Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
April 2022
From The Eponymous Pickle
FTC will Spell Death for Algorithms?
Interesting thing, to actually delete an algorithm. I don't think of algorithms as unique. I guess then a copy or equivalent algorithm could also be thus condemned. And in the case given the algorithm has been derived illegally…
From insideHPC
AMD: EPYC Delivers Edge to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — April 19, 2022 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One (F1) Team today showcased how AMD EPYC processors improved aerodynamics testing capacity, contributing to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas…
From insideHPC
Laiye Closes Series C at $160 Million to Accelerate Global Rollout of Intelligent Automation
Beijing – 19 April, 2022: – Laiye, a global intelligent automation company, announced the completion of a $160 million Series C funding round with the latest tranche at $70 million led by HOPU Magnolia, a high-growth enterprise…
From insideHPC
DOE’s ASCR: $20M for Extreme-Scale Science Research
April 18, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $20 million in basic research to explore potentially high-impact approaches in extreme-scale science and scientific computing. The Funding Opportunity Announcement…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blockchain at Carrefour for Quality
Has now become a classic application of blockchain supply chain. Worked with Carrefour in supply chain space.
Carrefour uses blockchain to offer consumers greater supply chain transparency
BLOCKCHAIN CARREFOUR SA FOOD SAFETY FRESH…From The Eponymous Pickle
James Webb Will Stare at Jupiter for Knowledge Expansion
Not normally in this space, but a link to my astrophysics interest. An example of how you can expand masses of sensor data from historical probes, with new technology. Ways to expand patterns of data in new ways. Ways toThe…
From The Eponymous Pickle
McKinsey Explains the Metaverse
Quick look at the idea and its implications.
What exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What will it look like ten years from now? Sent from McKinsey Insights, available in the App Store and Play Store, .April…From The Eponymous Pickle
On Investment in Explainable AI
Needs always to be explained in its usage and risk contexts.
AI Is Explaining Itself to Humans. It's Paying Off. By Reuters, April 15, 2022, Comments
Startups and major technology companies are investing heavily in explainable…From The Eponymous Pickle
Nvidia and OVX System for Digital Twins
Recall our early use of twin style simulation models.
Nvidia Unveils OVX System Purpose-Built for Industrial Digital Twins
By Jaime Hampton in Datanami
Tuesday at its GTC developer conference, Nvidia launched a new computing system…From Computational Complexity
1-week long Summer School for Ugrads Interested in Theory, and my comments on it
Recently a grad student in CS at UMCP emailed me the following email he got, thinking (correctly) that I should forward it to interested ugrads.
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Are you interested in theoretical…From insideHPC
Optimizing Resource Utilization and Maximizing ROI with Composable Infrastructure
In this sponsored post, Silicon Mechanics discusses how today’s IT organizations must maximize their resource utilization to deliver the computing capabilities their organization needs when and where it’s needed. This has resulted…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Robots in Dallas Airport
7 foot tall? Already intimidating. See the link to the SCOT system for more details.
7-Foot-Tall Robots Watch for Unmasked Travelers, Curbside Loiterers By The Dallas Morning News, April 15, 2022
Two seven-foot-tall robots…From The Eponymous Pickle
How do Customers React to Requests Evaluated by Algorithm?
Interesting piece.
How Do Customers React When Their Requests Are Evaluated by Algorithms? in MIT SloanReview
Research shows that when it comes to anticipating how customers will react to algorithmic decisions, managers’ intuition…From The Eponymous Pickle
Detecting Viruses in Saliva
Sensor application in h\Healthcare
Computer Made From DNA-Coated Beads Could Detect Viruses in Saliva
New Scientist, Carissa Wong,March 28, 2022
Emory University's Khalid Salaita and colleagues built a computer from DNA-coated glass…From The Eponymous Pickle
The Nature of a Distributed Ckoud
A cloud is a slippery thing.
What is a Distributed Cloud? by 7wData
Excitement regarding the possibilities of the cloud has never been greater, and that sentiment shows no sign of reversing or plateauing in the foreseeable future…From The Eponymous Pickle
HSBC Working with IBM for Quantum Computing Readiness
More collaborations to being Quantum forward.
