Communications of the ACM
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November 2022
From Schneier on Security
A Digital Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross wants some digital equivalent to the iconic red cross, to alert would-be hackers that they are accessing a medical network.
The emblem wouldn’t provide technical cybersecurity protection…From insideHPC
At SC22: New Offerings from NetApp-NVIDIA Partnership for Scalable, Flexible AI Deployments
Managers from two AI powerhouses, NVIDIA and NetApp, sat down with us to talk about the multi-year partnership between the two companies, along with its latest joint solutions, which are considerable. From NetApp we have Firmware…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Curiosity and AI
Curiosity is often key to solution.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ensuring AI works with the right dose of curiosity
Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problemRachel…From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM: Tripling the Qubits: 4K Qubits by 2025
ACM NEWS
IBM's Latest Quantum Computing Processor Triples the Qubits of its Predecessor
By Engadget, November 9, 2022
The quantum processor.
IBM is scaling up its quantum computing efforts with the aim of building a system with 4…From The Eponymous Pickle
Ai with Less Energy
Smaller Devices
New Chip Expands the Possibilities for AI Allison Whitten in Quanta Magazine
An energy-efficient chip called NeuRRAM fixes an old design flaw to run large-scale AI algorithms on smaller devices, reaching the…From The Eponymous Pickle
New Schneier Book: A Hackers Mind
I see that Bruce Schneier is coming out with a new book, always interesting, I plan to read and review it, he writes:
New Book: A Hacker’s Mind
I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking.
A Hacker’s Mind: HowWhat…From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots that Write their Own Code
Interesting general challenge,
Robots That Write Their Own Code
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2022
Posted by Jacky Liang, Research Intern, and Andy Zeng, Research Scientist, Robotics at Google
A common approach used to control robotsWhat…From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast: Chip War Author Chris Miller on the Escalating U.S.-China Technology Trade Conflict
The backdrop of this year's SC22 conference is the rising trade conflict between the U.S. and China and the Administration's increasing restrictions on exports of technology driving the development of advanced chips -- the chips…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA New England Regional Conference #cstaNE2022
This year’s CSTA New England regional conference is at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) school of Education. It’s a great venue. There are around 150 people here. I can remember when CSTA national conferences were smaller…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cutting Back on Alexa AI?
Was just thinking about this. Alexa seems to have stopped getting much more clever. Shes OK, like Siri and Google, but not very noticeably better. Is more general AI the the biggest cost element?
Alexa Might Not Get Much …From The Eponymous Pickle
Banks Need Confidential Computing
Yes, makes Sense
CLOUD COMPUTING: Microsoft, Google, IBM pitch banks on confidential computing
By Penny Crosman in The American Banker.
November 10, 2022, 3:53 p.m. EST
Three cloud computing providers, Microsoft, Google and…From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple inside of Target
Commercial partnerships examined.
Will Apple find more room to grow inside of Target?
14 EXPERT COMMENTS
by Matthew Stern in Retailwire
Target is expanding its partnership with Apple so that more people looking for Apple products…From The Eponymous Pickle
How to Store Data for 1,000 Years
A remarkable thought.
How to Store Data for 1,000 Years
BBC News
Jocelyn Timperley, October 9, 2022
Scientists are exploring DNA as a storage medium for preserving digital data far beyond the longevity of current hardware. According…From The Eponymous Pickle
Can We Secure Cryptography Against Quantum Attacks?
Key Issue. Considerable tech depth here by leaders in the field.
Can We Secure Cryptography Against Quantum Attacks?, By Bennie Mols
Commissioned by CACM Staff, November 10, 2022
The HLF post-quantum cryptography panel.
The Heidelberg…From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Purse
Perfect for an evening out.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Read my blog posting guidelines here.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hacking the Metaverse
Yes, saw this even in earlier forms of the metaverse. Providing a simulated, visual, game-like reality makes it seem that your exposure to real loss will also be imaginary. That is not the case.
Hacking the Metaverse …From Schneier on Security
New Book: A Hacker’s Mind
I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking.
A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back isn’t about hacking computer systems; it’s about hacking more general economic, political…From The Eponymous Pickle
Is the Quantum (Computing) Bubble about to Burst?
Having read so much about working quantum computers, this really struck me ...
Full article at Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBLVtCYHVO8
The Quantum (Computing) Hype Bubble Is About To Burst, By Sabine Hossenfelder…From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Launches Warehouse Robot That Can Do Human Jobs
ACM TECHNEWS
Amazon Launches Warehouse Robot That Can Do Human Jobs By Financial Times, November 11, 2022
Amazon has rolled out a new warehouse robot in order to automate more jobs as the company seeks to reduce logistics costs…From The Eponymous Pickle
Over Surveillance Discovered
See also in Bruce Schneier for further comments. Including link to full report.
Technology Cybersecurity
NSA Watchdog Concluded One Analyst’s Surveillance Project Went Too Far
Newly unearthed inspector general’s report is coda to…From insideHPC
MemVerge Unveils Software-Defined CXL Memory Applications for 4th Gen AMD EPYC Processors
MILPITAS, Calif. – NOVEMBER 10, 2022 – Big Memory software comopany MemVerge has announced it has developed software-defined Compute Express Link (CXL) memory management products that run on 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors featuring…
From insideHPC
TYAN Announces Systems Powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC Processors
Newark, Calif. – November 10, 2022 – TYAN, a server platform design manufacturer and a MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation subsidiary, today introduced AMD EPYC 9004 Series processor-based server platforms highlighting energy…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Algorithm Helped Direct Financial Aid to Hurricane Ian Victims
An example of the use of Sat imagery to predict emergency need.
Google Algorithm Helped Direct Financial Aid to Hurricane Ian Victims
Wired, Chris Stokel-Walker, October 10, 2022
A Google algorithm deployed in partnership with…From insideHPC
Aurora Update from Argonne, and a Look at Leadership Supercomputing on the Horizon
These are heady days at Argonne National Laboratory -- more particularly, at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, which we visited earlier this week. To accommodate the ALCF's new exascale system, Aurora, now undergoing…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Metaverse Replacing Smartphones?
Discussion and more in Twitter: https://twitter.com/koubaak/status/1583163030241972225
Nokias Vision of the world is where the Metaverse replaces Smartphones ....
The Finland based company with 2700 employees in Coppell sees…From BLOG@CACM
Data Backup and VM Modernization: How-to Guide
A guide to VM modernization when dealing with data backups.
From Schneier on Security
NSA Over-surveillance
Here in 2022, we have a newly declassified 2016 Inspector General report—”Misuse of Sigint Systems”—about a 2013 NSA program that resulted in the unauthorized (that is, illegal) targeting of Americans.
Given all we learned from…From insideHPC
GIGABYTE Announces Portfolio of Enterprise Solutions with New AMD EPYC Processors
November 10, 2022 – GIGABYTE Technology, (TWSE: 2376), a maker of high-performance servers and workstations, today announced its portfolio of products ready to support the new AMD EPYC 9004 Series Processors in the first wave…
From insideHPC
Ayar Labs Wins $15M Optical I/O Contract from DoD
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2022 – Ayar Labs, a developer of chip-to-chip optical connectivity, was awarded a $15 million multi-year prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in support of Project KANAGAWA (the Co-Packaged…
From insideHPC
Dell Announces PowerEdge Servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYCs
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) today announced new PowerEdge servers with 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors that the company said delivers more than twice the power of previous-generation PowerEdge systems. The new servers are…