By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems…
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.
Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | January 28, 2014
Last year, Edward Snowden turned over to the Guardian, a British newspaper, some 58,000 classified U.S. government documents.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | January 24, 2014
The White House announced via blog post on Thursday that it's forming working group focused on understanding the promises and pitfalls of big data (with a heavy...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | January 24, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday struck down rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2010 meant to protect...CNET From ACM News | January 15, 2014
In January 2010, numerous homeowners in San Antonio, Texas, stood baffled in front of their closed garage doors.Der Spiegel From ACM News | January 2, 2014
When Microsoft launched its research labs in 1991, the personal computer was just beginning to blossom into a worldwide phenomenon, thanks in no small part to Windows...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 27, 2013
Right now, the average person's data footprint—the annual amount of data produced worldwide, per capita—is just a little short of one terabyte.Newsweek From ACM Opinion | December 26, 2013
Ushahidi — or "testimony" in Swahili — has played a central role in coordinating responses to crises around the globe.
Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2014
The man who called himself "Mo" had dark hair, a foreign accent and—if the pictures he emailed to federal investigators could be believed—an Iranian military uniform...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 10, 2013
Google is predicting a generation of screenless computing devices that rely on voice recognition, a senior engineer has said, emphasising that the company encrypts...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | December 10, 2013
At some point in 2014, your friends are totally going to be into this Dutch DJ named Martin Garrix.San Francisco Chronicle From ACM Careers | December 5, 2013
Cameras are strewn around our environment, catching glimpses of our faces everywhere we go, yet even the best facial recognition technology still has a hard time...New Scientist From ACM News | December 4, 2013