Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial…
From ACM NewsEsther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 8, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Investors keen on quantum computing can expect the Honeywell-Cambridge Quantum merger to produce a new publicly traded company within a year.
CNET From ACM News | November 30, 2021
More than a third of 1,000 surveyed women in the technology sector intend to quit in the next two years, driven by the pandemic and gender inequality.
CNet From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2021
While women in tech have some optimism about the future of the industry, they're feeling the effects of being an underrepresented group.
CNet From ACM News | October 26, 2021
Six major ISPs collect far more user data than consumers realize, the FTC warns, including data grouping those consumers by race and sexual orientation.
CNet From ACM News | October 22, 2021
The social network's services, including Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, were offline for about six hours on Monday.
CNet From ACM News | October 5, 2021
The Los Angeles Fire Department has partnered with digital location startup What3words, which has assigned a unique three-word name to each of 57 billion 10-foot...CNet From ACM TechNews | July 28, 2021
As of June 30, all major voice providers in the U.S., including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Comcast, are required to implement technology to minimize illegal robocalls...CNET From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2021
Live now and enabled by default, Sidewalk keeps other people's devices near your home connected by passing their signals through your Echo and Ring devices.
CNet From ACM News | June 9, 2021
Shatner partners with StoryFile to create an interactive version of himself that answers fan questions and talks back to them.
CNet From ACM News | March 23, 2021
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has requested tougher rules for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and self-driving car development.
CNet From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2021
The Indy Autonomous Challenge, announced during the 2021 CES show, will be a spec race with mechanically identical cars, and software that each team hopes will...CNet From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
Scientists in the U.K. have developed a technique for counting African elephant populations using satellite camera imagery and a deep learning algorithm.
CNet From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2021
The Voatz electronic-voting company argued in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that security researchers should only seek flaws in e-voting systems with...CNet From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2020