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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Private Equity Recruits Data-Science Talent as Industry Tackles Machine Learning
Private equity firms integrating machine learning and data analytics into their investment processes increasingly are turning to data-science experts to interpret...
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Helping Computer Vision, Language Models Understand What They See
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other researchers developed a technique that uses computer-generated data to help vision and language models better understand...
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Study Explains Role of Certain Types of Oxide in Structure, Development of Specialty Glass
Researchers used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and computational modeling to demonstrate silica network polymerization.
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The U.S. Challenges Google's Search Dominance
Google's search dominance is going on trial in the biggest U.S. antitrust case since a crackdown on Big Tech that started in 2019.
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A Case That Rhymes With Microsoft
The prevailing lesson of the Microsoft case, antitrust lawyers say, is that scrutiny from Washington can slow down a company, even when there are no grievous penalties...
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Researchers Discover Thousands of Transformable Knots
Researchers discovered thousands of new transformable knots via a computational pipeline combining randomized spatial sampling and physics modeling.
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AI Project Imagines Adult Faces of Children Who Disappeared During Argentina's Military Dictatorship
Argentine publicist Santiago Barros uses an app to produce images of what children taken from their parents during Argentina's military dictatorship might look...
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3D-Printed 'Living Material' Could Clean Up Contaminated Water
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego created an "engineered living material" for clearing water of contaminants.
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A Softer Approach to Robotics
Soft robots are moving from the research lab to the real world.
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Microsoft to Shield Paid-Up Copilot Customers From Any AI Copyright Brawls It Starts
Tough luck, freeloaders: you're on your own.
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Flaw Found in Apple Devices Led to Spyware Infection: Researchers
Researchers at Canada-based Citizen Lab found a vulnerability in Apple devices was used to spread spyware from Israeli cyber-intelligence group NSO.
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What Do Neurons, Fireflies, and Dancing the Nutbush Have in Common?
Computer scientists and mathematicians have designed a framework for evaluating synchronized phenomena.
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Mathematicians Find 12,000 Solutions for Three-Body Problem
Mathematicians have identified 12,392 new stable orbital arrangements for three objects as allowed by Isaac Newton's laws of motion, also known as the three-body...
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As AI Grows, Las Vegas Workers Brace for Change
Workers in Las Vegas are closely watching employers' adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies rise as they strive to cut labor costs.
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Dependence on Tech Caused 'Staggering' Education Inequality: U.N.
A study by UNESCO found "staggering" global education inequity due to overreliance on remote learning technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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First Human-Derived Body Part 3D-Printed in Space
U.S. aerospace company Redwire said it has three-dimensionally-printed a human body part in space for the first time.
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2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws
The effort by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley is the latest move by lawmakers to catch up with the rapidly evolving technology.
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How To Talk To An AI
An ordinary human's guide to getting extraordinary results from a chatbot like ChatGPT.
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Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make A.I. More Human, Dies at 72
He spent decades working on artificial intelligence, striving to create computers that could replicate common sense.
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