acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

News


Latest News News Archive Refine your search:
dateMore Than a Year Ago
subjectHuman Computer Interaction
authorFinancial Times
bg-corner

An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Security Companies Are Turning to Robots as the Labor Shortage Bites
From ACM TechNews

Security Companies Are Turning to Robots as the Labor Shortage Bites

Robots increasingly are being used by security services firms to address a shortage of labor and high turnover rates.

Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages
From ACM TechNews

Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages

South Koreans are anxious over a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters amid labor shortages, population declines, and growing rivalry with Chinese technology firms...

Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads
From ACM TechNews

Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads

Japan-based nursing home operator and insurer Sompo Holdings is using technology to alleviate a caregiver shortage in that nation.

Detection Tool to Fight Flood of Fake Academic Papers
From ACM TechNews

Detection Tool to Fight Flood of Fake Academic Papers

Academic publishers have introduced an online tool developed by academic and professional publishing association STM that can identify bogus papers fabricated by...

What Gucci, Others Learned from the Metaverse
From ACM TechNews

What Gucci, Others Learned from the Metaverse

Luxury retailers are capitalizing on the metaverse, with some using the virtual environment to identify trends and roll out new products.

Amazon Launches Warehouse Robot That Can Do Human Jobs
From ACM TechNews

Amazon Launches Warehouse Robot That Can Do Human Jobs

Amazon has rolled out a new warehouse robot in order to automate more jobs as the company seeks to reduce logistics costs.

Volvo to Install Laser Sensors on New Cars
From ACM TechNews

Volvo to Install Laser Sensors on New Cars

Volvo Cars will soon become the first automaker to install laser-based sensors across its entire fleet.

Lego to Expand Online Ambitions by Tripling Total of Software Engineers
From ACM TechNews

Lego to Expand Online Ambitions by Tripling Total of Software Engineers

The world's largest toymaker has long feared the digital world could erode the appeal of its bricks.  

Quantum Advantage Next Goal in Race for New Computer Age
From ACM TechNews

Quantum Advantage Next Goal in Race for New Computer Age

Experts envision quantum advantage as the next step in the race toward practical quantum computing applications.

A License to Print Houses
From ACM TechNews

A License to Print Houses

Three-dimensionally-printed homes are starting to catch on.

AWS Outage Ripples Through U.S.
From ACM TechNews

AWS Outage Ripples Through U.S.

An outage of Amazon Web Services Tuesday angered millions of U.S. users

Ballet's Brave New World in VR
From ACM TechNews

Ballet's Brave New World in VR

The Boston Ballet has commissioned three choreographers to develop original ballets designed for viewing entirely in virtual reality.

U.K. Regulator Gives Green Light to Delivery Drone Trials
From ACM TechNews

U.K. Regulator Gives Green Light to Delivery Drone Trials

The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority authorized a trial in which drone company Sees.ai will operate drone flights beyond the pilot's line of sight at remote industrial...

Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rescue Is Buttressed by Digital Wizardry
From ACM TechNews

Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rescue Is Buttressed by Digital Wizardry

Art historians, architects, computer scientists, and digital designers are leveraging virtual reality, 3D modeling, and cloud computing technologies to create a...

Human Rights Come Under Pressure From Digital Controls
From ACM TechNews

Human Rights Come Under Pressure From Digital Controls

Some are concerned about the increased use of digital strategies by authoritarian regimes worldwide to undermine human rights and facilitate mass surveillance. ...

Estonia Leads World in Making Digital Voting Reality
From ACM TechNews

Estonia Leads World in Making Digital Voting Reality

Estonia's i-Voting online voting system was used to cast more than 40% of ballots in its March 2019 parliamentary elections.

Women Primed to Fill Cybersecurity Talent Gap
From ACM TechNews

Women Primed to Fill Cybersecurity Talent Gap

Cybersecurity analysts are in great demand thanks to the surge in remote work due to the pandemic; hiring more women can help narrow the talent gap.

Silicon Valley's Next Goal Is 3D Maps of the World--Made by Us
From ACM TechNews

Silicon Valley's Next Goal Is 3D Maps of the World--Made by Us

Ordinary online users are being conscripted by Silicon Valley technology companies to produce three-dimensional digital maps of the world.

Japan Inc. Finds New Business Case for Robotics During Covid-19
From ACM TechNews

Japan Inc. Finds New Business Case for Robotics During Covid-19

Heavy investment in robots helped many Japanese businesses manage an increase in online orders during the pandemic.

Covid-19 Crisis Accelerates U.K. Military's Push Into Virtual War Gaming
From ACM TechNews

Covid-19 Crisis Accelerates U.K. Military's Push Into Virtual War Gaming

The U.K. Ministry of Defence is looking to fast-track new virtual reality technology from software developer Improbable that would create a digital "twin" of the...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account