Communications of the ACM
The Russians Will Be Back. Will We Be Ready?
In recent days, our nation's response to the continued threat of foreign meddling in American elections has taken something of…
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Could Brain Training Prevent Dementia?
It's been a lousy couple of years for researchers who study the effects of computerized brain training.
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Americans Are Wary About Body-Enhancement Technologies
Emerging technologies that draw from biomedical technology, nanotechnology, information technology and other fields are developing at a rapid pace and may lead...
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In China, a Robot's Place Is in the Kitchen
Wang Peixin has seen the future, and he's sure it features robots serving up fried dumplings.
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A Makeover for Stodgy Federal Agencies
Government needs to do away with out-of-date agencies and open ones with more relevance, like a Department of Tech Support.
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America Wants to Believe China Can't Innovate. Tech Tells a Different Story.
Silicon Valley may be powered by organic kale, but when Chinese tech gurus gather at 3W, a coffee shop-slash-incubator in the Chinese capital, they want sunflower...
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Rise of the Ag-Bots Will Not Sow Seeds of Unemployment
Larry Stap's fifth-generation family dairy farm has come a long way since his great grandfather established it in Lynden, Wash., in 1910.
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How MIT Gave 'Ghostbusters' Its 'Geek Cred'
The energetic researchers who grounded the new "Ghostbusters" in hard science—giving it "geek cred"—are using a flurry of media attention to alter public perceptions...
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Turkish Coup Plotters' Cyber Fail: Not Turning Off Internet
A failed coup attempt in Turkey, which began during the evening of July 15, was apparently coordinated using the WhatsApp mobile messaging service, according to...
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The Return of Arthur C. Clarke's Fantastic Vision of Jupiter
The Juno space probe is now in orbit around Jupiter, meaning space buffs around the world are eagerly awaiting whatever new data the probe sends back.
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Learning to Code as a 30-Year-Old Kid with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds
If you've installed the iOS 10 public beta since it came out last week, you’ll know that compatible iPads come loaded with the "Swift Playgrounds" app that Apple...
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Pokémon Go Will Make You Crave Augmented Reality
It started as an April Fool's joke.
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Cozmo Is an Artificially Intelligent Toy Truck That's Also the Future of Robotics
Hanns Tappeiner types a few lines of code into his laptop and hits "return."
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Women in Big Data: Does Gender Matter?
Is it such a bad thing that women are underrepresented in tech and big data?
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NASA's Bold Bet on Juno Will Pay Off. Stay Tuned.
Memory-foam mattresses. The breathing devices firefighters wear. And infrared ear thermometers that give near-instant readings.
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Lessons From the Tesla Crash
A recent fatal crash in Florida involving a Tesla Model S is an example of how a new technology designed to make cars safer could, in some cases, make them more...
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Stuxnet the Movie: The U.S. Has Pwned Iran
The new documentary about Stuxnet, 'Zero Days,' says the U.S. had a far larger cyber operation against Iran called Nitro Zeus that has compromised the country's...
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Why a Killer Robot Was Likely the Only Option For Dallas Police
When a police robot killed suspect Micah Johnson in Dallas early Friday morning, it was likely an unprecedented event.
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Validate Personal Air-Pollution Sensors
The public is increasingly aware of the health and economic costs of air pollution.
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If To Err Is Human, Should Technology Help Us Shed Some Humanity?
By all accounts, technology has made us safer.
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