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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.
Machine learning artificial intelligence found 50 new planets by mining old data from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
CNN From ACM TechNews | September 2, 2020
The Royal Australian Air Force has received a prototype of a jet-powered drone that Boeing Australia said will use artificial intelligence to "fly independently...CNN From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2020
Singapore's government will deploy a robot from Boston Dynamics at a local park as part of a pilot project to encourage social distancing.
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2020
A ball-shaped robot is helping astronauts on the International Space Station manage tasks, stress, and the isolation of living 200 miles above our planet’s surface...CNN From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2020
Local grocers and large supermarket chains are deploying robots to clean floors, stock shelves, and deliver groceries during the coronavirus pandemic
CNN Business From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2020
IBM will help coordinate an initiative to supply more than 330 petaflops of computing power to scientists researching COVID-19.
CNN From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2020
The first person diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus in the U.S. is being treated with the help of a robot at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA...CNN From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2020
A man paralyzed from the waist down has broken the world record for finishing a marathon in an exoskeleton suit.
CNN From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2020
Social housing nonprofit New Story is using a giant three-dimensional (3D) printer to create the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood in a rural section of Tabasco...CNN Business From ACM TechNews | December 18, 2019
Australia's state of New South Wales has started using high-definition detection cameras to identify drivers illegally using cellphones while driving.
CNN From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2019
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning consumers that televisions that offer Internet streaming and facial recognition capabilities may be vulnerable...CNN From ACM TechNews | December 4, 2019
A Pew Research Center study found 75% of Americans desire greater government regulation of consumer data, while about an equal percentage doubt the government will...CNN From ACM TechNews | November 26, 2019
Twenty-seven countries signed a joint cybersecurity pledge in a lead-up to the U.N. General Assembly's General Debate last week.
CNN From ACM TechNews | October 1, 2019
The results of a recent study suggest people ascribe racial characteristics to humanoid robots, and apply race-based prejudices to machines.
CNN From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2019
Facebook is collaborating with academia to develop a non-invasive technique to type words onto a computer directly from a user's brain.
CNN From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2019
A study by Oxford Economics anticipates machines will replace human workers in about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade.
CNN From ACM TechNews | July 3, 2019
The photo is undeniably cute: a mom and a dad—he with a stubbly beard and rimless glasses, she with choppy brown hair and a wide grin—goofing around and eating...CNN From ACM News | April 19, 2019
The European Commission this week introduced ethics guidelines to inform the development of artificial intelligence.
CNN From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2019
Artificial intelligence can identify people in pictures, find the next TV series you should binge watch on Netflix, and even drive a car.
CNN From ACM News | March 18, 2019
A surgical team in Spain excised a tumor from a patient's colon under the remote direction of a surgeon via a 5G-enabled live video link from Mobile World Congress...CNN From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2019