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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New Transceiver Receives Power, Data Simultaneously
Researchers have developed a 64-element millimeter-wave-band phased-array transceiver that transmits and receives data while receiving power at the same time.
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NFT Thefts and What to Do About Them
When someone steals a non-fungible token (NFT), the options for recourse are not always clear.
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Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Children Navigate the Real World?
One company, Floreo, is hoping their tools will lead the way, despite some criticisms from autism self-advocates.
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3D Printing Grows Beyond Its Novelty Roots
With the technology improving and costs falling, 3D printing could be poised to play a major role in manufacturing.
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The Scientist Who Developed a New Way to Understand Communication
Mark Braverman has spent his career translating thorny problems into the language of information complexity.
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Why Captions Are Suddenly Everywhere and How They Got There
Captions are becoming more widely available to people with hearing loss who use videoconferencing platforms, streaming services, social media video, and smartphone...
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Multiple Backdoored Python Libraries Caught Stealing AWS Secrets, Keys
Packages found in the official third-party software repository include loglib-modules, pyg-modules, pygrata, pygrata-utils, and hkg-sol-utils.
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App Helps Doctors Help Leukemia Patients
CLL-Pre-Diagnostic Lymphocytosis app helps doctors ID people at risk of infection following diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Tech Behind Crypto Could Save Luxury Brands Billions
Luxury brands are using blockchain technology to shield their products from counterfeiting.
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The Lost Masterpieces Being Revealed
Advanced technologies are revealing previously hidden masterpieces.
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Measuring AI's Carbon Footprint
Researchers have developed a method of calculating the carbon emissions of artificial intelligence systems that boasts greater accuracy.
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Period-Tracker Apps Aim for Anonymity Following Roe v. Wade Decision
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the developers of some period-tracking and fertility apps are looking to secure users' data...
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Scientists Diagnose Brain Tumors Using AI
The team named the combination of data from different MRI methods with multiclass machine learning 'radiophysiomics.'
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MIT Engineers Devise Recipe for Improving Any Autonomous Robotic System
A general-purpose optimizer aims to speed development of autonomous robotic systems by using an optimization code that automatically determines how to boost performance...
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Security Flaws in Internet-Connected Hot Tubs Exposed Owners' Personal Data
Vulnerabilities in hot tub manufacturer Jacuzzi's SmartTub Internet interface compromised the data of owners worldwide.
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IBM Open Source Tools Help Companies Spot Bias in Advertising
IBM's Artificial Intelligence Fairness 360 toolkit has confirmed the existence of bias in digital advertising.
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Chip Makers Refusing to Build Semiconductor Plants in the U.S. Unless Congress Unlocks $52 billion in Funding
The CHIPS Act is intended to shore up America's flagging chip industry as a hedge against China's accelerated development of its own semiconductor capabilities....
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AI-Powered Coding Assistant Aims to Help, Not Replace Developers
GitHub Copilot, launched last week, acts like a predictive-text feature to help ease the process of writing long lines of computer code.
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Russian Hacking Group Takes Credit for Wide-Ranging Cyberattack on Lithuania
Global Internet access monitor NetBlocks confirmed that several government networks were disrupted alongside public and private internet infrastructure.
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