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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.
COBOL is one of the top mainframe programming languages in use, but most schools and universities have not taught COBOL in decades.
PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2023
Scientists taught an algorithm to better predict an individual's tastes in wines.
University of Copenhagen (Denmark) From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2023
A research team developed a tool that uses large language models to code new tasks for robots, which it then simulates.
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2023
Ken Goldberg at the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues developed a robot system to efficiently pick up strewn clothes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2023
Researchers say a majority of the world’s most popular websites put users and their data at risk by failing to meet minimum password requirement standards.
Georgia Tech Research From ACM TechNews | November 22, 2023
Apple will adopt a technological standard next year that will allow text messaging to operate more smoothly between its iOS devices and Android devices.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | November 20, 2023
Meta's goal is to get more people to use more of its apps and to monetize those people to the greatest extent possible.
New York Magazine From ACM News | November 16, 2023
An algorithm developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers aims to identify potential failures in simulated autonomous systems prior to their real...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 13, 2023
Students developed prototype assistive technologies that could enable children with cerebral palsy to play video games.
Pursuit - The University of Melbourne (Australia) From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2023
Scientists have created "acoustic touch" technology that uses sound to help blind people "see."
University of Technology Sydney (Australia) From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2023
A smart scalpel developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University of Edinburgh measures the amount of force applied during surgical procedures and could facilitate...The University of Edinburgh (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2023
Automaker General Motors has released a suite of open source application programming interfaces so software developers can build apps that integrate with connected...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 27, 2023
A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed a way to produce clear images of anyone's internal anatomy, no matter their skin tone.
Johns Hopkins University Hub From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2023
Several companies have started marketing "live-captioning glasses" to help hearing-impaired users communicate by overlaying real-time transcribed speech on the...Scientific American From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2023
A team of Disney Research scientists last week unveiled a bipedal robotic character combining a child-size frame with stubby legs, wiggling antennae, and an expressive...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2023
A study by independent U.K. biologist Sholto David found that artificial intelligence can identify image manipulation in research papers faster and more accurately...Nature From ACM TechNews | October 12, 2023
A multilingual app developed by researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design aims to use gamification to help ward off dementia in older adults...Singapore University of Technology and Design From ACM TechNews | October 10, 2023