Technology can detect nuances in the human voice that offer clues to a person's likely location, medical conditions, and even physical features.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2019
Schools and summer camps throughout the U.S. are using facial recognition to bolster security and provide other services for campers and parents.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2019
Startups, government agencies, and academics are working to develop a method to combat doctored videos and photographs.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 31, 2019
Dental support organizations are starting to use artificial intelligence to analyze X-ray images and automate certain steps in common procedures.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 25, 2019
Professional basketball teams are starting to use computers and advanced data analytics to help perfect players' jump shots.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 24, 2019
Experts are concerned that digital data stored on vendor servers could later harm students who make mistakes on social media, or with widely used classroom apps...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 18, 2019
U.S. mall owners and retailers are ramping up their use of facial recognition to ascertain shoppers' traffic patterns, employee performance, and consumer response...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2019
Automakers are accelerating initiatives to address distracted driving by equipping vehicles with monitoring technology.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 20, 2019
Evidence is growing that image recognition technology may be more susceptible to deception than previously assumed.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2019
With quantum computing advancements threatening to expose all encrypted data, technology companies and security agencies are pursuing projects to preserve information...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2019
The Montefiore Health System and its affiliated medical school in New York are employing artificial intelligence to predict a common respiratory malady among patients...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 30, 2019
The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a pilot study in which self-driving trucks will complete a more-than-1,000-mile mail run between Phoenix and Dallas.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2019
With cyberattacks against Internet-connected medical devices on the rise, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are pressuring device manufacturers to bolster...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2019
Privacy and child-advocacy organizations have filed a complaint alleging Amazon has been illegally recording and retaining conversations of children using its Echo...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2019
Companies like Amazon are using software to monitor employee productivity and terminate underperforming workers.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2019
Attempts to identify barnyard animals via facial recognition are complicated by the software's difficulty in distinguishing between animals.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2019
New artificial intelligence-driven coaching apps and platforms aim to provide basic training in traditional supervisory skills such as delivering feedback and delegating...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2019
The U.S. Congress is investigating the use of advanced technology to track consumers around brick-and-mortar retailers.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2019
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority program to identify high-speed drivers at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge via facial-recognition technology is a failure...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2019
Robot manufacturers think it is vitally important to win over pedestrians and local officials as they try to expand the emerging technology into communities.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2019