HSBC Working with IBM to Accelerate Quantum Computing Readiness
By IBM, March 30, 2022
HSBC and IBM yesterday announced that they will work together on exploring applications forThe…From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Drone Causes Brush Fire
Likely this can be protected against.
Will Amazon Have Ground its Drone Program? by Matthew Stern in Retailwire
It was not so long ago that package delivery drones, specifically ones from Amazon.com, seemed poised to takeAmazon…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI in a Jar, a Thought Experiment
Thoughtful, with link to comments
The AI in a Jar, By TechTalks April 15, 2022
The "brain in a jar" is a thought experiment of a disembodied human brain living in a jar of sustenance. The thought experiment explores human…From The Eponymous Pickle
Energy Malware Sabotage
Note link to PLCs, common in all industry.
U.S. Warns Newly Discovered Malware Could Sabotage Energy Plants
The Washington Post, Joseph Menn, April 13, 2022
U.S. officials warn of newly discovered malware that could infiltrate…From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Datacenter Intranet Advances
More global advances:
Quantum Datacenter Intranet Advances
By R. Colin Johnson, Commissioned by CACM Staff, April 14, 2022
U.S., European Union, and Japanese researchers recently made advances that they say are necessary for future…From The Eponymous Pickle
Have Phones Become too Smart?
No, Don't think so, just need to be better tailored to needs.
extract from ACM NEWS
Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?, By The New Yorker
In late 2020, Kimberly McCabe, an executive at a consulting firm in the Washington…From The Eponymous Pickle
Novel Password Phishing
Security issue.
A password phishing site that can trick even savvy users in ArsTechnca
Just when you thought you'd seen every phishing trick out there, BitB comes along.
DAN GOODIN - 3/21/2022, 2:47 PM
Behold, a password phishing…From The Eponymous Pickle
Location Privacy Challenged by Data From Friends, Strangers
Data From Friends, Strangers Shows Where You Are
Futurity.org, Lindsey Valich, April 11, 2022
An international team of scientists determined that data from friends and strangers can be used to predict someone's location, even when…From insideHPC
DOE Announces $26M for Data Management and Scientific Data Visualization Research
April 15, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $26 million for research to advance scientific data management and visualization. Foundational research in data management will address challenges stemming…
From insideHPC
Quantinuum Announces Quantum Volume 4096 Achievement
Quantum computing development company Quantinuum announced that the System Model H1-2 doubled its performance “to become the first commercial quantum computer to pass Quantum Volume 4096, a benchmark introduced by IBM in 2019…
From insideHPC
DOE: $40M Funding Opportunity for Mathematical Multifaceted Capability Centers
April 15, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million for fundamental mathematics research on problems of interest to the DOE that require the integration of multiple mathematical topic areas. The
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Atrocity Detection in the Ukraine
How accurately? Always suspicious of social media accounts.
Researchers Create System to Quickly Identify Ukraine Atrocities Using Social Media
University of Manchester (U.K.), Joe Stafford, April 11, 2022
A system developed by…From The Eponymous Pickle
Troubleshoot Your Slow PC
Happened on this, seems useful. Sometimes obvious, Passed it on.
How to Troubleshoot Your Slow PC in ExtremeTech
By Joel Hruska on September 27, 2021 at 12:20 pm
Speeding up a slow PC can be a challenge, particularly when dealing…From The Eponymous Pickle
A New Way of Assistant Activation
Works well if you are by the device. Voice too? Makes sense.
Google Assistant ‘Look and Talk’ Activation Heads Toward Release
ERIC HAL SCHWARTZ on April 14, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Google is beta testing a way to awaken Google Assistant…From The Eponymous Pickle
Robot Can Explore the Lungs
More tiny robotics at play to place the sensors where they need to be.
A Robot Small Enough to Explore the Lungs
By University of Leeds (U.K.), March 29, 2022
A magnetic tentacle robot developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University…