ACM TechNews Top Articles of 2021
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EU Integrating Quantum Accelerators into HPC Datacenters
The European Union is working hard to keep pace with quantum computing efforts worldwide.
Companies old and new, large and small, are working to establish themselves in the smart warehouse and distribution center market.
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
In highly regulated industries, it is critical that laws are translated precisely into code that reflects their intent.
Confidential Computing Conquers Hacks
Protecting data while it is in use, rather than at rest or in flight.
Quenching the Flames: AI, Data Help Fight Global Wildfires
New technologies are being deployed to predict, monitor, and fight wildfires as their frequency and ferocity grow.
Car Hackers Could Drive You Off the Road (or They Might Settle for Money)
Automotive cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game, with the good guys and bad guys constantly chasing each other.
Data in the Wild Might be Key to Better Public Health
"Social determinants of health have really come to the forefront in terms of who has been most greatly impacted."
Errors and biases in artificial intelligence systems often reflect the data used to train them.
What Is the Cost of Living Online?
The cost of powering streaming and other rapidly growing online services will not "take down the Internet."
ACM Publications Finances for 2020
This annual update on ACM Publications finances summarizes income and expenses for the 2020 calendar year.
Internet freedom is eroding on two fronts: the sheer number of efforts to block access to legitimate information, and the level of sophistication used.
Apple’s Plan to Scan Handset Images Stopped Before It Started
When Apple announced its plan to scan iCloud Photos for child pornography, privacy groups were quick to condemn it.
Crowdsourced Cybersecurity: Hunting for Bugs
Companies offer big money to 'white-hat hackers' to find flaws in software products before the black hats do.
Social media "influencers" use augmented reality filtering apps to appear more beautiful, together, and cool. Results may vary.
Qubit Devices Inch Toward Reality
Key questions and challenges remain, including how to scale qubit devices while reducing noise and errors to the point where the devices become useful.
Robot Teams Win DARPA Subterranean Challenge
The teams behind the real and virtual robots named as winners shared a total of $5 million in prize money.
AI and Sustainability: Where Are We and What’s Next?
Researchers are exchanging views and proposing solutions as questions around AI's environmental impact become more urgent.
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