The NExt ApplicationS of Quantum Computing project hopes to demonstrate practical use cases for the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices that soon will be available...HPCwire From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2020
Japan Post Co. is testing in Tokyo a self-driving mail delivery robot that can maneuver around obstacles and cross intersections with traffic lights.
The Japan Times From ACM TechNews | October 9, 2020
Artificial intelligence researchers at Norwegian telecommunications carrier Telenor's Norwegian Open AI Lab are testing AI models to reduce costs and increase efficiency...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 9, 2020
A new mobile docking system for autonomous underwater vehicles extends their performance without human intervention.
Purdue University News From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2020
Researchers found critical defects in two popular industrial remote access systems that attackers could exploit.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2020
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that is almost as accurate as a physician in diagnosing Covid-19 in the lungs and distinguishing Covid...University of Central Florida From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2020
Facial recognition algorithms have higher false-positive and lower false-negative rates for Black women, eyeglass wearers, and young children.
Venture Beat From ACM TechNews | October 1, 2020
Researchers last week announced successful test flights of drones carrying a human organ and tissue in Las Vegas.
USA Today From ACM TechNews | September 30, 2020
Rutgers University researchers have trained a camera-linked artificial intelligence to read the tactile properties of an object when presented with a photograph...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2020
Experts warn that smart Internet of Things devices could threaten entire businesses, with a Palo Alto Networks survey finding more devices connecting to business...TechRadar From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2020
Georgia election officials say they found a programming error on the state's voting touchscreens that caused a column of candidates in the U.S. Senate special election...The Atlanta Journal-Constitution From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2020
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have developed a method that builds automatic databases using natural language processing...Argonne National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2020
A lighthearted method for calculating π is analogous to a fundamental algorithm for quantum computing.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2020
ISPs, app developers, and even the government may know more about you than you think.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2020
The RISC-V open standard instruction-set architecture can improve cybersecurity.
R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | September 22, 2020