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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The Robots Are Here, And Making You Fries
Meet Flippy, Sippy and Chippy, the newest technology stepping in to address a protracted labor crunch in food service.
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Instagram Rolls Out Age Verification, but Not to Keep Children Off App
Photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram has started using age verification tools to prevent account holders under 18 years old from changing their ages to over...
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AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Researchers at Israeli artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs have developed and released an AI model of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....
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Teslas Running Autopilot Have Been in 273 Crashes in Less Than a Year
Regulators released the first batch of data since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.
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You Agreed to What? Doctor Check-In Software Harvests Your Health Data
A consent form from Phreesia gives it permission to use your data for marketing.
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Your Kids' Apps Are Spying on Them
Apple and Google just look the other way. Here's how we stop it.
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Elevated Cyberthreats are the 'New Normal'
The Biden administration gets darker in its assessment of the nation's cyberthreat.
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The Government's Still Mostly in the Dark on Ransomware
The government may only be made aware of one-fourth of ransomware attacks.
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Pandemic Exposed Mental Health Divide Among College Students, Study Finds
Dartmouth College researchers found that smartphone technology and artificial intelligence could be employed as an "early detection system" for mental health issues...
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Elon Musk Acquires Twitter for $44 Billion
The company's board and the Tesla CEO hammered out the final details of his $54.20 a share bid.
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Biden Orders Sweeping Cryptocurrency Review
The long-awaited executive order aims to ensure that the U.S. fosters the surging industry while mitigating its potential threats.
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Picasso's Descendants to Sell More Than 1,000 NFTs Linked to Never-Before-Seen Ceramic Work
Pablo Picasso's descendants plan to auction off more than 1,000 digital pieces representing a previously unseen ceramic work by the Spanish artist.
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The Administration Wants to Prevent an Attack on Water Supplies
New water cybersecurity standards are coming – but they're voluntary.
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Amazon Opening 30,000-Sq.-Ft. Store with QR Codes, Palm-Scanning Checkout
Amazon will open a 30,000-sq.-ft. clothing store in Los Angeles later this year.
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Former Google Scientist Says the Computers that Run our Lives Exploit Us
Meet Hume AI, a potentially more humane way to let the machines in.
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Sweden's Psychological Defense Agency to Fight Fake News, Foreign Interference
Sweden on Jan. 1 created the Swedish Psychological Defense Agency to fight the spread of disinformation campaigns.
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Complaint to FTC Claims Amazon Search Results Full of Ads 'Unlawfully Deceiving' Consumers
More than a quarter of Amazon search results are paid ads, according to the complaint filed by a coalition of labor unions.
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Tech Companies Join the Fight to Take Down Hacking Groups
Google and Microsoft are taking on hackers.
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The Pentagon's $82 Million Super Bowl of Robots
Inside a three-year competition that raises the question: How long until humans are obsolete?
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