Communications of the ACM
The Outlook for Virtual Meetups
Future online meetings could include people in disparate locations cutting a virtual birthday cake together.
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The Rise of the Robo-Voices
New technology lets filmmakers create foreign-language versions of their movies using samples of the original actors' voices.
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The Melting Face Emoji Has Already Won Us Over
Of the 37 new emojis approved this year, one stood out as a visual proxy for our collective malaise.
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Epic Games Believes the Internet is Broken. This is Their Blueprint to Fix It.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and other executives detail their plan for the metaverse and how it differs from Facebook's vision
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Algorithmic Poverty
Algorithms can have a devastating impact on people's lives, especially if they already are struggling economically.
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Art, Terror Show VR Potential at Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival held a spotlight to virtual reality.
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A Model Restoration
The architect of the Sagrada Familia appears to have done parametric modeling in his head; software is helping to complete the structure a century later.
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Non-Fungible Tokens and the Future of Art
A new blockchain-based technology is changing how the art world works, and changing how we think about asset ownership in the process.
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Are You Ready for Sentient Disney Robots?
Some of the animatronics at Disney's parks have been doing their herky-jerky thing since the Nixon administration. The company knows that nostalgia won't cut it...
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Augmented Reality Is Coming for Your Ears, Too
New software applications are cleverly mapping audio to transport users to another space.
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Real-Time Lyric-Generation Technology Can Inspire Songwriting
LyricJam uses artificial intelligence to generate lyrics for live instrumental music
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Gaming Companies Should Avoid Predatory Designs, Lawmakers Say
Democrats press executives to extend new U.K. 'Age Appropriate Design Code' regulations to children in the U.S.
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Twitter's Photo-Cropping Algorithm Confirms Inherent Biases
Results from the company's AI bias competition reveals a preference for young, beautiful, and light-skinned faces
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L'Oréal's New Digital Chief Takes Cosmetics Virtual
Asmita Dubey is exploring how online games, augmented reality and social media can help the French cosmetics company reach new demographics.
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Kitchen Robot in Riga Cooks Up Fast Food Future
A kitchen robot has been preparing fast food at the Roboeatz cafe in Riga, Latvia, while diners watch since January 2018.
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High-Speed Projectors Power Virtual Air Hockey With Shape-Changing Paddles
Scientists at Japan's Tohoku University have invented a virtual version of air hockey that uses shapeshifting virtual projections of paddles and pucks.
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Virtual Reality Has Arrived in the Art World. Now What?
Virtual reality art is pouring out of the museum and onto your phone.
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Hackers Infecting Gamers' PCs with Malware to Make Millions From Crypto
Hackers are exploiting gamers with "Crackonosh" malware to generate millions by mining cryptocurrency using gamers’ computers.
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Robot Rock: Can Big Tech Pick Pop's Next Megastar?
Faced with so much new music, major labels are using algorithms to hunt down tomorrow's hits. Is this great news for rising stars – or the recipe for a bland new...
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The Future of Supply Chains
Droids, drones, and driverless technologies are fueling a supply chain revolution.
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