Communications of the ACM
Cyber Risk in Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity missteps during corporate Digital Transformation efforts can lead to digital breaches.
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Combining Two Approaches to Advance Quantum Computing
This work also represents a significant advancement to our understanding and control of Andreev levels.
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Detecting Deception
Advanced machine learning algorithms can spot lying even better than a polygraph.
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Robotic Neck Brace May Help Doctors Analyze Neck Mobility in Cancer Patients
A new robotic neck brace could help doctors evaluate the impact of cancer treatments on neck mobility, and guide patients' recovery.
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As Cyberattacks Surge, Security Start-Ups Reap the Rewards
Investors have poured $12.2 billion into cybersecurity companies so far this year, nearly $2 billion more than the total for all of 2020.
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QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.
Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don't want to give them up.
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The Space Wide Web is Ready to Launch
There is even more to space innovation than the fledgling space tourism sector. Somewhat out of the public eye, there is a fast-growing space tech industry.
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Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI
Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo earlier this...
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The Robot Will See You Now: Health-Care Chatbots Boom but Still Can’t Replace Doctors
Health-care chatbots have been used for years, but they exploded in popularity over the past year as the system became overwhelmed with covid-related questions...
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Dubai Police Will Use Citywide Network of Drones to Respond to Crime
Dubai is creating a network of pre-positioned drone bases so police can respond to incidents with drones anywhere in the city within a minute.
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Simulator Helps Robots Sharpen Their Cutting Skills
A new robotic cutting simulator replicates the forces acting on a knife slicing through foods.
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Fujitsu Uses Quantum-Inspired Algorithm to Tackle Space Waste
Researchers developed an artificial neural network-based rapid trajectory design algorithm to address the removal of space debris.
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Better Security Through Obfuscation
The quest to find greater security through obscurity.
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Fixing the Internet
Internet security was once based on trust and needs to be updated.
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The Unionization of Technology Companies
New unions could change how tech giants engage with their employees.
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Upholding ACM's Principles
Repeated ethical violations ends with membership revocation and ban.
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TSA Issues Cybersecurity Rules for Pipeline Companies
A U.S. Transportation Security Administration directive imposes new rules requiring pipeline operators to strengthen their cyberdefenses.
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Hackers Got Past Windows Hello by Tricking Webcam
Researchers uncovered a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Hello system that permitted them to manipulate a USB webcam to unlock a Windows...
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Top Programming Language for Data Science: Python Still Rules, Followed by SQL
While data scientists might be creating clever data visualizations, many decision makers still don't understand stories told through data.
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Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy
Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars.
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