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Plastic Chips Bend Computing
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Plastic Chips Bend Computing

Cheap, flexible processors could be a step on the road to the Internet of Everything.

A Revolution in Haptics
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A Revolution in Haptics

New technology solutions allow users to 'touch' the virtual.

The AI Outlook
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The AI Outlook

Data, privacy, trust, and sustainability feature prominently as researchers look to the year ahead.

ACM Names 71 Fellows for Computing Advances That Drive Innovation
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ACM Names 71 Fellows for Computing Advances That Drive Innovation

ACM has named 71 of its members 2021 ACM Fellows for advances underpinning innovations that influence a wide range of technologies that people use daily.

EU Integrating Quantum Accelerators into HPC Datacenters
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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.

Delivering Smart Warehouses
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Delivering Smart Warehouses

Companies old and new, large and small, are working to establish themselves in the smart warehouse and distribution center market.

Confidential Computing Conquers Hacks
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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
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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)
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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
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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."

AI Helps Craft New Beers
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AI Helps Craft New Beers

Machine learning and neural networks can help manage the recipes for new beers, and predict how they will taste.

Can a Free Internet Survive?
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Can a Free Internet Survive?

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
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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.

Making Sense With Biology
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Making Sense With Biology

Hybrid systems enhance the capabilities of electronics with biologics.

Crowdsourced Cybersecurity: Hunting for Bugs
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Crowdsourced Cybersecurity: Hunting for Bugs

Companies offer big money to 'white-hat hackers' to find flaws in software products before the black hats do.

Sexual Harassment, Bias Against Women Persist in STEM Professions
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Sexual Harassment, Bias Against Women Persist in STEM Professions

More than half of women in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) professions surveyed said they have been sexually harassed in the workplace. ...

Robot Teams Win DARPA Subterranean Challenge
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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?
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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.

Looking for Insights from Artificial Intelligence
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Looking for Insights from Artificial Intelligence

Will AI make future discoveries for us?

In Space, No One Can Fix Your Sign Errors
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In Space, No One Can Fix Your Sign Errors

Once you've left the Earth, the simple inversion of a critical parameter can cause a mission to fail.
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