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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
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 say they have developed a process that transforms high-resolution animated content into a novel video format to enable immersive viewing.
EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2017
If I asked you "how many computing devices do you own?" your mind will probably first jump to your PCs and laptops at home, and then to your smartphones and tablets...Ars Technica From ACM News | May 17, 2017
A new study points to anxieties about the potential for Wi-Fi-enabled Internet-connected toys to infringe on children's privacy.
UW Today From ACM TechNews | May 12, 2017
Imperial College London researchers have automated the generation of three-dimensional morphable models used to represent human faces.
Science From ACM TechNews | May 3, 2017
The Makeup Lamps system tracks an actor's movements and expressions during live stage performances so the actor's face can be painted with light.
EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | May 2, 2017
Slitheen is a new system that uses decoy routing to conceal banned websites inside of innocuous cat videos.
NextGov.com From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2017
In the run-up to the first round of the French presidential election, the country's social media was awash in press reports of dubious origin.
Bloomberg News From ACM News | May 1, 2017
New neural network-based detection algorithms can determine what movies people who use streaming services are viewing.
The Economist From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2017
Jean-Marc Alliot at the Computer Science Research Institute of Toulouse in France has developed a system that directly ranks chess players based on the quality...CNRS From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2017
Disney researchers say they have developed a new method that makes it possible to realistically simulate hair by observing real hair in motion.
Phys.org From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2017
In early January, I went to see Mark Zuckerberg at MPK20, a concrete-and-steel building on the campus of Facebook's headquarters, which sits across a desolate highway...The New York Times Magazine From ACM News | April 25, 2017
Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are motivating researchers to design and build new chips to support different computing models.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
In the race to the autonomous revolution, developers have realized there aren't enough hours in a day to clock the real-world miles needed to teach cars how to...Bloomberg From ACM News | April 17, 2017
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | April 14, 2017