ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter - March 1-15, 2018 Chapter Activities 08 March, 2018: We had 11th talk in the “50 years of Turing Awards” series on 8 March. An engaging lecture (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/R-T-2018-March-08.pdf) was delivered by Prof. Uma Maheswari and Prof. Ranjani Parthasarthi of CEG, Anna University. Upcoming Events 10 April, 2018: Next talk will be an Expert Lecture by Mr. Ganesh Sankaralingam, Delivery Director, Latentview Analytics. The venue is likely to be IMSc. Will update details in the next newsletter. Headlines at a Glance 1. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/03/14/the-intrusion-of-social-media-in-learning.aspx 2. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43311868 3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305093005.htm 4. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610453/your-next-computer-could-improve-with-age/ 5. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-year-old-code-writing-tool.html 6. http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252436784/Most-people-think-cryptocurrency-will-be-accepted-on-buses-by-2025 News in Detail ** The Intrusion of Social Media in Learning campustechnology.com | Ruth Reynard | 14 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Social media has evolved into a tool for creating and promoting the "self," creating a tension between encouraging individual expression and overemphasizing the self in a collaborative setting ... Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/03/14/the-intrusion-of-social-media-in-learning.aspx) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** World's youngest billionaire warns on Trump bbc.com | Simon Jack | 7 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-immigration rhetoric coming from the White House is deterring software developers from going to the US. That's according to the world's youngest self-made billionaire, 27-year-old Irishman John Coll .. Full Article (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43311868) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Researchers want to teach computers to learn like humans sciencedaily.com | U of Texas @San Antonio | 5 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ A new study describes a new cloud-based learning platform for artificial intelligence (A.I.) that teaches machines to learn like humans … Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305093005.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Your next computer could improve with age Will Knight | MIT Tech Review | 12 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Artificial intelligence is sweeping industries like medicine and finance. What if the machine you’re reading this on could learn too? ... Full Article (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610453/your-next-computer-could-improve-with-age/) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** 38-year-old code-writing tool released for general use Robyn Mills | phys.org | 14 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ One of the world's early computer software editors, developed by the University of Adelaide and still in use today, is being released by the University for free use by developers around the world ... Full Article (https://phys.org/news/2018-03-year-old-code-writing-tool.html) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Most people think cryptocurrency will be accepted on buses by 2025 Karl Flinders | computerweekly.com | 14 March, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Cryptocurrency is a mystery to many people, yet 55% of respondents to a survey expect shops and buses to accept digital money in seven years’ time ... Full Article (http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252436784/Most-people-think-cryptocurrency-will-be-accepted-on-buses-by-2025) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ ** Chapter Home (https://chennai.hosting.acm.org/chennai-acm/) ** Email Us (mailto: admin@chennai.hosting.acm.org) Copyright © 2018,ACM. All rights reserved.
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