Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial…
From ACM NewsEsther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 8, 2023
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A 749-gross-ton vessel is the first commercial cargo ship to be navigated entirely by artificial intelligence during a nearly 500-mile, 40-hour journey.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2022
Researchers found that a bug in Zyxel firewalls that could enable unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2022
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a multitasking weather sensor that measures rain volumes and wind speeds.
Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan) From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2022
Jack J. Dongarra is the recipient of the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering contributions to numerical algorithms and libraries that enabled high-performance...Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2022
Labor shortages have many companies turning to automation technology, but with mixed outcomes.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2022
Depending on climate conditions, the availability of renewables and other factors, immersion cooling can make a profound difference in both energy consumption and...Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2022
Researchers have created the fastest logic gate to date, powered by laser-generated ultrafast bursts of electricity.
University of Rochester NewsCenter From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2022
A prototype wireless contact lens could help treat glaucoma by automatically dispensing drugs when pressure inside the eye becomes excessive.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2022
Artificial intelligence-equipped apiaries at Kibbutz Beit Haemek in Israel's Galilee region are designed to maintain bee health.
Yahoo! News From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2022
U.S. and German physicists have validated single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore as a three-dimensional quantum spin liquid.
Rice University News From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2022
Italian robotic bartending systems developer Makr Shakr said its Bionic Bar system has been installed aboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship.
Hastings Tribune From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2022
The Digital Panda System was designed to protect the habitat of giant pandas by detecting wildfires where they live and notifying emergency crews to intercede quickly...CNN From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2022
Astronomers used supercomputers and computer algorithms to record the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2022