Researchers at McAfee have demonstrated that adversarial machine learning can thwart autonomous driving systems.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2020
The U.S. Special Operations Command is developing a portable facial recognition system that can identify individuals from 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) off.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2020
A study by the nonprofit research group Center for an Urban Future offers hope for New York City employees who lack the training to qualify for upcoming technology...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2020
Quantum cryptography is clever and impressive, but companies calling it "unbreakable" and "unhackable" turns me into Shrödinger's sourpuss.
From ACM News | February 24, 2020
Isolated from the rest of the world, one woman pushed computing from a geeky obsession into a transformative industry.
BBC.com From ACM News | February 24, 2020
Nevada's Democratic Party hopes to avoid the fiasco seen in Iowa when it holds its caucuses Saturday with an in-house electronic voting system that it had to assemble...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 21, 2020
Researchers have created "sensorized" skin to increase soft robots' awareness of their bodily motion and orientation.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2020
A team of researchers at the University of Tehran in Iran has developed a fourth version of the Surena humanoid robotic system.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2020
Researchers have found a way to make artificial atoms on a silicon chip more stable by drawing in additional electrons to the atoms' outer shell, which could produce...ScienceAlert (Australia) From ACM TechNews | February 12, 2020
Brazil is following China's example and adopting facial-recognition technology to crack down on crime.
The Christian Science Monitor From ACM TechNews | February 12, 2020
A new computer system used deep learning to teach itself to accurately predict extreme weather events like heat waves and cold spells, based on a minimal amount...Rice University From ACM TechNews | February 12, 2020
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new safety standards for specific unmanned-aircraft models, a significant step toward eventually authorizing...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 11, 2020
The University at Buffalo's gaming project is all about trying to make machines that think more like humans.
Digital Trends From ACM News | February 11, 2020
A new three-dimensional simulation combines the macroscopic scale of tissue with the microscopic scale of individual cells to realistically model the mechano-biology...Newcastle University From ACM TechNews | February 10, 2020
Researchers have created a dataset for training future autonomous vehicles to drive in winter conditions.
U of T News From ACM TechNews | February 10, 2020