Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Online Privacy: Regional Differences
How do the U.S., Europe, and Japan differ in their approaches to data protection — and what are they doing about it?
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Looking and Learning: Image Identification and Enhanced Search
Advances in computer image recognition aspire to provide "a reasonable description in plain English."
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Structural Electronics Come Online
Multifunction components are becoming more common as the world gets "smarter."
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Leap Into the Future?
Whatever Magic Leap is working on, it could revolutionize the fields of augmented and virtual reality.
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Keeping Online Reviews Honest
As online reviews become increasingly important to e-commerce and social media sites, computer scientists work on ways to ensure their authenticity.
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If I Can Get Wi-Fi Here, I Can Get It Anywhere
New York has ambitious plans for its extensive network of pay telephones.
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Google and Edx Put ‘youtube For Courses’ Platform on Hold
Their collaboration opens the edX platform to some new organizations, but individuals will have to wait a while longer.
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Alternatives For the Mouse-Averse
Controlling computers with gestures offers greater potential than a mouse ever could.
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Adding Depth to Mobile Imaging
Google's Project Tango aims to provide an additional dimension to the next generation of mobile devices.
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Atoms Show The Way
A "quantum compass" will offer precise positioning data in places GPS cannot go.
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Robots Compete in Disaster Scenarios
The DARPA Robotics Challenge pitted teams from around the world against each other in a series of disaster-themed tasks.
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Tcp/ip Turns 40
Pioneers gather in Palo Alto to commemorate a foundational Internet technology.
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Mind the Gap
Are there too few skilled computer and IT workers for the jobs available? If so, what can be done about it?
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Is Fingerprint Security Reliable?
The strength of biometric locks on Apple's and Samsung's new phones may lie in their convenience.
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Can AI Design a Video Game?
Researcher Michael Cook thinks his ANGELINA software can design a video game—and that's not all.
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How the Incite Project Allots Supercomputer Hours
Researchers vie for some of the billions of computer-hours available on two of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
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2014 Bower Award Goes To… Validation
Edmund Clarke will receive the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science.
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The Good Judgment Project
A team of researchers tries to determine the best approach to predicting world events by making a game out of it.
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