay-at-home orders,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 14, 2020
Fidelity Investments was among the companies involved in testing the new service, which will allow businesses to experiment with the super-fast computing.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 14, 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency has released new guidance for military and intelligence community staff, warning of threats to national security from cellphone...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020
Surveillance technology deployed in schools to prevent or contain coronavirus infection raises issues about its effectiveness, as well as its post-pandemic applications...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2020
Police use of "geofence" warrants is being disputed by criminal defendants in Virginia and San Francisco, and could be banned by lawmakers in New York.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2020
Researchers are creating tools to calculate the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence models to help developers understand their environmental impact.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 24, 2020
Over three dozen universities worldwide will compete in the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a race between self-driving vehicles to be held at the Indianapolis Motor...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2020
Utah and Georgia are testing vehicle-to-everything technology installed in roads to alert drivers to hazards.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2020
Engineers and scientists at meatpacking company Tyson Foods are developing an automated deboning system to process meats in order to avoid spreading infectious...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2020
Venture-backed startups are providing software, sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence tools to help factories open safely amid the coronavirus pandemic...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred the everyday use of augmented reality in semiconductor manufacturing and other industries.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2020
Colorblind users are pressing technology developers to redesign products to accommodate their disability.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2020
The U.S. Government Accountability Office last month published the first half of a review of privately developed algorithms used in policing.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2020
Some employers are building virtual reproductions of their offices as online simulations for workers in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2020