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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Cops Wanted to Keep Mass Surveillance App Secret; Privacy Advocates Refused
Fog Reveal is "almost invisible" when attempting to search for it online.
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NSF Announces $10-million Partnership with Intel
The partnership is aimed at training and building a skilled semiconductor manufacturing workforce.
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DeepMind AI Learns to Play Soccer Using Decades of Match Simulations
Researchers trained an artificial intellgence to play soccer using an athletic curriculum resembling an accelerated model of a human baby maturing into a soccer...
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These Cute Robots Could Deliver Your Next Coffee
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Kaye Chon said the pandemic-related exodus from the hospitality industry has contributed to an increase in the use of robots...
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Neural Networks Predict Forces in Jammed Granular Solids
A team of researchers used machine learning and computer simulations to create a tool for predicting force chains within granular solids.
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Computational Model Could Speed Development of Semiconductors for Quantum Applications
A new computational model can forecast how doping semiconductor material zinc selenide with halogen elements chlorine and fluorine changes its optical properties...
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Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research
Computer proof assistants are being used to create online libraries of mathematical theorems and proofs.
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Teen Invents ML Tool to Detect Elephant Poachers in Real Time
According to the teen, the software is four times more accurate than existing state-of-the-art detection methods.
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Everything Apple Announced
Wednesday's iPhone launch event saw the release of four new iPhone models, plus an Apple Watch built to take a beating.
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Digital Twins Could Help Society Solve Key Sustainability Challenges
The transformative power of digital twins could be the answer to adapting to environmental changes, helping to democratize global efforts to reach net zero.
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Ian Foster To Receive ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
The grid computing pioneer is recognized with one of the high-performance computing field's most prestigious honors.
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Why 'Erasure' Could Be Key to Practical Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed a method for error correction in a quantum computer's calculations.
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YouTube More Likely to Direct Election-Fraud Videos to Users Doubting 2020 Election
Researchers found YouTube algorithms were more likely to recommend election fraud-related videos to users who already doubted the legitimacy of the 2020 U.S. presidential...
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The Animal Translators
Researchers are using machine learning systems to decode animal communication.
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Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Cyborg Cockroaches
An international team of scientists outfitted insects with a wireless control module to create remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches.
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What Deep Learning Algorithms Can Teach Us About Snow
The DeepPrecip neural network developed by Fraser King and colleagues at the University of Waterloo models weather in order to measure annual snowfall and snowmelt...
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Organizations Spending Billions on Easy-to-Bypass Malware Defense
Research suggests that hackers can easily circumvent Endpoint Detection and Response systems, the malware detecting and blocking solutions on which organizations...
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An Apple Watch for Your Five-Year-Old?
Parents in the U.S. are increasingly buying Apple Watches for children as young as five years old as a short-term substitute for cellphones.
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French Bureaucrats: We Won't Be Enslaved by Robots
France's highest administrative court dismissed the notion that artificial intelligence threatens humanity.
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