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Error Control Begins to Shape Quantum Architectures
From Communications of the ACM

Error Control Begins to Shape Quantum Architectures

The overhead of error correction presents a serious challenge to scaling up quantum computing and may produce unexpected winners.

The Outlook for Crypto
From Communications of the ACM

The Outlook for Crypto

Can cryptocurrencies cut their environmental impact?

Making Traffic a Thing of the Past
From Communications of the ACM

Making Traffic a Thing of the Past

New AI technologies are making it possible to autonomously reduce traffic.

This Little-Known Bottleneck is Blocking Clean Energy for Millions
From ACM News

This Little-Known Bottleneck is Blocking Clean Energy for Millions

Energy developers want to build a ton of wind and solar — they just can't get it connected to the grid.

Particles of Light May Create Fluid Flow, Data-Theory Comparison Suggests
From ACM TechNews

Particles of Light May Create Fluid Flow, Data-Theory Comparison Suggests

A computational analysis supports the idea that photons colliding with heavy ions can create a fluid of “strongly interacting” particles.

Meek China Response to U.S. Chip Restrictions Raises Eyebrows
From ACM News

Meek China Response to U.S. Chip Restrictions Raises Eyebrows

Beijing typically "retaliates fully plus 10 percent," but this time it doesn't seem to have many punitive options.

Uber Eats Launches Robot Delivery Service in Miami
From ACM TechNews

Uber Eats Launches Robot Delivery Service in Miami

Online food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats has launched a robot food delivery service in Miami via a partnership with robotics firm Cartken.

Gen Z Overwhelmed by 'Tech Shame' at Work
From ACM TechNews

Gen Z Overwhelmed by 'Tech Shame' at Work

An HP survey of 10,000 office workers worldwide found Generation Z employees are most likely to feel technological frustration at work.

Security Researchers Cite Theorem of Infinitely Typing Monkeys
From ACM TechNews

Security Researchers Cite Theorem of Infinitely Typing Monkeys

An international team of scientists led by Germany's Ruhr-Universität Bochum is developing new techniques to efficiently identify coding errors in embedded systems...

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle Reaches a 'Turning Point'
From ACM TechNews

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle Reaches a 'Turning Point'

Warehouse robots increasingly are able to grasp and sort objects of various shapes and sizes with the dexterity of human hands.

FBI Cybersecurity Program for Critical Infrastructure Hacked
From ACM News

FBI Cybersecurity Program for Critical Infrastructure Hacked

A database with contact information for elite cybersecurity professionals is now being sold on the dark web to the highest bidder.

U.S. Finds its 'Center of Gravity' in the Fight Against Ransomware
From ACM News

U.S. Finds its 'Center of Gravity' in the Fight Against Ransomware

Yet the threat remains pervasive.

Reconfiguring It Out
From ACM News

Reconfiguring It Out

A researcher plumbs reconfigurable quantum circuits for high-performance computers and cellphones.

Self-Driving Taxis Are Causing All Kinds of Trouble in San Francisco
From ACM News

Self-Driving Taxis Are Causing All Kinds of Trouble in San Francisco

They have blocked traffic, driven on the sidewalk, sped away from cops — and the city is powerless to stop them.

The World-Changing Race to Develop the Quantum Computer
From ACM News

The World-Changing Race to Develop the Quantum Computer

Such a device could help address climate change and food scarcity, or break the Internet. Will the U.S. or China get there first?

Computational System Streamlines Design of Fluidic Devices
From ACM TechNews

Computational System Streamlines Design of Fluidic Devices

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers were part of a team that built a new system to simplify the process of designing fluidic devices.

The Highest-Paying College Majors in 2022, Ranked
From ACM TechNews

The Highest-Paying College Majors in 2022, Ranked

PayScale's annual ranking of the highest-paying college majors ranks electrical engineering and computer science at No. 1.

Japanese Company's Lunar Lander Launches to the Moon
From ACM News

Japanese Company's Lunar Lander Launches to the Moon

The company, Ispace, is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates, a Japanese robot, and other cargo in its bid to possibly be the first commercial lander...

AMD Bets Its Future On Moore's Law
From ACM News

AMD Bets Its Future On Moore's Law

The company says Moore's Law still has a good 6-8 years of life, thanks to next-generation transistor technologies.

DeepMind's AlphaCode Can Outcompete Human Coders
From ACM TechNews

DeepMind's AlphaCode Can Outcompete Human Coders

DeepMind's AlphaCode model performed well against human coders in a programming competition.
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