Disputed Google research is receiving further scrutiny, despite the company's inaction in open-sourcing its data or source code…
From ACM NewsGregory Goth Commissioned by CACM Staff| March 29, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
On the website Park or Bird on Flickr, a computer makes an educated guess as to whether a photograph was taken in a national park or shows a bird. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2014
Some jobs come with a uniform. For an increasing number of employees, that uniform will soon include a badge that tracks everything they do.New Scientist From ACM News | October 21, 2014
Many artificial intelligence researchers believe one of the major breakthroughs in AI will be creating systems that are effective story-tellers. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 15, 2014
New meticulously focused lasers are close to enabling a durable transparent material such as glass to serve as a long-term data storage solution. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2014
A man who died in 315 BC in southern Africa is the closest relative yet known to humanity’s common female ancestor—mitochondrial Eve.New Scientist From ACM News | October 9, 2014
Good news, Star Trek fans: Microsoft has created a prototype Holodeck that transforms an entire room into a virtual gaming environment.New Scientist From ACM News | October 7, 2014
Hong Kong's mass protest is networked. Activists are relying on a free app that can send messages without any cellphone connection.New Scientist From ACM News | September 30, 2014
An eye-tracking camera calculates where the wearer is looking, and transmits it to all the nearby Internet-connected devices, such as stereos and TVs, via Wi-Fi...New Scientist From ACM News | September 23, 2014
Bristol Robotics Laboratory's Alan Winfield and colleagues recently tested an ethical challenge for a robot.New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2014
Google is building the largest store of knowledge in human history—and it's doing so without any human help.New Scientist From ACM News | August 21, 2014