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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.
Scientists are developing flexible wearable electronics that can monitor the wearer's health.
Argonne National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2022
The Pacific island-nation of Tuvalu intends to replicate itself in the metaverse, to preserve its history and culture amid threatened submersion by rising sea levels...Reuters From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2022
Semiconductor giant Intel claims its FakeCatcher technology can detect whether videos are genuine or deepfakes with 96% accuracy in real time.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2022
MinChan Kim, 18, is the pilot to watch when the Drone Racing League returns to NBC Sports this weekend.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 17, 2022
Researchers used artificial intelligence to design an invisibility cloak to conceal antennas or small communication devices from infrared light or microwave detectors...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 17, 2022
The National Football League has expanded its partnership with top research universities to gather data from on-field head impacts to inform injury reduction programs...NFL News From ACM TechNews | November 17, 2022
Christopher Wray voices concerns over a proposed deal to allow the continued operation of the Chinese-owned app in the U.S.
CNET From ACM News | November 17, 2022
The real challenge is how quickly high-speed chargers will need to deliver electricity at a single place and time.
Automotive News From ACM News | November 15, 2022
Machine learning algorithms in a smartphone application analyze people's voices to identify those in the early stages of Parkinson's disease or severe COVID-19...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2022
Amazon has rolled out a new warehouse robot in order to automate more jobs as the company seeks to reduce logistics costs.
Financial Times From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2022
The Infinite Conversation website features a nonstop "chat" between artificial intelligence versions of German director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2022
A robot fish that won the 2022 Natural Robotics Contest has been developed into a functioning prototype that can collect microplastics from waterways.
The Next Web From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2022
Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 10, 2022
The rapid collapse of FTX, built by the billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, suggests that no company in the freewheeling, loosely regulated crypto industry is safe.
...The New York Times From ACM News | November 10, 2022
Lego is offering visitors to the Minifigure Factory experience at the Lego House in Billund, Denmark, the chance to buy a limited-edition 3D-printed plastic duck...Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2022
A team of researchers at the U.S Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will receive the 2023 SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and...Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2022
Shift Robotics has unveiled what it calls the "world's fastest shoes," which allow wearers to "walk at the speed of a run" via a combination of artificial intelligence...PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2022