Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Google Fixes Smartwatch Security Problem
Google corrected a security vulnerability in its Wear OS smartwatches that could have allowed attackers to crash applications, render the app or the watch unresponsive...
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How AI Helps Historians Solve Ancient Puzzles
Artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are helping historians restore or recreate archaeological artifacts from photos of fragments.
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Bar-Ilan Named Co-Winners of Parkinson's Disease Research Challenge
Neuroscientists from Israel's Bar-Ilan University were named winners of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and Sage Bionetworks BEAT-PD DREAM...
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Windows 10 2004 Update Block Confusion: 'Your PC Settings Aren't Supported'
Hardware drivers still appear to be causing havoc for users trying to upgrade to Windows 10 version 2004.
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Towards an Unhackable Quantum Internet
Harvard University researchers achieve “a milestone along the path to a worldwide quantum Internet.”
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Lyft Releases Self-Driving Vehicle Data Set, Launches $30,000 Challenge
Lyft has released a Prediction Dataset, which contains the logs of movements of cars, pedestrians, and other obstacles encountered by its 23 autonomous vehicles...
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Waymo, Uber Propose AI Techniques to Improve Self-Driving Systems
Researchers at Waymo and Uber have unveiled new technologies that aim to make their self-driving systems safer and more reliable.
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New Techniques Improve Quantum Communication, Entangle Phonons
Scientists have demonstrated a new quantum communication method.
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CSAIL Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
A group of researchers designed a robotic system that disinfects surfaces and neutralizes aerosolized forms of Covid-19.
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Drone-Deployed Sterile Mosquitoes Could Check Spread of Insect-Borne Illnesses
An international team of researchers created a technique to more quickly control mosquito populations and reduce insect-borne disease.
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Scientists Grow Optical Chips in Petri Dish
The new chips are made from gallium phosphide.
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Countries Agree on Regulations for Automated Driving
The United Nations announced that 53 countries have agreed on common automated driving regulations.
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California City Bans Predictive Policing in U.S. First
Santa Cruz, CA, has become the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing.
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Before These Astronauts Take Starliner to Space, They're Training in VR
Crew members for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner are training for pre-launch, docking, and landing using a new virtual reality system.
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Newcastle United Turns to Wearable Technology for Safe Premier League Return
Soccer clubs are turning to technology as the English Premier League looks to restart while complying with numerous health and safety protocols.
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'SlothBot in the Garden' Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) engineers have built a robot designed to help conserve endangered species.
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Blocking Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology faces opposition from technology industry giants, and from the grass roots.
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Your Smart Home Devices Could All Be About to Stop Working
Experts say thousands of connected smart home devices could shut down with the expiration of their Secure Sockets Layer certificates.
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Machine Learning Clusters in Azure Hijacked to Mine Cryptocurrency
Microsoft's Azure Security Center reported a cryptojacking scheme in which attackers hijacked machine learning clusters inside the Azure cloud computing service...
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