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


Google Using AI to Update Business Hours on Google Maps
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Google Using AI to Update Business Hours on Google Maps

The predictions are run by humans along the way.

DeepMind Creates 'Transformative' Map of Human Proteins Drawn by AI
From ACM News

DeepMind Creates 'Transformative' Map of Human Proteins Drawn by AI

DeepMind plans to release hundreds of millions of protein structures for free.

Disney's Deepfakes Closer to Big-Screen Debut
From ACM TechNews

Disney's Deepfakes Closer to Big-Screen Debut

Disney researchers have demonstrated what they described as the first photorealistic deepfake at megapixel resolution.

Amazon Deploys AI 'Distance Assistants' to Notify Warehouse Workers if They Get Too Close
From ACM TechNews

Amazon Deploys AI 'Distance Assistants' to Notify Warehouse Workers if They Get Too Close

Amazon has deployed a new artificial intelligence tool to help employees follow social distancing rules.

IBM Will No Longer Offer, Develop, or Research Facial Recognition Technology
From ACM News

IBM Will No Longer Offer, Develop, or Research Facial Recognition Technology

IBM's CEO says we should reevaluate selling the technology to law enforcement.

Robot Helping Hospitals Remotely Treat Coronavirus
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Robot Helping Hospitals Remotely Treat Coronavirus

A robot is being used at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard University to handle remote triage of patients suspected of having COVID-19.

Connecticut Suburb Deploys 'Pandemic Drones' to Try to Enforce Social Distancing
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Connecticut Suburb Deploys 'Pandemic Drones' to Try to Enforce Social Distancing

The suburban town of Westport, CT, is deploying specialized police drones to yell at people who aren't standing six feet apart.

Deepmind's Founder Says to Build Better Computer Brains, We Need to Look at Our Own
From ACM Opinion

Deepmind's Founder Says to Build Better Computer Brains, We Need to Look at Our Own

After decades in the wilderness, AI has swaggered back onto center stage.

Wireless Alerts Sound For Nyc Bombing Suspect
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Wireless Alerts Sound For Nyc Bombing Suspect

New Yorkers' morning commute was interrupted this morning by a chorus of emergency alerts, part of a manhunt for bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami.

China's New Satellite Would Create the World's Largest Quantum Network
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China's New Satellite Would Create the World's Largest Quantum Network

China's quantum network could soon span two continents, thanks to a satellite launched earlier today. Launched at 1:40PM ET, the Quantum Science Satellite is designed...

How Baseball's Tech Team Built the Future of Television
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How Baseball's Tech Team Built the Future of Television

It was the first week of April, 2015, and New York's Chelsea Market, typically packed with hordes of noisy tourists, was quiet. It was close to midnight, but five...

Engineers of Addiction
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Engineers of Addiction

You can play a slot machine in Las Vegas before you've even reached baggage claim: there are tiny slots parlors in every terminal of McCarran International Airport...

How Google Scans Your Gmail For Child Porn
From ACM News

How Google Scans Your Gmail For Child Porn

John Henry Skillern was arrested last Thursday for the possession of child pornography.
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