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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David Papworth Honored with ACM Breakthrough in Computing Award
David B. Papworth has been named to receive the ACM Charles P. "Chuck" Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award for his work on microprocessors at Intel.
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Robotic Worms Could One Day Dig Beneath Your Feet
Scientists are creating earthworm-inspired soft robots, envisioning their flexibility as an advantage for penetrating hard-to-reach areas.
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The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin
An investigation by The New York Times uncovered 34 large-scale bitcoin mining operations in the U.S., which are straining the power grid, inflating electricity...
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Physicists Extend Qubit Lifespan in Pivotal Validation of Quantum Computing
Yale University physicists demonstrated the feasibility of quantum error correction by doubling the lifespan of a qubit.
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Raspberry Pi Code Editor Wants to Help Next-Generation Programmers
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched a free coding tool to help next-generation programmers globally hone their skills.
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Computer Simulations Show How Drugs Enter the Blood
Chemists and pharmaceutical scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland and Swiss drugmaker Novartis ran simulations on a supercomputer to gain insights into cyclic...
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Researchers Analyze 53 Million Points of Clinical Data with Embedding Technique
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Drexel University used a phenotype embedding technique to analyze 53 million patient notes from more than...
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Bitcoin Mining has Raised Texas Electricity Prices 5%
The costs of cryptocurrency are increasingly clear. Are the benefits?
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'Digidog Is Out of the Pound': Robot Dog Rejoins New York Police
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the New York Police Department will deploy the technology this summer.
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Predicting the Effects of Environmental Noise on Quantum Information
An advancement crucial for designing and building quantum computers capable of working in an imperfect world.
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AI Can't Take Over Everyone's Jobs Soon (If Ever)
Models are still expensive to run, hard to use, and frequently wrong.
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Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail
The Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is the highest-resolution global image of Mars ever created, at 5.7 trillion pixels (5.7 terapixels).
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Google Says Its AI Supercomputer with TPU v4 Chips Outperforms Nvidia's A100 in Speed
Google claims the supercomputers used for training its artificial intelligence models are faster and more energy-efficient than those employed by multinational...
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Crystal Impervious to Radiation Could be Used in Spaceship Computers
Putting two forms of semiconductor material called gallium oxide together seems to make it completely resistant to radiation.
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Scientists Use Computational Modeling to Design 'Ultrastable' Materials
A new computational model may be used to predict which metal-organic framework structures will be most stable for a given application.
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Man Ends His Life After AI Chatbot 'Encouraged' Him to Sacrifice Himself to Stop Climate Change
A Belgian man reportedly took his own life after conversing with an artificial intelligence chatbot on the Chai app about his climate anxiety.
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Robotaxis Are Going to Sound Weird
Good weird! Skip the small talk in a driverless EV and enjoy the audio cues that will guide you through a ride and keep you safe.
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The Case for Banning Crypto
For Finance, the blockchain's risks far outweigh its rewards.
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AI is Teaching Us New, Surprising Things About the Human Mind
Scientists are gaining new insights into the human mind though artificial intelligence, including the mechanism of communication between neurons, and the roots...
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