Communications of the ACM
World’s Largest Quantum Computer Doubles Down
D-Wave unveils an upgraded quantum computer featuring more than twice the qubits.
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DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records--They Write Code
Artists in the underground electronic music culture are performing live-coding shows or "algoraves," in which they program software algorithms to create new forms...
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Driverless Car Learns to Perform High-Speed Turns Without Crashing
Researchers at Stanford University have created a system that allowed an autonomous car to learn to make high-speed turns without spinning out.
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He Helped Create AI. Now, He Worries About 'Killer Robots'
Yoshua Bengio, a co-recipient of the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award, is concerned about artificial intelligence being weaponized.
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DeepMind and Google: the Battle to Control Artificial Intelligence
Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world's most powerful AI. Then Google bought him out. Hal Hodson asks who is in charge.
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Completes Flight Tests
Since the Wright brothers first took to the skies of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 1903, first flights have been important milestones in the life of...
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Initial Findings Put Boeing's Software at Center of Ethiopian 737 Crash
At a high-level briefing at the Federal Aviation Administration on March 28, officials revealed "black box" data from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 indicated that...
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How Smarter Technology Will Feed the Planet
Technology solutions increasingly are being employed to enable more efficient and intelligent agriculture.
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Researchers Warn Open Sky Drone Policy Poses Cybercriminal Risk
Researchers warn of the potential for unregulated aerial drones to threaten citizens.
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Chinese, U.S. Researchers Develop Simulator for Improving Self-Driving Car Safety Before Road Test
A new system could make self-driving technology easier to evaluate in the lab and ensure more reliable safety before expensive road testing.
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The Gender Wage Gap is Shrinking Among Computer Programmers, But Still Quite Large
In the U.S., the unadjusted pay gap registers at 21.4%, meaning women make just $0.79 for every $1 men earn, according to Glassdoor's most recent gender pay gap...
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Study Awarded Top Paper of Past 50 Years
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education cited new research as the top paper of the past 50 years.
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The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace, And Drops Some Hints LISTEN· 4:24
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, usually doesn't say much in public.
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Asteroids, Hydrogen Make Great Recipe for Life on Mars
A new study reveals asteroid impacts on ancient Mars could have produced key ingredients for life if the Martian atmosphere was rich in hydrogen.
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The Risks of Marrying 'Smart' Technology With 'Dumb' Machines
Before the Internet of Things becomes a pervasive reality, technology experts and public safety professionals are airing their concerns about cyber-physical security...
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AI Can Make Eye Doctors More Effective
Research at Google has found that artificial intelligence algorithms can help eye doctors make more accurate diagnoses.
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Dockworkers v. Robots, Los Angeles Edition
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union is fighting a Danish firm's plan to use unmanned vehicles to move shipping containers around the Los Angeles port...
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Data Sharing by Popular Health Apps is "Routine," Research Finds
Researchers have found mobile health apps pose unprecedented risk to consumers' privacy because of their ability to collect and share user data.
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Censorship Pays: China's State Newspaper Expands Lucrative Online Scrubbing Business
People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms...
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