Disputed Google research is receiving further scrutiny, despite the company's inaction in open-sourcing its data or source code…
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Louisiana State University researchers have proposed a satellite array for building a global quantum Internet to broadcast entangled photon pairs to two different...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2020
Researchers used computer graphics software to reproduce Leonardo da Vinci's painting Salvator Mundi in order to study how light refracts through glass orbs.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 9, 2020
Chinese technology company Baidu outperformed Microsoft and Google in the General Language Understanding Evaluation, a benchmark for artificial intelligence comprehension...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2020
Researchers have developed software that allows robots to understand verbal instructions, carry out those instructions, and report back.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2019
Twitter will ban political ads—both for candidates and for specific issues—starting November 22, according to CEO Jack Dorsey.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 31, 2019
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2019
Virtual reality workplace training provider Talespin has developed virtual characters to train people in soft management skills such as firing employees.
...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2019
Microsoft warns hackers associated with Russian spy agencies are exploiting Internet-of-Things devices to infiltrate corporate networks.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2019
A new chess algorithm evaluates the quality of chess moves by analyzing the reactions of expert commentators.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2019
A new machine vision system can analyze the poses of human subjects in fine art paintings throughout history, then identify other paintings that contain people...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2019
Six autonomous six-seater shuttles will be offering free rides around a one-mile loop of New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 7, 2019
A new digital forensics technique holds the potential to protect world leaders and celebrities from artificial intelligence-doctored "deepfake" videos.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 2, 2019
Researchers have developed a more efficient technique for decryption calculations by quantum computers.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | June 5, 2019
The U.K. startup Scape provides a visual positioning service that uses global positioning systems and multiple camera images to localize users.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2019
A new robotic system can figure out at least the first principles of tool use, through a combination of experimentation and observation.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2019
Yale University researchers have designed an observational drone that can perch like a bird to save energy.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2019
Researchers have analyzed how different recommendation algorithms can accelerate or decelerate filter bubbles and echo chambers online.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2019
Here's some breaking fake news … Russia has declared war on the United States after Donald Trump accidentally fired a missile in the air.
Technology Review From ACM News | February 15, 2019