The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A top German court has ruled that police use of automated data analysis to prevent crime in some German states violates their constitutions.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2023
University of California, Berkeley researchers found simple head and hand movements by participants in the Metaverse can expose their identities.
TechRadar From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2023
Architectures suited for molecules streamline the identification of pharmaceutical candidates.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2023
Advanced feature sets and functionality are projected to drive the market for connected vending to nearly nine million units by 2024.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2023
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have issued a free software patch to owners of 8.3 million 2015-2019 models in order to thwart car thieves.
CNN From ACM TechNews | February 21, 2023
California-based HigherGround's Live911 software allows police to access 911 emergency calls in real time, reducing their response time.
Government Technology From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2023
Grzegorz Rutkowski has become one of the most popular artists to copy using image-generating artificial intelligence systems like OpenAI's Dall-E 2 and Stability...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2023
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun deploying smarter technology at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the George Washington Bridge to help...Government Technology From ACM News | February 7, 2023
Although the brain's architecture is very shallow, brain-inspired artificial neural networks' learning capabilities can outperform deep learning.
Bar-Ilan University From ACM News | January 31, 2023
Cleveland State University asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review a district court ruling that "room scans" by exam proctoring software...Bloomberg Law From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2023
Service was impacted in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, however, China was unaffected, per CNN.
The Week From ACM News | January 25, 2023
Human artists and artificial intelligence companies are disputing generative AI-intellectual property in a landmark legal case.
Financial Times From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2023
U.K. pest control services provider Rentokil is testing facial recognition software as a tool for rat extermination.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 23, 2023
Microsoft said that its cost-cutting measures will lead to costs of around $1.2 billion in Q2, resulting from severance pay, changes to its hardware portfolio and...TechCrunch From ACM News | January 20, 2023
Advances in artificial intelligence permit computers to converse with humans in seemingly realistic ways.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2023
When fed a sufficient amount of training data, artificial intelligence techniques can be used to generate new ideas in several different ways. Is that creativity...Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2023
North Carolina State University's Mohammad Farazmand and Konstantinos Mamis corrected a flaw in a popular pandemic model, improving the accuracy of its predictions...North Carolina State University From ACM TechNews | January 19, 2023