Communications of the ACM
Digital Twins Grow Up
The idea of creating digital twins to simulate real-world systems isn't new, but the concept is advancing rapidly.
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You Can Now Practice Firing Someone in VR
Virtual reality workplace training provider Talespin has developed virtual characters to train people in soft management skills such as firing employees. ...
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People With Autism Are Hot Hires for AI Jobs
Ernst & Young and other companies are recruiting people with autism for artificial intelligence jobs through neurodiversity hiring programs.
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IBM, Other Companies Launch New Blockchain Network for Supply Management
IBM and a number of other multinational corporations have jointly developed a new blockchain network, with the goal of improving manual and cumbersome supply chain...
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Most People Would Rather Lose Their Job to a Robot Than Another Human
Most people would prefer to lose their job to a robot than to another person, but at the same time would rather see a co-worker replaced by a human than a robot...
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New York City’s first self-driving shuttle service launches today
Six autonomous six-seater shuttles will be offering free rides around a one-mile loop of New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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In Search of a CRISPR Kill Switch
The benefits of genetic engineering tool CRISPR have been widely discussed. But what if something goes wrong?
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And Now, a Bicycle Built for None
Researchers from Tsinghua University in China have developed a self-driving bicycle.
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Calls Mount to Ease Big Tech's Grip on Your Data
A growing number of academics, economists, technologists, and lawmakers are working to reimagine the current environment in which a few large technology companies...
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Ever Wonder How Much Tech Workers Get Paid in Your Town? This Map Might Have the Answer.
While San Jose and San Francisco remain the top U.S. cities in terms of salaries for technology professionals in 2019, smaller metro areas are becoming mini tech...
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Microsoft Data Shows Hackers Still Targeting U.S. Elections
A recent blog post from Microsoft indicates that nearly 10,000 state-sponsored attacks have been detected globally in the past year.
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The Drive to Quantum Computing
The U.S. National Quantum Initiative will support the push towards a quantum computing infrastructure, ecosystem, and workforce.
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Study Addresses Low Female Participation in STEM Classrooms
Increasing class size has the greatest negative impact on female participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classrooms.
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New Technology Sparks More Worry for Black, Hispanic Workers
A new survey found Black and Hispanic workers are more concerned about how they will be impacted by new technology in the workplace than white or Asian workers....
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Improved Prosthetic Hand Has Lighter Touch, Easy Grip
Researchers have improved a commercially developed, three-dimensional printed robotic prosthetic arm, allowing an amputee to grasp his wife's hand and "feel" her...
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Knight Foundation Invests $50 Million in Research on Tech's Impact on Democracy
The nonprofit John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will spend $50 million to fund research at 11 universities on how social media and technology impacts democracy...
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Personal Firewalls
Researchers find a way to make many implanted medical devices virtually hack-proof.
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Twitter 'Fingerprint' Helps Decode How Individuals Respond to Crises
Purdue niversity researchers have developed an algorithm that analyzes tweets to better understand how users respond to crises.
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