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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.
A U.S. engineering company has designed a robot dolphin in the hope that such animatronic machines eventually could substitute for captive animals at theme parks...Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2020
Humidity can have a major impact on the dispersion of virus particles, according to a study by researchers at Kobe University in Japan and research giant Riken....Reuters From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2020
Robots have been deployed at the St. Pancras International train station in London to kill the coronavirus with ultraviolet (UV) light.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have publicly exposed a sophisicated hacking tool that Russian intelligence used to penetrate...Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2020
A study by the American Automobile Association found that current advanced driver assistance technology does not provide reliable safety benefits.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2020
The European Union has announced sanctions against the Russian military intelligence service, and North Korean and Chinese companies, for alleged cyberattacks.
...Reuters From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2020
IBM has launched a research partnership with Japanese industry and academia to expedite quantum computing innovations.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | July 31, 2020
Auto industry executives are speeding up plans to automate routine driving tasks and aim to make the technologies widely available within five years.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | July 21, 2020
A student at the U.K.'s University of Birmingham has been unmasked as fictional by state-of-the-art forensic analysis programs from Israel-based startup Cyabra....Reuters From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2020
In August, a robot made by Japanese developer Telexistence will prepare food at a FamilyMart convenience store.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | July 17, 2020
Ford Motor's new F-150 pickup and upcoming Mach-E electric SUV will be the carmaker's first vehicles to be equipped with electronic systems that enable wireless...Reuters From ACM TechNews | July 1, 2020
A recent spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of add-ons to Google's Chrome Web browser.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 19, 2020
The announcement came a day after rival Amazon.com declared it was pausing police use of its "Rekognition" service for a year.
Reuters From ACM News | June 11, 2020
Traffic experts say nine in 10 crashes result from human error, and more than 36,000 people died in U.S. car crashes last year.
Reuters From ACM News | June 8, 2020
Robo-bartenders are part of South Korea's cafe and bar scene as the country moves toward "distancing in daily life" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2020
Microsoft plans to launch a version of its cloud-based software to meet the needs of healthcare organizations.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2020
The White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board has called on the U.S. government and private industry to collaboratively build a technological infrastructure...Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2020
The Legacy at Town Square senior living facility in Amarillo, TX, recently accelerated contact tracing by having staffers and residents wear high-tech wristbands...Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2020