San Francisco-based startup Zipline is delivering coronavirus vaccines to rural communities in Ghana via autonomous drones.
Business Insider From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2021
Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University (TAU) have connected a dead locust's auditory organ to a robot, which responds to the sounds it picks up.
The Jerusalem Post From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2021
A silicone rubber submersible robot engineered by researchers at China's Zhejiang University successfully withstood the immense pressures in the Mariana trench....New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Pharmacy chains including CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens-Boots Alliance are collecting data from customers as they sign up for coronavirus vaccinations.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
A new report found that the hardest and perhaps most promising work of deep learning may lie in the realm of robotics,
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Researchers found that a botnet they have been following disguised one of its IP addresses in the bitcoin blockchain to guard against a command-and-control server...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
China is forging ahead with a national digital currency called the electronic Chinese yuan (eCNY).
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
An international team of researchers used computer algorithms and x-ray scanning to read a tightly folded letter sealed since 1697, without actually opening it....The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
Japanese firms are accelerating the use of advanced technology to combat food waste and reduce costs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2021
Threats of regulatory crackdowns on technology companies worldwide are expected to become more common, increasingly fragmenting the Internet.
CNN From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2021
Researchers discovered that code first developed by the U.S. National Security Agency has been used to support Chinese hacking operations.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2021
Fakers and researchers alike are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to produce and identify manipulated digital content.
Karen Emslie Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | March 2, 2021
A submarine fiber-optic cable owned by Google was used by researchers to detect earthquakes and ocean waves generated by storms.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2021
The nonprofit MAUI63 organization hopes to preserve New Zealand's endangered Maui dolphin with an aerial drone.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2021
An analysis by PiiQ Media found that bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop and other meme stocks.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2021
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog for deployment in dangerous situations, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2021
Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2021