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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
COBOL is one of the top mainframe programming languages in use, but most schools and universities have not taught COBOL in decades.
PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2023
A study found that water use by bitcoin miners hit 591 billion gallons so far this year, up from 415 billion gallons in 2021.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2023
Tianfu Wu at North Carolina State University and colleagues developed the QuadAttacK software to test deep neural networks for adversarial vulnerabilities.
NC State University News From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2023
An international team developed a monolithic three dimensional integrated chip comprised of layered two-dimensional materials.
The Source (Washington University in St. Louis) From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2023
Arkose Labs reported malicious attacks by bots and human fraud farms accounted for 73% of all Web and app traffic in the third quarter of 2023.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2023
Harvard-led team develops novel logical qubits to enable scalable quantum computers.
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency From ACM News | December 7, 2023
Researchers developed a microphone array that can be added to drones, along with cameras, to help locate disaster victims.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2023
Researchers showed that guided acoustic wave sensors can enable networks of independent robots to inspect large pipe structures for defects.
University of Bristol News (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2023
University of Arizona (UA) researchers developed a wearable monitoring system that can send health data up to 15 miles without major infrastructure.
The University of Arizona News From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2023
The researchers observed that magnetic monopoles in hematite emerge through the collective behavior of many spins (the angular momentum of a particle).
SciTechDaily From ACM News | December 5, 2023
Scientists taught an algorithm to better predict an individual's tastes in wines.
University of Copenhagen (Denmark) From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2023
Researchers at China's Nanchang University have developed a visible light communication (VLC) equalizer based on a single-order circuit.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2023
A research team developed a tool that uses large language models to code new tasks for robots, which it then simulates.
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2023
IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second-largest ever made, and the other produces fewer errors than any quantum computer the company has built...New Scientist From ACM News | December 4, 2023
A new compact silicon photonic semiconductor chip significantly expands radio-frequency (RF) bandwidth.
The University of Sydney (Australia) From ACM TechNews | December 4, 2023
Researchers in the U.K. designed a system that allows the use of quick hand gestures to select tools to create objects and designs in virtual environments.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 4, 2023