By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems…
From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 26, 2019
Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., is the first pediatric hospital to deploy a remote-monitoring virtual liaison robot in its cardiac intensive...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 20, 2019
Both human and machine have 10 seconds per plant. They must find the ripe strawberries in the leaves, gently twist them off the stems and tuck them into a plastic...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 19, 2019
New predictive analytics technologies are helping researchers protect turtles, albatrosses, whales, and other endangered species from fishermen.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2019
Slowly and silently, they glide across the floor wearing bright yellow dresses that look as though they were plucked from a haunted 1920s boarding school.
The Washington Post From ACM News | February 8, 2019
Researchers have created a three-dimensional printer that can generate whole objects at once, instead of printing them layer by layer.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 6, 2019
A prototype self-driving air taxi from Boeing's research and development unit completed its first flight in Manassas, VA, last week.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2019
George Mason University students will soon have a fleet of 25 autonomous wheeled robots delivering meals to them across campus.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2019
Venture capitalists are warning the Trump administration against limiting exports on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 18, 2019
Giant Food Stores will install autonomous assistive robots in 172 stores across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2019
President Trump has promised to reduce the number of H-1B visas granted; Canadian businesses see an opportunity to lure international tech talent north of the border...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 16, 2019
An autonomous, bread-making robotic oven made by Wilkinson Baking of Walla Walla, WA, can produce 235 loaves daily.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2019
A broad technology industry effort to expand apprenticeships in areas like cybersecurity and software engineering was unveiled this week at CES 2019.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 9, 2019
The Cyberdog wine bar in Prague, Czech Republic, is equipped with a robot bartender that serves drinks ordered via a smartphone app.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2018
China is deploying drones to scan portions of the Great Wall reportedly too hazardous to cross, compiling information to support its rehabilitation.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 27, 2018
White House officials has been meeting with technology giants to try to persuade them to allow their employees to take leaves of absence to help modernize government...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 24, 2018
The Facebook video is nuts, but I can't tear my eyes away. A plane, struggling in a huge storm, does a 360-degree flip before safely landing and letting out terrified...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 23, 2018