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The Association for Advanced Automation reports slightly more than 44,100 robots were ordered by North American companies, mainly in the U.S., last year, up 11%...Reuters From ACM TechNews | February 21, 2023
Big Tech is heralding chatbots as the next frontier. Why did Microsoft's start accosting its users?
The Washington Post From ACM News | February 17, 2023
Progress is being made in the development of three-dimensionally-bioprinted organs, with Tal Dvir at Israel's Tel Aviv University anticipating transplantation-viable...Fortune From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2023
Makeup artist Adrien Morot used digital sculpting and three-dimensional printing to transform actor Brendan Fraser into the 600-pound protagonist of the movie The...The Los Angeles Times From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2023
California-based HigherGround's Live911 software allows police to access 911 emergency calls in real time, reducing their response time.
Government Technology From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2023
The recall notice applies to certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
Fortune From ACM News | February 16, 2023
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology have developed a quadrupedal robot able to climb metal walls and walk across metal ceilings....EuroNews From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2023
Georgia State University researchers are exposing how scammers exploit dating applications to defraud victims.
Georgia State University Research Magazine From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2023
The U.S. Air Force said the X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) autonomous jet fighter had 17 hours of flight testing.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2023
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla's Autopilot and...The New York Times From ACM News | February 16, 2023
After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it's already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.
Wired From ACM News | February 16, 2023
After a backlash, Spotify paused an arrangement that allowed Apple to train machine learning models on some audiobook files.
Wired From ACM News | February 16, 2023
Google's Fiber home internet service now has a bidirectional 5 Gbps option in Kansas City, West Des Moines, and the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.
The Verge From ACM News | February 15, 2023
Google senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan has warned the public about a little-known problem with artificial intelligence chatbots: they "hallucinate."
IFLScience From ACM News | February 15, 2023
One of the potential long-term solutions to solving complex optimization problems is to use quantum computers.
Sandia National Laboratories From ACM News | February 15, 2023