Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
February 2021
From insideHPC
Duke Professor Amanda Randles to Keynote RMACC Symposium
Boulder, CO – Dr. Amanda Randles, Duke University assistant professor of biomedical and computer sciences and a leading expert in high performance computing (HPC and biomedical engineering, will be the opening keynote speaker…
From insideHPC
Google Cloud Previews HPC VM Image for HPC Workloads
Google Cloud today announced the public preview of HPC VM Image, a CentOS 7-based Virtual Machine Image optimized for HPC workloads with a focus on tightly-coupled MPI workloads, according to Google, making it easier to instantiate…
From insideHPC
Microchip Technology Inc.: Introducing First PCI Express 5.0 Switches
Chandler, Ariz., February 2, 2021 – Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced what it said are the first PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 switch solutions — the Switchtec PFX PCIe 5.0 family — “doubling the interconnect …
From insideHPC
Canonical Ubuntu Core 20: Securing Linux for IoT
Feb. 2, 202 — Canonical’s Ubuntu Core 20, a minimal, containerised version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for IoT devices and embedded systems, is now generally available. This version bolsters device security with secure boot, full disk…
From insideHPC
WekaIO Launches Hybrid Cloud ‘Limitless Data Platform’
WekaIO (Weka) today announced the Limitless Data Platform — described by the company as a simple, fast and scalable platform for running modern enterprise workloads, such as artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), life…
From Putting People First
Why insurers need to care more about customers and how to do it in the digital age
COVID-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of insurance companies. If insurers apply the e3 lens when assessing their touchpoints, they can create tailored, engaging and empowering connections with their customers. By…
From Putting People First
Swiss Re Institute on how COVID-19 is transforming consumer behaviour
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how we work, travel, communicate, shop and more, but which new habits are likely to stick permanently? The authors explore five key behavioural changes and their implications for risk and protection…
From insideHPC
Report: Security Firm Says HPC Clusters under Attack: ‘Level of Sophistication Rarely Seen in Linux Malware’
UK technology industry publication PCR published a story today stating that a British data security firm, ESET, has reported the identification of a malware called Kobalos that targets supercomputing clusters. They also said
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From BLOG@CACM
Auditing AI and Autonomous Systems; Building an Infrastructure of Trust
How do we build trust? How can we systematically assure trust in our systems? How would auditing AI and autonomous systems contribute to this goal?
Explaining how the world's most famous accounting/audit disaster—Enron—exemplifies…From insideHPC
SingleStore Adds Schabenberger, Former COO & CTO of SAS
San Francisco – February 1, 2021 – SingleStore, database software for cloud-native modern applications, has announced the addition of Oliver Schabenberger joins as chief innovation officer, reporting to CEO Raj Verma. “SingleStore…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Accepting Nominations
Nominations are open for the 2021 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship through February 22, 2021. Eligible faculty will then be contacted in early March to submit their proposals by March 29, 2021. The Microsoft Research Faculty…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google and Ford Sign Deal to Put Android into Car, onto Plant Floor
Perhaps unexpected partnership. Recall we recently mentioned that Ford was the leader in Self Driving Car patents. We worked with Ford and they were impressive in analytics/data analytics utilization. The mention of in car…
From insideHPC
The Dell Technologies HPC Community Interviews: From Narrow to General AI – Decoding the Brain to Train Neural Networks
HPC veteran Luke Wilson lives at the forefront AI research. In this interview he talks about research whose goal is to move computer intelligence from “narrow” (one task at a time) to “general” (more than one task simultaneously)…
From Schneier on Security
Georgia’s Ballot-Marking Devices
Andrew Appel discusses Georgia’s voting machines, how the paper ballots facilitated a recount, and the problem with automatic ballot-marking devices:
Suppose the polling-place optical scanners had been hacked (enough to change…From The Eponymous Pickle
Odoo ERP System
Odoo Python based ERP system, with free and subscription based versions.
Odoo is a suite of business management software tools including CRM, e-commerce, billing, accounting, manufacturing, warehouse, project management, and…From The Eponymous Pickle
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