Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
January 2018
From insideHPC
Intel tackles FPGA HPC Memory Bottleneck
Intel recently announced the availability of the Intel Stratix 10 MX FPGA, the industry’s first field programmable gate array (FPGA) with integrated HBM2. By integrating the FPGA and the HBM2, Intel Stratix 10 MX FPGAs offer
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From insideHPC
Red Hat steps up with Multi-Architecture Solutions for HPC
In this video from SC17, Dan McGuan and Jon Masters from Red Hat describe the company's Multi-Architecture HPC capabilities. "At SC17, you will have an opportunity to see the power and flexibility of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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From insideHPC
ASC18 Student Cluster Competition to include 230 Teams
The 2018 ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge (ASC18) will begin on January 16, 2018. First launched in 2012, the competition will feature a whopping 230 student teams looking to build the fastest possible cluster with a power…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thinking Forward about Enterprise Collaboration
Have followed the question of efficieint collaboration, and finding the resources to collaborate for some time. We even discussed it with Bill Gates during the announcements of the earliest versions of Windows. Now with Microsoft's…
From insideHPC
Dr. Pradeep Dubey on AI & The Virtuous Cycle of Compute
"Deep Learning was recently scaled to obtain 15PF performance on the Cori supercomputer at NERSC. Cori Phase II features over 9600 KNL processors. It can significantly impact how we do computing and what computing can do for
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Kroger Self Check
Perhaps one of the many pick-up blue order assembly carts, now often clogging the aisles can ring up your order?
Kroger is the next grocery chain hoping to cut checkout lines It's expanding its self-checkout scanning tech to…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Express Shops Free at Costco
Interesting play that gives a quasi connection to a membership.
Google Express lets you shop at Costco without a membership in Fastcompany
Good news for wannabe bulk shoppers: You no longer need a Costco membership to stock up…
From Schneier on Security
Fake Santa Surveillance Camera
Reka makes a "decorative Santa cam," meaning that it's not a real camera. Instead, it just gets children used to being under constant surveillance. Our Santa Cam has a cute Father Christmas and mistletoe design, and a red, flashing…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education Things I'm Watching in 2018
This time of year I like to think about what might happen in the year ahead. 2018 looks to be an interesting year for computer science education. There is a lot of momentum going and we'll see how it continues or not. A few specific…
From insideHPC
Video: Dell EMC AI Vision & Strategy
Jay Boisseau from Dell EMC gave this talk at SC17 in Denver. "Across every industry, organizations are moving aggressively to adopt AI | ML | DL tools and frameworks to help them become more effective in leveraging data and analytics…
From insideHPC
Why Rescale is one of the Fastest Growing Enterprise Software Companies of 2017
Over at the Rescale Blog, Joris Poort writes that the company has been named one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies of 2017. "It’s been a busy year as we’ve landed over 100 new enterprise customers, fueling
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Voice Assistants
Voice, cognitive and increasing value driving this.
Almost Half of America Uses Digital Voice Assistants Now
In the land of new media, audio might not be king yet, but it’s certainly a rising challenger to the throne. Americans…
From Schneier on Security
Security Vulnerabilities in Star Wars
A fun video describing some of the many Federation security vulnerabilities in the first Star Wars movie. Happy New Year, everyone....