Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A professional social network surveyed users at technology firms in five U.S. cities to determine which cities they think treat tech workers best.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2021
Ohio State University scientists demonstrated a method of using physically unclonable functions to thwart hackers.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2021
Adidas is merging three-dimensional printing and robotic automation to produce mass-market footwear through its Futurecraft.Strung project.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2021
A new smart bandage could reduce the number of in-person doctor's visits required for patients with open wounds.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables artificial intelligence models to account for uncertain data.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2021
Researchers at China's Nanjing Agricultural University discovered unique cybersecurity issues stemming from agricultural Internet of Things applications.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2021
The Search-And-Rescue DrOne platform integrates aerial drones, artificial intelligence, and smartphones to find survivors of disasters using signals from their...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2021
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that can identify which people in a crowd most likely are asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2021
Finnish and Danish researchers have developed an algorithm that boosts diversity of exposure on social networks, while still ensuring widely shared content.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2021
The MuZero artificial intelligence developed by Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind can master games without learning their rules beforehand.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 28, 2020
Emotion artificial intelligence applications in healthcare are rare, with many scientists skeptical of the technology's utility.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2020
At South Korea's Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, researchers invented a method for creating a thin holographic video display for mobile phones.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2020
Researchers have come up with a method to increase the efficiency of setting up sensor networks by using a drone as a launching platform for laser-aimed, sensor...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2020
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a technique for three-dimensionally printing plastic objects that communicate with Wi-Fi devices without...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 9, 2020
University of Michigan researchers have released details online of the design of an open source bionic leg, and the results of its clinical tests.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2020
Researchers at the University of Colorado's Advanced Medical Technologies Lab have created a tank robot that can actively drive through a person's intestines.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | September 3, 2020
The Japanese town of Naganohara will test a consortium's autonomous amphibious bus in a trial beginning in December and running through March 2021.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Python's dominance as the most popular programming language is holding steady in 2020, according to IEEE Spectrum's latest rankings of top languages.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 24, 2020
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a bio-ink that can be three-dimensionally printed at human body temperature, and solidified using visible...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 10, 2020