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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Not this time, but artificial intelligence is churning out articles, illustrations, fake product reviews and even videos.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | November 18, 2022
Researchers have identified information-sharing initiatives worldwide that aim to better detect fraud and money laundering.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2022
Sweden's autonomous-truck startup Einride AB, working in partnership with GE Appliances, will test self-driving freight vehicles on U.S. roadways .
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 27, 2022
Hundreds of small drones from U.S. startups are searching for survivors and Russian hideouts in Ukraine, after Ukrainian government officials cited Chinese drones...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2022
Authorities in Ukraine have deployed technology as part of a wide-ranging investigation into alleged war crimes by Russian forces in the town of Bucha.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2022
Google has pulled dozens of applications from its Google Play store amid researchers' findings that they contain software that secretly harvests data.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2022
Researchers are teaching animals how to drive, in order to understand how experience affects learning and how brains adapt to change.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2022
Researchers at the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group pioneered game theory mathematics that transformed how professional poker players approach...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2022
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 14, 2021
Scientists are racing to store, analyze, and preserve massive volumes of climate change data collected by sensor-equipped satellites, aircraft, and other instruments...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2021
U.S. cities and service contractors use flying drones, crawling robots, and remote-operated swimming machines to explore, diagnose, and fix municipal sewer systems...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2021
Zillow used an algorithm to make home price estimates, called the "Zestimate," and determine what it would pay home sellers.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | November 4, 2021
Allstate Corp. is in talks with state insurance regulators to spur an industry-wide transition to the use of telematics to set car insurance rates.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 12, 2021
International Data Corp. predicts the insurance industry will spend approximately $602 million globally on robotic systems, including drones, this year.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week authorized the use of the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help diagnose prostate cancer.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2021
Radar is one of the most popular new technologies for next-generation auto safety systems.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2021
Many researchers are trying to train artificial intelligence to enable smartphones to analyze patterns in a person’s coughs.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2021
The pandemic has disrupted annual doctor visits, and digital technology, imaging, gene sequencing, and artificial intelligence likely will further virtualize physical...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2021
Software startup Tastry Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence model that can help California winemakers salvage grapes damaged by wildfire smoke.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2021