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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As Auctioneers and Artists Rush Into NFTs, Many Collectors Stay Away
Auction sales show a schism in the market: speculative buyers flock to crypto art while blue-chip collectors hold back, fearing legal gray areas and copyright issues...
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Researchers Develop First-of-Its-Kind Extended Reality Testbed to Speed Virtual, Augmented Reality Innovation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have launched an open source extended reality testbed to democratize XR systems research.
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Catching the Fakes
Applying neural networks to images helps identify counterfeit goods.
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A Traffic Cop for Low Earth Orbit
Who will be the space traffic controller for orbiting objects?
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Disney, Ad-Tech Firms Agree to Privacy Changes for Children's Apps
Disney, Viacom, and 10 advertising technology firms will remove or disable tracking software from popular children's gaming apps.
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NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World. They May Be Warming the Planet, Too.
Digital artworks known as nonfungible tokens are selling for massive sums, but research indicates their creation may carry an enormous environmental cost.
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Technology Keeps Senior Center Residents Connected During Pandemic
Senior living facilities are looking to balance the benefits of technology by promoting social interactions as the pace of coronavirus vaccinations increases.
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How Fortnite, Zelda Can Up Your Surgical Game (No Joke!)
Researchers suggest video games could be a beneficial tool for training surgeons.
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VR Brings Joy to People in Assisted-Living Facilities
Long-term care communities increasingly are using virtual reality devices and systems to improve residents' wellness and quality of life amid pandemic-related restrictions...
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What a Gambling App Knows About You
Sky Bet, the most popular gambling app in Britain, compiled extensive records about a user, tracking him in ways he never imagined.
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William Shatner Turns 90, AI Version of Him will Live On Indefinitely
Shatner partners with StoryFile to create an interactive version of himself that answers fan questions and talks back to them.
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The Worsening State of Ransomware
Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.
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Deep Learning Speeds MRI Scans
Machine intelligence significantly reduces the time needed for an MRI scan, which can help reduce patient anxiety.
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The Best of NLP
Natural language processing delves more deeply into its knowledge gap.
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AI Can Stop the Cybersickness Some People Get When Using VR Headsets
Researchers at U.K. startup Kagenova have developed a system that can reduce nausea or cybersickness induced by virtual reality.
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AI Smashes Videogame High Scores by Remembering Its Past Success
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
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Prague Theater to Stage Play Written by AI, on 100th Anniversary of Capek's R.U.R.
Prague's Švanda Theatre plans to stage a play written by artificial intelligence to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Karel Capek's R.U.R.
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Forget Chess—the Real Challenge Is Teaching AI to Play D&D
Some artificial intelligence experts think role playing adventure games will help machines learn to be as clever as we are.
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Fact-Finding Mission
Artificial intelligence provides automatic fact-checking and fake news detection, but with limits.
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