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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 team of scientists in the U.S. and New Zealand used the Icefin underwater robot to explore Antarctic ice crevasses to better understand their role in rising global...Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2023
Disinformation researchers have found the use of artificial intelligence to spread falsehoods in the Israel-Hamas war is sowing doubt about the veracity of online...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2023
At the start of its antitrust defense, Google attributed its success to relentless investment, countering government claims that it broke the law to stay ahead....The New York Times From ACM News | October 27, 2023
Automaker General Motors has released a suite of open source application programming interfaces so software developers can build apps that integrate with connected...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 27, 2023
Researchers at the Netherlands' University of Twente engineered two 1-millimeter-sized magnetic microrobots to pick up, move, and assemble cubes collaboratively...University of Twente (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2023
A study by Northeastern University researchers found that notifications to iPhone users of their close proximity to an unknown AirTag are not timely and can be...Northeastern Global News From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2023
An international team of researchers created an artificial intelligence-based system able to discover and verify supernovas.
Voice of America News From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2023
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration three-dimensionally-printed an aluminum rocket engine nozzle that could enable deep space exploration with...Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2023
The historians of tomorrow are using computer science to analyze how people lived centuries ago.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 26, 2023
A neural-network-based artificial intelligence outperforms ChatGPT at quickly folding new words into its lexicon, a key aspect of human intelligence.
Nature From ACM News | October 26, 2023
A group of experts said artificial intelligence companies must be held accountable for the damage their products cause.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | October 25, 2023
A new smartphone attachment could be used for low-cost neurological screenings, to ensure accurate results regardless of the user's skin tone.
UC San Diego Today From ACM TechNews | October 25, 2023
Officials at the U.K.'s Queen Mary University of London announced earlier this year that sensors would be installed in campus buildings. Staff and students are...Nature From ACM TechNews | October 25, 2023
California's Department of Motor Vehicles says General Motors' Cruise vehicles are not "safe for the public's operations."
Automotive News From ACM News | October 24, 2023
Proposed legislation would require subjecting consumers to criminal history background checks before permitting them to purchase certain three-dimensional printers...PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | October 24, 2023
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