Communications of the ACM
An 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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Google Reveals Fistful of Flaws in Apple's iMessage App
Google researchers have disclosed six vulnerabilities in Apple's iMessage app that could make devices using it exploitable.
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In Search of a CRISPR Kill Switch
The benefits of genetic engineering tool CRISPR have been widely discussed. But what if something goes wrong?
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And Now, a Bicycle Built for None
Researchers from Tsinghua University in China have developed a self-driving bicycle.
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FaceApp Lets You 'Age' a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy?
Russia-based Wireless Lab's FaceApp recently saw a significant boost in popularity as celebrities used the app's age filter to provide realistic glimpses of what...
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Artificial Skin Can Sense 1,000 Times Faster Than Human Nerves
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed artificial skin containing physical sensors that can detect pressure, bending, and temperature...
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Robots Have a Hard Time Grasping "Adversarial Objects"
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have extended the concept of adversarial images to robot grasping, using physical objects designed to be...
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German Scientists Pull Off Autonomous Aircraft Landing
C2Land is an automated landing system that uses GPS for flight control, but does not require any ground-based antennas.
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Coding for Disaster
At a U.N. hackathon, open source developers strive to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
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Waze Data Can Help Predict Car Crashes, Cut Response Time
City leaders, academic researchers, and the U.S. Department of Transportation are working to predict car crashes and reduce emergency response times using data...
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Lennon or McCartney? Machine Learning Tries to Crack Disputed Beatles Authorship
Researchers used machine learning to ascertain the authorship of disputed Beatles songs.
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Code in Chinese Surveillance App Analyzed
Travelers entering China from Kyrgyzstan must install an app on their phones, and researchers have analyzed how the app works.
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Best Algorithms to Make Solar Power Storage Profitable
Scientists have identified optimal types of solar power storage management algorithms.
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China's Big Brother Casinos Can Spot Who's Most Likely to Lose Big
Some of the world's biggest casino operators in the Chinese territory of Macao are using technology to identify which of their customers are likely to lose the...
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Walmart Turns to VR to Pick Middle Managers
Virtual reality training is becoming more common in a range of industries.
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Robots Could Take 20 Million Manufacturing Jobs by 2030
A study by Oxford Economics anticipates machines will replace human workers in about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade.
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Stanford Develops 'Autofocals'--Glasses that Track Your Eyes to Focus on What You See
New prototype glasses automatically restore proper vision to people who ordinarily would need multifocal progressive lenses.
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Over 2,000 Fake Android Apps Discovered
Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia found 2,040 counterfeit programs among more than 1 million Google Play apps.
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Java, JavaScript Remain Most Popular Programming Languages
Java and JavaScript continue to be the most-used programming languages, with the former the most popular primary coding language, and the latter the most used overall...
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Phones, Wearables Combine to Assess Worker Performance
Dartmouth University researchers have developed a mobile-sensing system that judges employee performance using smartphones, wearable fitness trackers, and a custom...
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