The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The robots-as-a-service model is gaining ground as companies increasingly automate amid the pandemic, worker shortages, and surging demand.
Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2022
Autonomous driving engineers are developing driverless trucks for long-haul freight that runs along simple interstate routes.
Bloomberg Quint From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2022
Malaysian precision farming solutions provider IRGA has developed a palm oil harvesting tool that could help the industry manage a chronic labor shortage.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | December 21, 2021
California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it has been contacted by Waymo and that the company will file a crash report within 10 days, as required...Bloomberg From ACM News | December 17, 2021
California drone startup Zipline has signed a service agreement with Utah's Intermountain Healthcare to deliver medicine and other supplies to its Salt Lake City...Bloomberg Green From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2021
The world's most famous autonomous car shop has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones. What's taking so long?
Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | August 24, 2021
New York City-based brain-computer interface startup Synchron said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized human clinical trials for its commercial...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | August 5, 2021
The chipmaker helped create Silicon Valley—but cultural complacency and a missed mobile boom have left it far behind competitors.
Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | April 14, 2021
Double-masking yields limited benefits compared to a single well-fitted disposable mask, according to an analysis conducted with a Japanese supercomputer.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | March 12, 2021
Orders for factory robots in North America spiked at the end of 2020 as manufacturers sought to avoid danger for employees amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2021
New regulations from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will require most U.S. drones to broadcast a radio signal identifying them and their location.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | January 4, 2021
Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute joined the biggest Arctic expedition in history to fly the first drone near the North Pole.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2020
Japanese companies are developing next-generation logistics technology to deliver goods untouched by humans, driven by worker shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2020
UPS will use drones to make prescription deliveries to residents of The Villages in Florida, one of the biggest retirement communities in the U.S.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2020
France said Apple's Bluetooth policy is delaying a government contact-tracing application designed to contain the coronavirus.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2020
The U.S.-China trade war is fracturing the world's semiconductor manufacturing base, and that won't stop even if the tariffs do.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek From ACM News | November 11, 2019
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted United Parcel Service permission to fly delivery drones under regulations similar to airline rules, with few restrictions...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | October 2, 2019