Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media's 'Black Boxes'
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings.
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IT Security: Computer Attacks With Laser Light
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Technical University of Braunschweig, and the Technical University of Berlin demonstrated that physically...
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AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication
Medical doctors commonly use language that patients cannot understand, according to an analysis of more than 250,000 secure emails conducted by researchers at the...
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Barbados Is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse
Barbados is building its next embassy in Decentraland, an online world that is accessible to anyone with a computer and a virtual reality headset.
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Nike Buys Virtual Sneaker Maker RTFKT in Metaverse Push
Nike has acquired RTFKT, a virtual sneaker company, as part of an effort to expand in the "metaverse," where users can purchase clothing, virtual land, and other...
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Seconds Before Earthquake Rattled California, Phones Got Vital Warning
An early-alert system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday warned Californians of a 6.2-magnitude earthquake by phone, seconds before it struck.
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Americans Widely Distrust Facebook, TikTok, Instagram with Their Data, Poll Finds
Pulled between not trusting some tech companies and still wanting to use their products, people look to government regulation, according to a Washington Post-Schar...
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Trucks Catch Up in Self-Driving Vehicle Race
Some investors expect trucks to overtake cars in becoming fully autonomous and profitable, as trucks face fewer regulatory and technological barriers to deployment...
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AWS Goes Down for Second Time in Two Weeks, Taking Netflix With It - Again
The outage totally shut down internet connectivity in two regions of the USA
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Shrinking Artificial Intelligence
Energy concerns push AI optimizations to the edge.
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Converting Laws to Programs
In highly regulated industries, it is critical that laws are translated precisely into code that reflects their intent.
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Monetizing Your Personal Data
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
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What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
The next Internet revolution is upon us—here's why it matters.
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Google, Microsoft Have Your Mail, Mostly
Computer scientists studying email service providers found high levels of concentration.
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World's Biggest Traders Betting on Blockchain Data
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
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Telehealth Became a Lifeline for Older Americans. But It Still Has Glitches
Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to be done....
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FBI Document Shows How Popular Secure Messaging Apps Stack Up
An FBI document details the agency's ability to legally access content from secure messaging applications.
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Thousands of AT&T Customers in the U.S. Infected by Data-Stealing Malware
Researchers at China's Qihoo 360 reported that the EWDoor malware has infected the networking devices of thousands of AT&T Internet customers in the U.S.
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Over 200 Newspapers Quietly Sue Big Tech
To date, the group has been retained by over 30 newspaper ownership groups on behalf of over 200 publications to file lawsuits.
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