Communications of the ACM
Good Algorithms Make Good Neighbors
Many computer scientists doubted ad hoc methods would ever give way to a more general approach to finding nearest neighbors. … From Communications of the ACMAn 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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U.S. Postal Service Testing Self-Driving Trucks
The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a pilot study in which self-driving trucks will complete a more-than-1,000-mile mail run between Phoenix and Dallas.
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'Spidey Senses' Could Help Autonomous Machines See Better
Researchers have developed sensors inspired by animals to help autonomous machines navigate in dangerous environments and avoid accidents.
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Article 13 Threatens Videogame Streamers in the EU: Survey
Article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive could have a drastic impact on video game streamers and their fans in Europe.
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MIT and U.S. Air Force Sign Agreement to Launch AI Accelerator
MIT and the U.S. Air Force have signed an agreement to launch a new program designed to make fundamental advances in artificial intelligence that could improve...
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EU Adopts Powers to Respond to Cyberattacks
The European Union has established a framework giving it powers to punish individuals outside the bloc who launch cyberattacks.
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New Research Accurately Predicts Australian Wheat Harvests Months in Advance
A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project found machine learning techniques could anticipate Australian wheat yields two months before the end of the growing...
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Big Data Helps Identify Better Way to Research Breast Cancer's Spread
Researchers at Michigan State University are analyzing big data to determine better research models to fight the spread of breast cancer and test potential drugs...
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Ethics in Technology Jobs
Employees are increasingly challenging technology companies on their ethical choices.
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Intel Flaw Lets Hackers Siphon Secrets From Millions of PCs
Intel and a coalition of security researchers have identified a new vulnerability in Intel's chips which could permit the theft of sensitive data from central processing...
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Your Robot Assistant Will Soon Be Able to Read Your Emotions
In South Korea, which turned on its 5G telecom networks nationwide in April, businesses and organizations are counting on 5G to enable the delivery of new technologies...
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Factory Workers Become Coders as Companies Automate
Some U.S. manufacturers are offering employees programming and robotics training, as automation sweeps through the industry.
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Newport Class Makes Astronomy Accessible to Visually Impaired
In a class at St. James Episcopal Church in Newport Beach, CA, visually impaired teens directed telescopes in Chile to capture images of asteroids.
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Santa Clara County Redefines 'Street Smart'
Santa Clara County, CA, has deployed a smart traffic management system.
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Tech-Savvy Estonians Vote Online in European Elections
Estonia is currently the only country in the world that authorizes online voting for its entire electorate, due to its confidence in its Internet voting (i-voting)...
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Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead
His insights led to tools widely used in modern cryptography.
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Image-Based Computer Model Reveals Finer Details of Tumor Blood Flow Behavior
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed a computer simulation of tumor behavior that encapsulates finer blood-flow patterns and how they engineer cancer...
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Microsoft Warns Wormable Windows Bug Could Lead to Another WannaCry
Microsoft warns a serious vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services could be exploited to launch a WannaCry-level attack against Internet-connected computers...
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Brown Researcher Teaches Robots Handwriting, Drawing
A new algorithm gives robots handwriting and drawing capability, in a step toward machines that can communicate and collaborate more seamlessly with humans.
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