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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 researchers behind a quantum computer that encodes data in pulses of light have connected it to the Internet and made it available for public use.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022
Researchers created an odor delivery device, then used machine learning to analyze electroencephalograms to determine how the brain processes scents.
University of Tokyo (Japan) From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022
An autonomous system can patrol agricultural fields around the clock to drive away birds that feed on the crops.
Washington State University From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022
Chinese developers of the new systems have not officially submitted details to the list organizers.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) From ACM News | June 3, 2022
Walmart is expanding its partnership with DroneUp to make drone deliveries available in six more states this year.
CNBC From ACM TechNews | June 2, 2022
Researchers at Japan's Waseda University have developed a hybrid algorithm to improve Ising machines' efficiency with multi-spin flips.
Waseda University (Japan) From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
Today, Microsoft's AI can take control of characters in Minecraft. Soon, it could help you control your whole computer.
Wired From ACM News | June 1, 2022
Researchers have built an algorithm that can scan old astronomical images for unnoticed space rocks, helping to detect objects that could one day imperil Earth....The New York Times From ACM News | June 1, 2022
A team of Austrian and German scientists has constructed a 16-quantum bit computer that runs error-free calculations.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
Businesses in Singapore increasingly are resorting to robots to help address labor shortages and perform a range of jobs.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2022
Clearview AI said it is expanding sales of its facial recognition software to companies outside of law enforcement.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 31, 2022
The 59th edition of the TOP500 revealed the Frontier system to be the first true exascale machine with an HPL score of 1.102 Exaflop/s.
Top500 From ACM News | May 31, 2022
Geographic areas with populations at high risk of micronutrient deficiencies can be identified using publicly available satellite data and artificial intelligence...Scientific American From ACM TechNews | May 27, 2022
The researchers implemented two computational gates on fault-tolerant quantum bits, which are necessary for a universal set of gates.
Phys.org From ACM News | May 27, 2022
The SmartCityPHL project in Philadelphia is a partnership of the city, Comcast, and US Ignite to help collect real-time data on air quality, weather, transportation...Government Technology From ACM News | May 26, 2022
A 749-gross-ton vessel is the first commercial cargo ship to be navigated entirely by artificial intelligence during a nearly 500-mile, 40-hour journey.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2022
The U.S. software company brands itself as "the world's largest facial network" holding billions of face photographs from the Internet.
Euronews From ACM News | May 24, 2022
ROS 2 offers a method for offloading robotic tasks to a remote server, using a cloud computing platform like Amazon Web Services.
TechCrunch From ACM News | May 24, 2022