Twitter has launched a version of its service that can circumvent Russia's attempts to block and censor the flow of information about its Ukraine invasion.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2022
A new technique for generating more realistic facial expressions of pain on robotic patients could also help correct signs of bias among medical students.
Imperial College London (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
Some customers are furious with Walgreens and other retailers’ replacement of clear fridge and freezer doors with iPad-like screens displaying items within.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation to lift a ban on facial recognition technology and to permit police to use it in certain scenarios.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
NFTs are making some collectors and artists rich, but success in this high-risk marketplace is more art than science.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2022
Robert Williams, Michael Oliver, and Nijeer Parks were misidentified by facial recognition software. The impact cast a long shadow.
Wired From ACM News | March 14, 2022
Ward Beullens at IBM Research Zurich in Switzerland easily cracked a cryptography algorithm touted as one of three contenders for a global standard against quantum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
Researchers discovered seven vulnerabilities, known collectively as "Access:7," in more than 150 Internet of Things devices made by more than 100 companies.
Dark Reading From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
Researchers are looking to artificial intelligence as a way to potentially identify and predict problem gambling.
The New York Time From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
The technology is spreading fast among police, and often wrong. But people charged with crimes are rarely told an algorithm came into play.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022
New artificial intelligence-powered algorithms based on laboratory soil hyperspectral data can estimate soil organic carbon properties as precisely as fieldwork...University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2022
A robotic hand developed by Yale University researchers can fully rotate objects as its grippers break contact, similar to a human moving an object around to find...Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2022
A new method for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning control mechanisms use machine learning to balance energy cost, comfort, and efficiency while enabling...Pennsylvania State University News From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2022
The cryptocurrency boom has spawned enterprises democratically governed by a community of users. Or that's the theory. Making it work has been much mess
The New York Times From ACM News | March 10, 2022