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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.
The deep-learning application makes more accurate decisions on behalf of banks experiencing network disruptions, Visa says.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 26, 2020
Researchers at Facebook Inc. and NYU Langone Health say that a two-year experiment demonstrates how artificial intelligence can produce a fourfold increase in the...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 21, 2020
Robots increasingly are filling some of the most common job roles in warehousing and logistics due to the explosion of e-commerce, Covid-19 stay-at-home orders,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 14, 2020
Fidelity Investments was among the companies involved in testing the new service, which will allow businesses to experiment with the super-fast computing.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 14, 2020
Researchers are creating tools to calculate the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence models to help developers understand their environmental impact.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 24, 2020
Over three dozen universities worldwide will compete in the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a race between self-driving vehicles to be held at the Indianapolis Motor...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2020
Utah and Georgia are testing vehicle-to-everything technology installed in roads to alert drivers to hazards.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2020
Engineers and scientists at meatpacking company Tyson Foods are developing an automated deboning system to process meats in order to avoid spreading infectious...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2020
Venture-backed startups are providing software, sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence tools to help factories open safely amid the coronavirus pandemic...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 23, 2020
Chief information officers predict manufacturers will spend more on data management and analytics tools following the coronavirus pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2020
Colorblind users are pressing technology developers to redesign products to accommodate their disability.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2020
European nations are considering, or have opted for, technology developed by Apple and Google for smartphone contact-tracing applications to contain the coronavirus...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2020
Americans invented liquid crystal displays but couldn't capitalize on them. On the technology's golden jubilee, it's time to reflect on the value of research and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 4, 2020
Governments worldwide are using digital surveillance technologies to track the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, raising concerns about the erosion of privacy...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2020
Software and healthcare companies are seeking to create a registry of COVID-19 patients by gathering medical records from across the country.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2020
A report by information technology trade group CompTIA found that U.S. employers slashed 19,000 IT jobs during March.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers and partner organizations have launched a project to track COVID-19 patients through their phones.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2020
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to permit Wi-Fi devices to access a greater portion of the radiofrequency spectrum.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2020
A shortage of medical equipment is spurring healthcare providers to turn to three-dimensional (3D) printing as a temporary solution during the coronavirus pandemic...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2020