Communications of the ACM
Organizing Unstructured Data
Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM TechNews
Battle of the Robots Still Favors Japan, Europe--For Now
China continues to be the biggest market for industrial robots, even though the market’s growth had been slowing prior to the pandemic, due to the U.S.-China trade...
From ACM TechNews
On the 100th Anniversary of 'Robot,' They're Finally Taking Over
Robot technology in many ways hassurpassed the vision presented in Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots"), which introduced the word "robot"...
From ACM TechNews
Your Next Car May Let You Drive Hands-Free. Is That a Good Thing?
More automakers are installing automated steering and speed control in more vehicles, using sensors, radar, and cameras to keep the car centered, control speed,...
From ACM TechNews
Tiny Satellites Will Connect Cows, Cars, Shipping Containers to the Internet
Scientists are tapping tiny satellites developed by startups for research.
From ACM News
Intel Not Inside: How Mobile Chips Overtook the Semiconductor Giant
The need for custom options and improved power management in all applications—not just mobile, but PC and cloud—helped Arm beat Intel and win over the world's tech...
From ACM TechNews
Drones Are Poised to Reshape Home Design
A rethink of home design may be needed to accommodate remote drone delivery, which could reconfigure entire neighborhoods to establish designated drone airspace...
From ACM News
Intel's Success Came With Making Its Own Chips. Until Now.
The Silicon Valley pioneer long held it had to build its flagship chips in its own factories; then it hit the wall and is considering outsourcing—a milestone in...
From ACM TechNews
Remote Work Not Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore
Technology that allows people to perform physical work remotely is proliferating across a host of occupations.
From ACM News
Microsoft Teams With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Push Cloud Battle With Amazon Into Orbit
The space-cloud initiative is targeting military and commercial customers and comes after Amazon announced its own space effort,
From ACM TechNews
Visa, JPMorgan Already Preparing for Potential Quantum Cyberattacks
Researchers at Visa Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are developing new processes to try to thwart eventual quantum computing cyberattacks.
From ACM TechNews
Drone Funding Highlights Sector's Momentum
Drone startups increasingly are being targeted by venture investors, due to expected growth in the sector amid technological advancements and federal approvals....
From ACM News
Huang's Law Is the New Moore's Law, and Explains Why Nvidia Wants Arm
The rule that the same dollar buys twice the computing power every 18 months is no longer true, but a new law—which we named for the CEO of Nvidia, the company...
From ACM TechNews
China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data Security Rules
China this week launched the Global Initiative on Data Security, in a bid to establish international data-security standards.
From ACM TechNews
Robot Trucks Seek Inroads Into Freight Business
Startups are developing prototype autonomous trucks to haul freight while reducing transportation costs and expediting deliveries.
From ACM TechNews
Robot Boats Leave Autonomous Cars in Their Wake
U.K. ocean-research nonprofit Promare will launch an autonomous boat next spring to retrace the trans-Atlantic journey of the Mayflower.
From ACM TechNews
Amazon's Cloud Unit to Offer Quantum Computing From Three Tech Companies
Amazon's cloud unit announced a commercial service allowing millions of customers to tinker with early-stage quantum computing platforms from D-Wave System, IonQ...
From ACM TechNews
White House Plans to Boost AI, Quantum Funding by 30%
The Trump administration has proposed a 30% increase in spending in the 2021 U.S. nondefense budget for artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information science...
From ACM TechNews
Hotel Robots Get Second Life as Industry Adapts to Covid-19
Robots could limit how much extra labor U.S. hotels must hire to meet sanitation demands during the global pandemic.
From ACM TechNews
As E-Commerce Booms, Robots Pick Up Human Slack
Robots increasingly are filling some of the most common job roles in warehousing and logistics due to the explosion of e-commerce, Covid-19 stay-at-home orders,...
From ACM News