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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients Named
ACM and IEEE named the recipients of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships.
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Keeping Hackers Off the Electrical Grid
Protecting electrical power delivery networks from incursions.
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Organizing Unstructured Data
Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial Intelligence.
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Pioneer of Multicore Processor Design Receives ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award
Stanford University Professor Kunle Olukotun made computer processors more efficient and developed pivotal technologies for machine learning.
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Pen-Based Computing: Still Looking For The Write App
The sector, once popular, is searching for applications and users.
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The Promise of Holographic Displays
The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back.
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The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank
An overreliance on technology startups could have been a major factor in its demise.
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Linking IT's Energy Consumption to Carbon Emissions
New guidelines aim to measure, and ultimately reduce, the digital impact of the enterprise on the environment.
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Celebrating Those Who Advance Computing as a Science, Profession
ACM has recognized four people with its 2022 Service Awards for expanding its mission of "Advancing Computing as a Science and Profession."
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A Pioneer in Participatory Design Turns 80
Christiane Floyd continues to consider the philosophical and ethical concerns of computer science.
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Spyware Lurks in Android Smartphones
Google's decision to allow its operating system to install third-party apps makes Android smartphones targets for spyware.
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Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
Drawing Intelligence from actual brain cells could deliver human-like cognition in diverse fields.
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Artificial Intelligence Still Can't Form Concepts
Concepts and abstraction are key to unlocking AI's full potential.
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Seltzer Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Technical, Mentoring Contributions
ACM has named Margo Seltzer of Canada's University of British Columbia the 2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer for her pioneering technical contributions and commitment...
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Lighting the Way at Nanometer Scales
Light waves bouncing around could replace a significant portion of digital computation.
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Turning AI to Crime
How cybercriminals use ChatGPT in creating malware and cyberattacks.
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