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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Disney researchers applied deep-learning neural networks to develop a new way of evaluating movie audiences' reactions using facial expressions.
EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | July 25, 2017
A clutch of companies are changing how work gets done---by using virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2017
Researchers at the University of Seville have developed a system to estimate the time that it takes to complete a walk in the countryside. A system algorithm uses...niversity of Seville From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2017
We've all heard about the promise of augmented reality coming to the iPhone. With iOS 11 due later this year, Apple is releasing ARKit–a software that allows developers...Fast Company From ACM News | July 13, 2017
A new deep-learning algorithm can generate melodies that imitate a given style of music.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne From ACM TechNews | July 10, 2017
Researchers have modified a generative adversarial network to create an artificial intelligence program that produces images in unconventional styles.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 5, 2017
Researchers are tapping DNA to create a new and different type of storage media. The technology could prove revolutionary.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2017
Flush with recent successes, and pushed by even newer technology, AI systems could get much smarter.
Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2017
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab aim to nurture a lifelong enthusiasm for programming among young students, using the Scratch learn-to-code platform.
EdSurge From ACM TechNews | June 23, 2017
Only metres away from the tourist throngs that bustle through Venice's crowded piazzas, the silence inside Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari is so profound it hurts...Nature From ACM News | June 14, 2017
In April, a photograph of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o taken at a Miu Miu fashion show three years ago began recirculating online.
The New York Times Magazine From ACM News | June 6, 2017
On New Year's Eve in 2015 local and federal agents arrested a 26-year-old man in Rochester, N.Y., for planning to attack people at random later that night using...Scientific American From ACM News | May 26, 2017
Google DeepMind's AlphaGo program beat a Chinese world champion in the first of three Go games held this week.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2017
Improvements in hardware, the availability of massive amounts of data, and algorithmic upgrades are among the factors supporting better machine translation.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2017
AlphaGo, Google DeepMind's artificial intelligence program, will compete against the Chinese world champion Go player Ke Jie in a three-game series.
Agence France-Presse From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2017