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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What Quantum Information, Snowflakes Have in Common, and What We Can Do About It
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to read out signals from a superconducting quantum bit (qubit) using laser light, without destroying it.
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Building a Practical Quantum Computer
Quantum computation has a long road ahead.
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Brain Implants Get Real
Universities, and a growing number of companies, are producing brain-computer interfaces.
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Fabric that Can 'Hear' Your Heartbeat Developed by MIT Scientists
The researchers say the fabric allows wearers to monitor their heart and breathing in a comfortable way over long periods, and could also be used to communicate...
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Engineers Build LEGO-Like AI Chip
An international team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence chip that is stackable and reconfigurable, similar to LEGO bricks.
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Quantum Computer Programming for Dummies
Scientists have formulated a new beginner-level guide for quantum computer programmers.
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Ethereum Mining Is Going Away
Ethereum mining could end soon due to "the Merge," leaving as many as 1 million miners out of a source of income.
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Engineers Create Single-Step 3D Printing Method to Make Robotic Materials
University of California, Los Angeles engineers and colleagues designed a one-step three-dimensional printing process for manufacturing robots.
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Amazon Will Deliver Packages via Drone for First Time in U.S. Later This Year
Amazon is seeking permission from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and local officials to begin drone deliveries in Lockeford, CA, later this year.
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Ministry of Defence Acquires U.K. Government's First Quantum Computer
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has acquired that government's first quantum computer from London-based Orca Computing.
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Canadian Internet Outage Attributed to Beaver
The beaver's assault continues a long tradition of animals messing with the cables humans put where they live.
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Teslas Running Autopilot Have Been in 273 Crashes in Less Than a Year
Regulators released the first batch of data since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.
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Simulating a Faster Path to Quantum
Fujitsu aims to increase the pace of quantum application development by using the same microprocessors used in the Fugaku supercomputer.
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Ukrainians Use 3D Technology to Preserve Cultural Artifacts
Civilians in Ukraine are recording three-dimensional models of artifacts in a permanent digital archive as part of Backup Ukraine, a project to save the country's...
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Self-Driving Truck Will Deliver Goods to 34 Sam's Club Locations
The Dallas Morning News A California-based autonomous trucking company will soon make deliveries to 34 Sam's Club locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, using autonomous...
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How One Paper Blew Up Bitcoin's Claim to Anonymity
All individuals transacting in Bitcoin are within six degrees or fewer of separation from a core group, say researchers.
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'E-Nose' Sniffs Out Volatile Organic Compounds
Researchers developed an “electric nose” that can detect mixtures of specific volatile organic compounds through porous metal-organic framework films.
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Financial Firms Seek Edge in Algorithms Inspired by Quantum Computing
Some firms are running algorithms used for quantum computers on advanced machines for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.
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