Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Machine-Learning Algorithm Aims to Identify Terrorists Using the V Signs They Make
Ahmad Hassanat from Mu'tah University in Jordan and colleagues have developed a way to distinguish people from the unique way they make the "V for victory" sign...
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Big Data Analysis Is Changing the Nature of Sports Science
Sports scientists now can gather vast amounts of data on players and the action while games are in progress, but they still struggle to process the data in meaningful...
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Pentagon Hackers Are Waging America’s First Cyberwar
U.S. politicians have long threatened America's enemies with tanks, planes, submarines, and nuclear missiles. Last week defense secretary Ashton Carter leveled...
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Log In to Your Phone with a Finger-Drawn Doodle Instead of a Password
Rather than painstakingly typing in passwords on your smartphone, you may eventually just swipe a shape or other pattern on its display to authenticate yourself...
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First Evidence For the Happiness Paradox--That Your Friends Are Happier Than You Are
Mathematical analysis has demonstrated the validity of the claim that most people's friends have more friends than they do.
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Will AI-Powered Hedge Funds Outsmart the Market?
Every day computers make many millions of electronic trades by performing delicate calculations aimed at eking out a tiny edge in terms of speed or efficiency.
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Next Big Test For Ai: Making Sense of the World
A few years ago, a breakthrough in machine learning suddenly enabled computers to recognize objects shown in photographs with unprecedented—almost spooky—accuracy...
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Can Augmented Reality Make Remote Communication Feel More Intimate?
Nothing beats talking to another person face-to-face, but a group of researchers are considering whether a life-size projection of a person that appears to be sitting...
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How Future Cars Will Predict Your Driving Maneuvers Before You Make Them
Buy a new car these days and the chances are that it will be fitted with an array of driver-assistance technologies.
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In Pursuit of an Affordable Tablet For the Blind
University of Michigan researchers have developed an inexpensive, full-page braille tablet.
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In Pursuit of an Affordable Tablet For the Blind
An inexpensive, full-page braille tablet could make topics like science and math more easily accessible to the blind, according to a team of researchers who have...
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AI Algorithm Identifies Humorous Pictures
Researchers report training a machine-learning algorithm to recognize and generate humorous scenes.
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How Drones May Avoid Collisions By Sharing Knowledge
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is working with more then 130 research teams to determine how to manage drone traffic.
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Four Important Things to Expect in Virtual Reality in 2016
Significant virtual reality milestones are expected this year.
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Four Important Things to Expect in Virtual Reality in 2016
Virtual reality has grown immensely over the past few years, but 2016 looks like the most important year yet: it will be the first time that consumers can get their...
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How Twitter Bots Turn Tweeters Into Activists
A recent Microsoft study details the use of Twitter bots to engage Twitter users with political activism.
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Baidu's Self-Driving Car Takes On Beijing Traffic
Driving around Beijing often feels unnervingly like a contact sport, with vehicles recklessly plunging through thick traffic, sneaking along the shoulder, or cutting...
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Here's What Developers Are Doing with Google’s AI Brain
An artificial intelligence engine that Google uses in many of its products, and that it made freely available last month, is now being used by others to perform...
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China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots
China is laying the groundwork for a robot revolution by planning to automate the work currently done by millions of low-paid workers.
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