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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Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system that simulates and optimizes robot design and control programs.
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TLDR: This AI Sums Up Research Papers in a Sentence
Software called TLDR (too long, didn't read) automatically produces one-sentence abstracts of research papers.
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The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders
The open source movement runs on the heroic efforts of not enough people doing too much work. They need help.
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Software Stalks Malware in the Wild
A new tool can pinpoint online malware source code repositories with 89% accuracy.
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Chinese-U.S. Team Receives 2020 Gordon Bell Prize
The Association for Computing Machinery named a U.S.-Chinese team of nine researchers as recipients of the 2020 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Deep Potential Molecular...
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Technologies for the Visually Impaired
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
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Tracking COVID, Discreetly
Tracing the contacts of those who come into contact with the coronavirus is not that simple.
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Computer Scientists Launch Counteroffensive Against Video Game Cheaters
University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists have developed a countermeasure against video game cheaters.
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Massachusetts Earns Top Marks for Technology-Focused Economy
The Milken Institute's biennial State Technology and Science Index names Massachusetts, Colorado, and California as having the greatest science and technology capabilities...
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NASA's New Rocket Would be the Most Powerful Ever. But it's the Software that has Some Officials Worried.
The SLS software concerns are the latest red flags for a program that has struggled to overcome cost overruns and setbacks.
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With Deep Learning Algorithms, Standard CT Technology Produces Spectral Images
Engineers have developed a deep neural network that produces spectral images almost as well as dual-energy computed tomography imaging technology.
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Does Palantir See Too Much?
The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends.
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The No-Code Generation is Arriving
No-code tools are successful because they are connecting with a new generation that understands precisely the sort of logic required by these platforms to function...
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2020's Fastest-Rising Tech Jobs? Programming Language PHP Leads the Way
Job search engine Indeed said entry-level PHP developer is the fastest-growing technology job industry-wide.
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Schools Clamored for Seesaw’s App. That Was Good News, and Bad News.
It wasn't simple to become a do-it-all education tool almost overnight.
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Simple Software Creates Complex Wooden Joints That Interlock with No Nails, Glue, or Tools
Researchers at Japan's University of Tokyo created novel three-dimensional design software for producing sophisticated, interlocking wooden joints that do not require...
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Remote Work Not Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore
Technology that allows people to perform physical work remotely is proliferating across a host of occupations.
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