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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.
Given the fast-paced changes that happen in technology, predicting the future has become more fun than guessing who will win the Super Bowl or "Dancing With the...The New York Times From ACM News | April 24, 2014
Computers have entered the age when they are able to learn from their own mistakes, a development that is about to turn the digital world on its head.The New York Times From ACM News | December 30, 2013
The Schaft robot developed by Japanese researchers dominated the U.S. Pentagon's Defense Advance Research Projects Agency's Robotics Challenge 2013 Trials. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 23, 2013
An international competition to pave the way for a new generation of rescue robots was dominated by a team of Japanese roboticists who were students in the laboratory...The New York Times From ACM News | December 23, 2013
China's latest display of ambition in space involves sending a Jade Rabbit roaming across the Bay of Rainbows.The New York Times From ACM News | December 2, 2013
On a recent morning Natanel Dukan walked into the Paris offices of the French robot maker Aldebaran and noticed one of the company's humanoid NAO robots sitting...The New York Times From ACM News | October 31, 2013
The latest work in the realm of artificial intelligence by scientists, roboticists, and others could potentially transform the world within the next five years. ...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2013
A gaggle of Harry Potter fans descended for several days this summer on the Oregon Convention Center in Portland for the Leaky Con gathering, an annual haunt of...The New York Times From ACM News | October 16, 2013
While private companies are moving forward with self-driving vehicles, the U.S. military has been slow to deploy the technology. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 25, 2013
SlamTracker software sifts through 20 years of data to predict how tennis players could perform under various circumstances. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 26, 2013
The U.S. government's development of a facial recognition surveillance system to identify individuals in crowds is moving ahead. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2013