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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Screen Recognition Makes Apps More Accessible
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Screen Recognition Makes Apps More Accessible

Apple's Screen Recognition algorithm identifies the metadata necessary to communicate the functions of any app or Web page to the visually impaired.

Joke-Cracking Chatbots Boost Learning Levels
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Joke-Cracking Chatbots Boost Learning Levels

The role of humor in training, and conversing with, chatbots.

Are We Engaged in a Cyber-war?
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Are We Engaged in a Cyber-war?

Here are the reasons why we're not.

The New Form of Currency
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The New Form of Currency

Central bank digital currencies hold the promise—and peril—of changing money as we know it.

Using AI to Drill Down in Physics
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Using AI to Drill Down in Physics

Artificial intelligence can give a boost to particle physics.

Will AI Rewrite Coding?
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Will AI Rewrite Coding?

There is an emerging effort to tap artificial intelligence to write code based on short text descriptions of what the code should do.

Engineering Additional Creativity
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Engineering Additional Creativity

Can artificial intelligence augment human creativity in writing?

Channeling the Inner Voice of Robots
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Channeling the Inner Voice of Robots

People have inner voices, why not robots?

Tech Company Initiatives Encourage Greater Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
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Tech Company Initiatives Encourage Greater Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

CEOs increasingly consider DEI a strategic business priority.

Turning Back the Techno Clock
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Turning Back the Techno Clock

Vintage technology emulator sites feed nostalgia.

Keeping Control of the Wheel
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Keeping Control of the Wheel

Developments in automotive cybersecurity.

Honoring the Ties Between Computer Science and Mathematics
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Honoring the Ties Between Computer Science and Mathematics

László Lovász and Avi Wigderson were awarded the 2021 Abel Prize.

Defending Against the Next Stuxnet
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Defending Against the Next Stuxnet

Experts are skeptical of an Iranian plan to evade Stuxnet replay attacks.

Leader in Power-Efficient Computer Architecture Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
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Leader in Power-Efficient Computer Architecture Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award

ACM and the IEEE Computer Society have named Princeton University's Margaret Martonosi recipient of the 2021 Eckert-Mauchly Award.

Semantics Beats Syntax
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Semantics Beats Syntax

IBM, Google, and Microsoft are all developing algorithms that understand the meaning of words.

Changing How Data is Used
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Changing How Data is Used

Federated AI Learning promises to reshape data security, privacy.

Regulation of AI Remains Elusive
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Regulation of AI Remains Elusive

About 130 jurisdictions globally have implemented data protection laws, often seen as a starting point for the regulation of artificial intelligence.

ACM Recognizes Far-Reaching Technical Achievements with Special Awards
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ACM Recognizes Far-Reaching Technical Achievements with Special Awards

ACM has named the recipients of four awards, chosen by peers for technical achievements that advance research and industry, and which create a basis for transformative...

Is 5G Opening Security Holes in the Internet of Things?
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Is 5G Opening Security Holes in the Internet of Things?

The new 5G networks increase hacker access to the Internet of Things.

A New Way of Seeing
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A New Way of Seeing

Vision AI provides a deeper view.
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