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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Amazon Adapts Cashierless Tech for Clothing Stores
A new version of retail giant Amazon's Just Walk Out cashierless shopping technology for clothing vendors keeps track of apparel via radio-frequency identification...
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Driverless Car Company Using Chatbots to Make Its Vehicles Smarter
U.K.-based driverless car company Wayve has tapped chatbot technology to question its vehicles about their driving decisions.
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How Scientists Are Cracking Historical Codes to Reveal Lost Secrets
The DECRYPT project, a collaboration of linguists and computer scientists, aims to automate the process of cracking historical ciphers.
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Asian Games Landmark for eSports Fires Olympic Dreams
At the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, eSports players will have the opportunity to medal for the first time. The event, which begins Sept. 23, will see eSports...
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Breakthrough Way to Train Neuromorphic Chips
A research team has developed a neuromorphic chip that does not require training via external software.
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See-Through Sensors Hide Eye-Tracking in Plain Sight
Semi-transparent image sensors could be incorporated into eyeglasses or curved windshields in front of a user's eyes, with their readout electronics positioned...
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Israel Builds Airspace Network of Drones
Autonomous air taxis were demonstrated in Jerusalem, Israel, last week, taking off from Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and flying over the city before landing back...
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Brain Surgery Visualization using NavTech from Self-Driving Cars
Scientists created a real-time endoscopic neurosurgery guidance method similar to the navigational technologies used in autonomous cars.
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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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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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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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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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How To Talk To An AI
An ordinary human's guide to getting extraordinary results from a chatbot like ChatGPT.
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Toughest Known Structure Discovered by Autonomous Robot Lab
The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher robotics laboratory at Canada's University of Toronto has discovered the most energy-absorbent mechanical structure...
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