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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
University of Washington researchers have created a prediabetes screening tool that taps the capacitive touch-sensing capabilities of smartphones to measure blood...UW Allen School News From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2023
A recent police conference in Dubai showcased next-generation surveillance technologies for use by law enforcement agencies across the globe.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2023
Scientists at the University of South Australia are creating virtual reality maps of forest plantations to advance forestry management.
ABC (Australia) From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2023
Researchers used eye-tracking software to analyze building inspectors' gaze patterns to gain insights into safety assessment behaviors.
Penn State News From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2023
Software developer hosting service GitHub launched a new version of its Copilot coding assistant powered by the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) multimodal...Fast Company From ACM TechNews | March 28, 2023
In its bid to catch up with Starlink, the company plans to build as many as four satellites a day.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | March 27, 2023
With Microsoft's HoloLens and a special application developed by MIT researchers, AR can be used to find hidden objects.
CNet From ACM News | March 27, 2023
The Norwegian container ship Yara Birkeland eventually will be a crewless vessel that navigates via radar and cameras, feeding sensor data to artificial intelligence...BBC News From ACM TechNews | March 27, 2023
General Bytes reported that over $1.5 million in bitcoin was drained from Internet-accessible wallets via its bitcoin ATMs by hackers that exploited a previously...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | March 27, 2023
University of Virginia (UVA) researchers found that the Control-IQ diabetes management system improved blood sugar control in 2- to 6-year-olds with type 1 diabetes...UVA Health Newsroom From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2023
Artificial muscles created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can enable insect-sized aerial robots to repair themselves following damage.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2023
Bioengineers at Japan's Hiroshima University developed a mathematical model of bat ears' echolocation-related movements to ascertain the optimal pinnae motions...Hiroshima University (Japan) From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2023
Artificial intelligence is boosting the capabilities of automatic speech recognition.
Esther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | March 23, 2023
Researchers in Google's Mandiant division have found state-sponsored hackers in China have been evading common cybersecurity tools and spying on government and...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2023
A prototype system developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect and assess utility pole damage following...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2023
U.S. interstates are preparing to test sensors developed by Purdue University researchers that could help prevent congestion and lower carbon emissions.
Purdue University News From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2023