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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Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info
The attackers exploited a known vulnerability and installed credit card skimmers on more than 500 websites.
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Remote Sensing Technology Reduces Urban Air Pollution
Researchers found that a city’s use of a remote emissions sensing system could significantly improve that city’s air quality.
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AI Pioneer Judea Pearl Receives BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Judea Pearl at the University of California, Los Angeles has received Spain's 2021 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)View...
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AI Efficiently Fixes Mistakes in Error-Prone Quantum Computers
Artificial intelligence can eliminate errors from a group of quantum bits, thanks to researchers at Germany's RWTH Aachen University.
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Computer Model Shows Best Ways to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
A new computational model is the first to simulate numerous variables impacting COVID-19 transmission, in an effort to slow the spread of variants.
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'Full Self-Driving' Clips Show Teslas on Train Tracks and Fighting for Control
The Washington Post verified Full Self-Driving footage posted by beta testers and had it reviewed by a panel of experts.
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AI System Rapidly Predicts How Two Proteins Will Attach
An artificial intelligence model can forecast the binding configuration of two proteins.
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Robots Give Surgeons a Helping Hand
About 6,700 Da Vinci robots in place at hospitals across the globe have performed more than 10 million surgical procedures.
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Getting Better Performance From Brains, Computers
Tufts University researchers have proposed two methods for boosting the efficiency of brain and computational performance.
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Satellite Images Show Biggest Methane Leaks Come From Russia, U.S.
A multinational team determined that methane "ultra-emitter" sites account for about a tenth of the oil and gas industry's global methane emissions.
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High-Speed Drones Revolutionizing How We Watch Winter Sports
Custom-built, high-speed racing drones are being used to film the Natural Selection Tour, the first time such technology has been used in live broadcast.
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How Do You Teach a Goldfish to Drive? First, You Need a Vehicle
Researchers are teaching animals how to drive, in order to understand how experience affects learning and how brains adapt to change.
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Microsoft to (Finally) Block Macros to Stop Malware
Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective.
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Intel Invests in Open-Source RISC-V Processors, Creates Billion-Dollar Fund
Intel and RISC-V working together is a game-changer, and today is the day that RISC-V becomes a chip power.
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Technique Improves AI Ability to Understand 3D Space Using 2D Images
A new technique uses two-dimensional images to improve the ability of artificial intelligence programs to identify three-dimensional objects.
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World's Largest Companies Accused of Greenwashing
Apple, Amazon, and Google were among the companies said to 'lack integrity' when it came to setting, and following, net-zero pledges.
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Tiny Chips, Big Headaches
Concern is growing about larger, more intricate cloud computing networks' fundamental dependence on less reliable and less predictable chips.
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Food-Tracking AI System to Reduce Malnutrition in LTC Homes
Researchers have developed a smart system that uses artificial intelligence to track food consumption by residents of long-term care communities.
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