Communications of the ACM
An 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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How ML Helps The New York Times Power its Paywall
Powered with data-driven user insights, the causal machine learning model determinines the right number of free articles each user should get to keep them interested...
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Nvidia, Arm Call Off $80B Merger; Arm CEO Resigns
Nvidia is the leader in the graphics processing unit and AI processor market. Arm intellectual property powers virtually all smartphones and Internet of Things...
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Duke Energy Used Computer Vision, Robots to Cut Costs by $74 Million
Bonnie Titone at Duke Energy said the U.S. utility has slashed its labor costs by more than $74 million via artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions...
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IBM Partners with U.K. on $300 Million Quantum Computing Research Initiative
A five-year, $297.5-million partnership between IBM and the U.K. government will research quantum computing and artificial intelligence in the quest for sustainable...
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AI Ethics Research Conference Suspends Google Sponsorship
The decision followed days of questions about whether the conference would continue its relationship with Google following the company's treatment of Ethical AI...
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Python Pioneer Assesses the 30-year-old Programming Language
Software engineer Pablo Galindo discusses the challenges of enabling a programming language to grow and evolve without sacrificing backward compatibility.
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EU Report Warns AI Makes Autonomous Vehicles 'Highly Vulnerable' to Attack
A report by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) describes autonomous vehicles as "highly vulnerable to a wide range of attacks."
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How Machines Are Changing the Way Companies Talk
Economics and machine learning researchers have found artificial intelligence is making companies change how they communicate.
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Researchers Find Even 'Fair' Hiring Algorithms Can Be Biased
Researchers at Harvard University and Germany's Technische Universität Berlin analyzing how "fair" ranking algorithms affect gender uncovered inconsistent ranking...
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Google's Breast Cancer-Predicting AI Research Is Useless Without Transparency, Critics Say
Experts have taken issue with Google Health's artificial intelligence model for predicting breast cancer.
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Tech Execs Urge Washington to Accelerate AI Adoption for National Security
Technology company CEOs have issued 35 recommendations to Congress for maintaining global artificial intelligence supremacy.
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Stanford Lab Envisions Delivery Drones That Save Energy by Taking the Bus
Stanford University researchers have developed a methodology that allows delivery drones to take the bus.
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EU Robotics Project Gives Maintenance Workers a 'Second Pair of Hands'
A five-year EU effort to develop a proactive humanoid assistant as a "second pair of hands" for industrial workers has concluded with the development of a new robotic...
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Michigan's 'Marshall Plan for Talent' Aims to Become Model for Tech Education Nationwide
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently unveiled a five-year, $100-million "Marshall Plan for Talent" to better prepare students for technology fields with the most...
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How Pixar Made Monsters niversity, Its Latest Technological Marvel
Monsters University, the new animated film from Disney's Pixar division that debuts on June 21, will serve as light summer entertainment for most audiences. But...
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