Communications of the ACM
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October 2022
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI and Intelligence
Musing on future directions.
AI's true goal may no longer be intelligence
Some scholars of AI warn that the present technologies may never add up to "true" intelligence or "human" intelligence. But much of the world may not care…From The Eponymous Pickle
Fairer Search Results
Ranking, Fairness.
Fairer Ranking System Diversifies Search Results
Cornell Chronicle
Patricia Waldron, September 19, 2022
Cornell University researchers Yuta Saito and Thorsten Joachims have developed a fairer ranking system…From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Chinese Squid Fishing
China claims that it is “engaging in responsible squid fishing”:
Chen Xinjun, dean of the College of Marine Sciences at Shanghai Ocean University, made the remarks in response to recent accusations by foreign reporters and actor…From insideHPC
GRAID Technology and primeLine Solutions GmbH Form HPC Partnership in Germany
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 20, 2022 – German custom HPC server maker primeLine Solutions GmbH announced it now incorporates SupremeRAID GPU accelerated RAID as part of its custom NVMe storage offerings — delivering software…
From insideHPC
David Abramson to Deliver Nov. 10 Ken Kennedy Institute Lecture on Translational Research Computer Science
Oct. 28, 2022 — A Ken Kennedy Institute Distinguished Lecture by David Abramson of the University of Queensland on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4-6 p.m. Central Time at Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium at Rice University, Houston. Abramson…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Admits its Patches Broke OneDrive
I did notice that OneDrive was acting oddly, have used it since my corporate days. When it was standard for us. Also it was using my personal pix backup as a means to advertise to me, in a way with little useful flexibility…
From insideHPC
NTT Scientists Say They Have New Way to Verify Quantum Advantage
Sunnyvale, Calif. – October 26, 2022 – NTT Research announced that a scientist from its Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab and a colleague from the NTT Social Informatics Laboratories (SIL) have written a pathbreaking…
From insideHPC
Qumulo Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage
October 28, 2022 — SEATTLE — Qumulo, a petabyte-scale data storage company, today announced its position as a leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for the fifth consecutive…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Singapore, Germany to Mutually Recognize IoT Cybersecurity Labels
IOT security direction particularly important. Why
Singapore, Germany to Mutually Recognize IoT Cybersecurity Labels
By ZDNet, October 27, 2022
Singapore and Germany have agreed to mutually recognize their respective smart…From The Eponymous Pickle
Autonomous, Wireless Robots Could Dance on a Human Hair
Antbots, more on micro robots and their potential uses.
Autonomous, Wireless Robots Could Dance on a Human Hair
September 23, 2022
The Antbots incorporate a photovoltaic cell to accept light as power, a tiny integrated circuitCornell…From The Eponymous Pickle
Software Tools Aim to Aid 3D Content Creation for Metaverse
Seems useful, if needed. Makes sense out of Adobe. Note apparel example.
Software Tools Aim to Aid 3D Content Creation for Metaverse
By Reuters, October 27, 2022
A set of software tools rolled out by Adobe Inc. aims to facilitate…From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple Forms Security Research Hub
New emphasis on Security Apple Security Research
Apple Launches New Security Research Hub
Apple engineers share technical details about the team's work on memory safety features on the new Apple Security Research site.
dr_staff_125x125…From The Eponymous Pickle
Batteries Could be 3D Printed
Evolving battery tech
The future of solid-state batteries could be 3D-printed in TheVerge
That means batteries could have customized shapes
By LIZZIE PHILIP, Oct 28, 2022, 9:00 AM
The race to create a solid-state battery that…From The Eponymous Pickle
New X-Ray Technique Could Help Detect Explosives, Tumors
Shape detection leveraged.
New X-Ray Technique Could Help Detect Explosives, Tumors
By Adrianna Nine on September 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm
A new X-ray technique that combines conventional equipment with a deep-learning algorithmResearchers…From Schneier on Security
Critical Vulnerability in Open SSL
There are no details yet, but it’s really important that you patch Open SSL 3.x when the new version comes out on Tuesday.
