Communications of the ACM
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March 2008
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Understanding NoSQL Database Types: Graph Databases
04.09.2021SQL represents data stored in rows and tables, while high-growth NoSQL is data stores arranged via nested documents as columnar …
The World's Most Magnificent Historical Calculating Machines
04.08.2021The design of today's electronic computers is usually not very appealing, in contrast to magnificent mechanical calculating machines from earlier …
Misnomer and Malgorithm
03.27.2021The algorithm should be respected; the malgorithm should be rejected.
Robots Can Be More Aware of Human Co-Workers, with System That Provides Context
04.12.2021Researchers have designed a context-aware system that could enable robots …
AI Could 'Crack the Language of Cancer, Alzheimer's'
04.12.2021A study has found that the "biological language" of cancer …
Bitcoin Mining Emissions in China Will Hit 130 Million Tons by 2024
04.12.2021Researchers at China's Tsinghua University predicted Chinese bitcoin mining will …