Communications of the ACM
There is Plenty of Room at The Top (of Supercomputing)
Jack Dongarra on the future of high-performance computing.
From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM TechNews
Users Trust AI as Much as Humans for Flagging Problematic Content
Researchers found that social media users trust artificial intelligence as much as human content moderators when it comes to flagging harmful content.
From ACM TechNews
Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses
Wegmans has discontinued the self-checkout SCAN app it rolled out early in the pandemic to offer contactless shopping, citing losses tied to the app.
From ACM TechNews
Bitcoin Has Emitted 200 Million Tons of CO2 Since Launch
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge estimated bitcoin miners have discharged nearly 200 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
From ACM TechNews
Software Robots Gaining Ground in White-Collar Office World
Software is making inroads into white-collar professions due to innovations enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning, and fueled by pandemic-surging...
From ACM TechNews
The Long Road to Driverless Trucks
A partnership between self-driving startup Kodiak Robotics and trucking company U.S. Xpress resulted in a self-driving 18-wheeler driving goods between Dallas and...
From ACM TechNews
Low-Code Could Replace 'Traditional' Coding Within Months
The Mendix software company estimates low-code adoption climbed from 77% last year to 94% this year, with 40% of businesses now using low-code apps for mission-critical...
From ACM News
AI Can Now Create Any Image in Seconds
Researchers worry these systems produce images that can cause a range of harms, such as reinforcing racial and gender stereotypes or plagiarizing artists without...
From ACM News
Why Don't You Have A Self-Driving Car Yet?
The biggest reason that "it's taking so long" is that it's hard.
From ACM TechNews
Siemens Automates Design Process for Testing Chips with Advanced Packaging
Siemens Digital Industries Software's new software system automates the design process for testing chips with several layers of silicon tiles.
From ACM TechNews
Volvo to Install Laser Sensors on New Cars
Volvo Cars will soon become the first automaker to install laser-based sensors across its entire fleet.
From ACM News
Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote
Managing the security challenges of hybrid work environments.
From ACM News
New Deepfake Threats Loom, says Microsoft's Chief Science Officer
Microsoft chief science officer Eric Horvitz said the rising capabilities of discriminative and generative artificial intelligence methods are reaching an inflection...
From ACM News
Meta's LeCun: Most of Today's AI Approaches Will Never Lead to True Intelligence
Fundamental problems elude many strains of deep learning, says LeCun, including the mystery of how to measure information.
From ACM News
How the U.S. is Trying to Maintain Dominance of the Advanced Semiconductor Industry
...while trying to limit China's ability to develop its own.
From ACM News
LinkedIn Ran Undisclosed Social Experiments on 20 Million Users for Years to Study Job Success
Researchers were testing a social-scientific theory known as the "strength of weak ties."
From ACM TechNews
Technology Could Help Whales Threatened by Noise Pollution
Researchers have developed software to prevent whale deaths caused by underwater noise pollution interfering with their echolocation.
From ACM TechNews
'Papermill Alarm' Software Flags Potentially Fake Papers
Adam Day at U.K.-based data services company Clear Skies developed a software tool that highlights potentially bogus scientific papers.
From ACM News
In India, Debunking Fake News and Running Into the Authorities
Independent website Alt News has emerged as a leading debunker of misinformation in India, but highlighting hate speech against minorities has put it on a collision...
From ACM TechNews