Researchers found that ballot-marking devices, which will be used in at least 18% of U.S. districts in November’s presidential election, lack sufficient safeguards...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 10, 2020
Robotics company Nuro has been field-testing delivery via autonomous vehicles (AV) in Houston.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2019
Engineers are racing to program artificial intelligence to recognize different scenarios that human drivers know inherently.
The Washington Post From ACM News | November 11, 2019
The U.S. Defense Innovation Board has published a set of ethical principles for how military agencies should design weapons enabled by artificial intelligence and...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2019
Boston-based robotics firm Piaggio Fast Forward will soon deploy a bipedal wheeled robot that hauls owners' belongings as it follows behind them.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2019
California Institute of Technology researchers have developed a robot drone that can traverse rough terrain.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 11, 2019
Two U.S. congressmen created an artificial intelligence-doctored political video to demonstrate the threat such disinformation presents.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 3, 2019
A study by cybersecurity company NormShield found U.S. state election offices are failing to implement digital safeguards, increasing the 2020 elections' susceptibility...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2019
Scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working to gain a better understanding of what happens within a hurricane during periods...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2019
China's advantage in the quantum technology field is worrisome to some scientists and officials in the U.S., and Beijing's ongoing investment in the technology...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 27, 2019
The Atlantic League was the first U.S. professional baseball league to use a "robot" umpire, at its recent All-Star Game.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2019
Texas-based data subscription service Pensa has created a drone and its underlying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance grocery operations.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2019
As the first images of charred wreckage inside the Notre Dame cathedral appeared online Tuesday, engineers around the world said one observation was already clear...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 17, 2019
U.K. startup Wayve said it has created an autonomous vehicle that can learn to drive the way a human does, through trial and error, using cameras and satellite...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2019
As U.S. officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei over spying concerns, President Trump has urged American...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 11, 2019
When Hillary Clinton stumbled and coughed through public appearances during her 2016 presidential run, she faced critics who said that she might not be well enough...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 3, 2019
Students eating habits have changed since the deployment of 25 semi-autonomous delivery robots from Starship Technologies on the George Mason University campus...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 27, 2019
As the New Zealand gunman live-streamed the massacre onto Facebook, fewer than 200 people watched. The social network said its moderators removed it sometime after...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 20, 2019
The ability of Internet users to spread a video of Friday's slaughter in New Zealand marked a triumph—however appalling—of human ingenuity over computerized systems...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 20, 2019