How bad is “Critical”? According to OpenSSL, an issue of critical severity affects common configurations…From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
Testing Reveals Popular Web Hosting Tools are Not UA-Ready
By Nabil Benamar, Chair, UA Measurement Working Group Web hosting tools are critical to managing and maintaining a functional website. They are the building blocks required to keep a site accessible on the Internet and to provide…
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Devices that work for everyone #BlackHistoryMonth ^JB
Good design should take everyone into account - examples here from a variety of sensors (cameras, soap dispenser sensors and oximeters) which didn't take account of darker skin tones #BlackHistoryMonth
From The Eponymous Pickle
Steve Nouri of the Forbes Technology Council talks AI
In this episode, Rashmi Mohan hosts Steve Nouri, Founder of AI4Diversity, Founding Member of Hackmakers, and Chief AI Evangelist at Wand. He’s an award-winning technical leader, data scientist, academic, entrepreneur, and global…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smelling in VR
A space we examined in retail.
Smelling in VR is Possible with Gaming Technology
Stockholm University (Sweden)
October 12, 2022
Scientists at Sweden's Stockholm and Malmö universities have created a three-dimensionally (3D)-printable…From The Eponymous Pickle
Thinking Step by Step
Makes sense don't have the full article as yet ...
AIs become smarter if you tell them to think step by step
Artificial intelligence models can outperform humans at tasks AIs normally struggle with if they are told to think a certain…From BLOG@CACM
Starlink's Critical Vulnerability, or Elon Musk is Not Worrying in Vain
We analyze the operations of the Starlink Global Satellite System deployed by SpaceX, in terms of its security and resilience.
From The Eponymous Pickle
HVIDIA Funds UF For AI
As mentioned formerly, now with a impressive building. A report from a former school of mine. Now with an impressive building: Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology. Funded by NVIDIA with future plans for…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microscopic Robots, Walking
Autonomous movement, brains.
Microscopic robots walk autonomously using simple 'brains'
Robots could one day treat health issues from inside your body.
J. Fingas, @jonfingas, September 22, 2022 9:35 AM
Autonomous microrobot with…From insideHPC
HPE Weather HPC System Stood up at Meteorological Service Singapore
HPE continued its strong record in the weather sector with its announcement it has built a supercomputer for the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) to advance forecasting and tropical climate research for Singapore and the…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CRA Workshop on “Accessible Technology for All”
Originally written by Helen Wright and posted in CRA’s Computing Research News (CRN): The Computing Research Association (CRA) is planning an Accessible Technology for All workshop co-hosted by CRA-Industry (CRA-I), Computing…
From The Noisy Channel
Technical Interviewing: Be Better
Technical interviewing is hard, but that’s no excuse for it to be so terrible. Since candidates generally don’t have much leverage to negotiate the interview process, it’s incumbent on employers and hiring managers to improve…
From BLOG@CACM
Choosing a DAST Solution: What to Pay Attention To
The tool characteristics and parameters you need to pay attention to, and the product types currently available on the market.
From The Eponymous Pickle
More: Is AI Becoming Sentient?
I say no, even the term itself is flawed,
ACM NEWS
By Gregory Goth, Commissioned by CACM Staff, October 27, 2022
Insights into human cognition need to become more granular in order to accurately evaluate…From The Eponymous Pickle
Deep Learning Makes X-Ray CT Inspection of 3D-Printed Parts Faster, More Accurate
Inspection applications for Deep Learning,
Deep Learning Makes X-Ray CT Inspection of 3D-Printed Parts Faster, More Accurate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
S. Heather Duncan, October 14, 2022
Researchers at the U.S. Department of…From insideHPC
Immersion Cooling for Transportable HPC
In this sponsored post from our friends over at One Stop Systems, Product Marketing Manager, Braden Cooper discusses how the latest high-performance computing systems for AI applications generate more heat than ever before.
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