Communications of the ACM
New York City Takes Aim at AI
The Big Apple fields an action plan for artificial intelligence.
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N.Y. State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers
Proposed legislation would require subjecting consumers to criminal history background checks before permitting them to purchase certain three-dimensional printers...
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Better 'Map' of the Lights You See When You Close Your Eyes Can Improve 'Bionic Eye' Outcomes
A method of mapping phosphenes developed by researchers at Australia's Monash University could help patients receiving cortical visual protheses achieve better...
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Atom Computing First to Announce a 1,000+ Qubit Quantum Computer
A startup company has upped its qubit count by an order of magnitude in two years.
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Department of Energy Accelerates Emerging Technologies
National laboratories will work to shorten the pipelines that lead to important tech developments.
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Your Face May Soon Be Your Ticket. Not Everyone Is Smiling
Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy.
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The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest
Popularity on GitHub can open valuable doors for developers and startups. Underground stores sell "stars" on the platform, offering coders a way to literally fake...
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An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech's A.I.
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
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Brain-Wave Cap Saves Lives by Identifying Strokes
The StrokePointer brain-wave cap designed by researchers in the Netherlands can diagnose large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke while patients are in an ambulance....
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Robotic Prosthetic Ankles Improve 'Natural' Movement, Stability
Researchers demonstrated that nerve impulse-driven robotic prosthetic ankles enable more natural and stable movement by amputees.
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The Race to Save Secrets from Future Computers
China, Russia, and the U.S. are racing to find ways to prevent future quantum computers from cracking long-supported encryption protocols.
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Nvidia and iPhone Maker Foxconn to Build 'AI Factories'
Foxconn's Liu told the BBC that electric vehicles will drive the company's growth in the coming decades.
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Researchers Say Guardrails Built Around A.I. Systems Are Not So Sturdy
OpenAI now lets outsiders tweak what its chatbot does. A new paper says that can lead to trouble.
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Peering Inside a Quantum Computer Creates New Phases of Information
University of Texas at Austin researchers showed how taking certain measurements on a quantum computer results in different phases of quantum information.
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Amazon Testing Drone Delivery of Prescriptions
Amazon is testing a drone delivery service for prescription drugs in College Station, TX, with plans to expand the service to other markets in the future.
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Datacenters Could Work as Well with Less Cooling
Researchers found running datacenters at higher temperatures could reduce their energy consumption significantly while maintaining computational performance.
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Quantum Speedup for the Fast Fourier Transform?
It is difficult to improve on the widely used, already-efficient algorithm.
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What's Old Is New Again
Analog computing offers one possible solution to the downsides of digital computing.
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Accessibility and Inclusion through Technology
Helping the sensory-impaired overcome their impediments.
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Honda to Start Self-Driving Taxi Service in Tokyo, CEO Says
Venture with GM, Cruise aims to eventually have 500 robotaxis.
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