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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.
Google DeepMind developed a machine-learning weather-forecasting model that outperformed the best conventional forecasting tools.
Nature From ACM TechNews | November 17, 2023
About an hour after delivering a speech in California on Wednesday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared in Singapore via hologram.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | November 17, 2023
A team of researchers from U.S. and Indian institutions was awarded the 2023 ACM Gordon Bell Prize.
Association for Computing Machinery From ACM TechNews | November 17, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co. and China Mobile Ltd. have built a 3,000-km (1,860-mile) Internet network linking Beijing to the south.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | November 16, 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
Web browsing data is being collected and sold in greater detail than previously thought, according to a report by the non-profit Irish Council for Civil Liberties...Financial Times From ACM TechNews | November 16, 2023
Scientists strive to add the ability to understand what others are feeling to artificial intelligence.
Samuel Greengard From ACM News | November 16, 2023
A new system calculates the fastest routes for emergency services to respond to calls while factoring in traffic disruptions that may result from climate-related...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2023
Colleges are starting the process of educating future engineers in topics such as how quantum computing hardware components work and how to write quantum computing...Nature From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2023
The American Heart Association is removing race as a factor in predicting heart disease from a widely used cardiac-risk algorithm.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2023
The two men jostling to be the country's next president are using artificial intelligence to create images and videos to promote themselves and attack each other...The New York Times From ACM News | November 15, 2023
A wave of regulation and industry action has placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 14, 2023
Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute tested whether rats, like humans, can use their thoughts to navigate a virtual environment.
Smithsonian Magazine From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2023
The implant delivers bursts of electrical signals, stimulating his spinal cord to make his leg muscles move.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | November 13, 2023
The implant, designed to replace the removed skull piece, will read and analyse the person's brain activity and wirelessly relay this information to a nearby laptop...Business Today (India) From ACM News | November 13, 2023