The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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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.
Using teletherapy, metrics, and matching algorithms, entrepreneurs are focusing on addressing aspects of the mental health care system that they view as broken....The New York Times From ACM News | December 29, 2020
Retailers are increasingly reliant on augmented reality technology to help consumers try on products, hoping to virtually recreate the real-world shopping experience...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 23, 2020
The Pentagon, intelligence agencies, nuclear labs, and Fortune 500 companies use software found to have been compromised by Russian hackers. The sweep of stolen...The New York Times From ACM News | December 15, 2020
Advances in technology may come to a corner near you, easing traffic and possibly helping the environment.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 11, 2020
Researchers at DeepMind say they have solved "the protein folding problem," a task that has bedeviled scientists for more than 50 years.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 1, 2020
Video responses to set questions, online games that measure a person's traits and skills: The future of interviews is coming to a wider variety of professions in...The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2020
Silicon Valley software developers have trained facial recognition technology to monitor individual bears, as part of a project called BearID.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 16, 2020
It conveys electricity in the climate of a crisp fall day, but only under pressures comparable to what you'd find closer to Earth's core.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 28, 2020
Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further...The New York Times From ACM News | October 26, 2020
Washington DC-based nonprofit Upturn found law enforcement officials regularly break into encrypted smartphones, and police in all U.S. states have phone-hacking...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2020
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers, and pop-up dining areas are a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the...The New York Times From ACM News | October 21, 2020
Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 8, 2020
Despite the Pentagon's talk of embracing quantum computing and artificial intelligence, the politics of killing off old weapons systems is so forbidding that the...The New York Times From ACM News | October 1, 2020
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 29, 2020
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 24, 2020
Inspired by a mother's question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 24, 2020