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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An Apple Watch for Your Five-Year-Old?
Parents in the U.S. are increasingly buying Apple Watches for children as young as five years old as a short-term substitute for cellphones.
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Japan Declares 'War' on the Humble Floppy Disk in Digitization Push
Japan's government will review around 1,900 government processes that still require the use of floppy disks, CDs, or mini disks, as part of an initiative to eliminate...
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Algorithm Uncovers Secrets of Cell Factories
An algorithm developed by researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology can predict how fast enzymes work based on the sequence of amino acids that...
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Streetlight Wi-Fi Hotspots: A Bright Idea
A new algorithm could help telecommunication companies determine the optimal deployment of Wi-Fi hotspots in streetlights.
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From Bus Routes to Gutters, Tech-Savvy Youth Map Mali's Capital
Volunteers are collecting data on the infrastructure in Mali's capital, Bamako, including its public minibus routes, household waste collection points, basic social...
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French Tax Officials Use AI to Spot 20,000 Undeclared Pools
French tax officials used artificial intelligence to identify over 20,0000 undeclared private swimming pools, constituting about €10 million (over $10 million)...
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Sweeping Children's Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California
The new rules, which would require many online services to increase protections for children, could change how popular social media and game platforms treat minors...
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'Pre-Bunking' Shows Promise in Fight Against Misinformation
Researchers have found that "pre-bunking" is a simple, promising method to prevent misinformation.
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Earthquakes Seem to Come in a More Predictable Pattern Than We Thought
A machine learning model developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis can analyze decades of earthquake data to predict future earthquakes.
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NFTs Increasingly Targeted by Criminals
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic warned criminals are increasingly targeting nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
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Did My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation
Entrepreneurs are aiming to put A.I.-powered pet translation tools into our pockets.
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The Animal Translators
Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on naked mole rats, fruit bats, crows, and whales—and to communicate back.
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Protecting Children's Privacy Online
Assuring youngsters they can use websites without giving away their personal information is not child's play.
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Xi Jinping's Vision for Tech Self-Reliance in China Runs Into Reality
After heavy national investment in semiconductors to break a dependence on global chips, Xi seems unhappy with the results.
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One Man's Dream of Fusing A.I. With Common Sense
Artificial intelligence systems can process vast amounts of data in seconds, but they can't make sense of the world or explain their decisions. David Ferrucci wants...
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NASA Mission Carrying Voice Assistant Tech to the Moon
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Artemis 1 mission will carry an Alexa-enabled voice assistant called Callisto into lunar orbit.
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Voting Machine Tampering Points to Concern for Fall Election
U.S. election officials and security experts are concerned that conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential election could encourage interference with...
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China's Baidu Unveils 10-Qubit Quantum Computer
Baidu claims it's the world's first hardware-software integrated quantum computer, and it's already available to use.
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Computer Runs Calculations Depending on How You Squish It
Pennsylvania State University researchers built a soft computer from rows of rubber blocks that performs different calculations based on how it is squished.
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