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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A method of mapping phosphenes developed by researchers at Australia's Monash University could help patients receiving cortical visual protheses achieve better...Monash University (Australia) From ACM TechNews | October 24, 2023
Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 24, 2023
Popularity on GitHub can open valuable doors for developers and startups. Underground stores sell "stars" on the platform, offering coders a way to literally fake...Wired From ACM News | October 24, 2023
The StrokePointer brain-wave cap designed by researchers in the Netherlands can diagnose large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke while patients are in an ambulance....Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2023
Researchers demonstrated that nerve impulse-driven robotic prosthetic ankles enable more natural and stable movement by amputees.
NC State University News From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2023
The use of facial recognition software to expedite admission to venues like airports and theme parks is raising privacy and security concerns among experts.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2023
An international team of researchers developed a vision-based algorithm enabling off-the-shelf quadruped robots to move from obstacle to obstacle autonomously and...Stanford News From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2023
A new proposal spells out the very specific ways companies should evaluate AI security and enforce censorship in AI models.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 19, 2023
Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Southampton built a climate change-monitoring sensor that can be airlifted by drone onto glaciers to measure the effects...University of Southampton (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2023
An international research team reported that a robotic hand attached to a Swedish woman in 2017 has fully integrated with her nerves, bones, and muscles since the...UPI From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2023
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 17, 2023
Researchers calculated a significant carbon footprint for some Internet service-providing satellite constellations.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 17, 2023
The study's authors concluded the sensors proved more effective at tracking the disease progression "than the conventionally used clinical rating scales."
...The New York Times From ACM News | October 17, 2023
Google's Project Green Light has partnered with 12 cities worldwide to provide artificial intelligence-based traffic signal timing recommendations.
New Atlas From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2023
A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed a way to produce clear images of anyone's internal anatomy, no matter their skin tone.
Johns Hopkins University Hub From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2023
Several companies have started marketing "live-captioning glasses" to help hearing-impaired users communicate by overlaying real-time transcribed speech on the...Scientific American From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2023
A team of Disney Research scientists last week unveiled a bipedal robotic character combining a child-size frame with stubby legs, wiggling antennae, and an expressive...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2023