Communications of the ACM
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June 2022
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CERIAS offices are moving in a matter of weeks. We don't want to have to box up everything, especially items we aren't likely…From The Eponymous Pickle
Ocean Shipping Review Act
We formerly dealt with much ocean shipping, examining.
Retailers applaud as Ocean Shipping Reform Act sails through Congress
By George Anderson in Retailwire
The House of Representatives on Monday, following an earlier vote byThe…From The Eponymous Pickle
Faster Computing Results Without Fear of Errors
Interesting look at how to minimize errors in computing, could be especially useful if it included security aspects.
Faster Computing Results Without Fear of Errors
MIT News Adam Zewe, June 7, 2022
A multi-institutional team of…From Computational Complexity
Guest post by Prahalad Rajkumar: advice for grad students
I suspect that Lance and/or I have had blogs giving advice to grad students. I won't point to any particular posts since that's a hard thing to search for. However, they were all written WAY AFTER Lance and I actually were grad…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Japan Runs Deep Sea Turbines
Also of interest and new to me. Note claim to make as much energy as a coal plant? Quite a bit of detail in the article.
Japan Successfully Produces Electricity With Kairyu Deep Sea Turbine By Adrianna Nine on June 14, 2022…From The Eponymous Pickle
Airless Car Tires
Useful, how soon? A future shift in the history of automotive? Goodyear.
Could flat tyres soon be a thing of the past?
By Russell Hotten, Business reporter, BBC News
The sight of a car limping along on a near-flat tyre, or aSo…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Nutritionists
Seems a natural application, even of simpler analyticalmethods.
Here Come the AI Nutritionists
The New York Times, Sandeep Ravindran, March 14, 2022
A host of applications are using artificial intelligence to make personalized…From The Eponymous Pickle
Ai and Hospitality Industry
Consulted in this space ...
3 Ways A.I. Is Transforming the Hospitality Industry
How restaurants, hotels, and other businesses are using artificial intelligence to create better customer experiences.
By BEN SHERRY, STAFF REPORTER…From The Eponymous Pickle
Acoustic Holograms to Treat Alzheimers or Parkinsons
ACM TECHNEWS
3D-Printed Acoustic Holograms Against Alzheimer's or Parkinson's
By Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain), May 18, 2022
A team of researchers at Spain's Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Spanish…From The Eponymous Pickle
Talking Science Writing
Great piece by Sabine Hossenfelder, a favorite physics and science writer I read. She rightly points out the main problems with popular science writing today. I admit to many of the errors she mentions. It is hard to do
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crypto Industry Battles to Exempt NFTs, DeFi From Tax Reporting Rules
More instability in crypto world
Crypto Industry Battles to Exempt NFTs, DeFi From Tax Reporting Rules. The OECD is trying to introduce new rules to stop crypto being used to stash assets out of sight of the taxman.
By Jack…From The Eponymous Pickle
How Trustless is Bitcoin?
Full Article
How 'Trustless' Is Bitcoin, Really?
The New York Times. Siobhan Roberts, June 6, 2022
Rice University's Alyssa Blackburn and colleagues have dissected the anonymity of bitcoin, reporting in a paper that "information…From Putting People First
Are digital IDs a “digital road to hell”?
A report by researchers at New York University warns that biometric and other digital ID systems that are increasingly linked to large-scale human rights violations, especially in the Global South.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Addressing Labor Shortages with Automation
Thoughts on topic, but how can they be applied?
Addressing Labor Shortages with Automation By Logan Kugler
Communications of the ACM, June 2022, Vol. 65 No. 6, Pages 21-23 10.1145/3530687
U..S. employment statistics hit a new milestone…From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast: Parallel Processing Systems Pioneer Dr. Thomas Sterling on the State of HPC
Following his highly anticipated and always-insightful closing night keynote at the recent ISC conference, we caught up with Prof. Thomas Sterling to discuss the state of HPC. Dr. Sterling is professor of intelligent systems…
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI and Creativity
How strong are the links between AI and Creativity?
ACM OPINION
How Smarter AI Will Change Creativity
For years, it has been said that artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automation poses a threat to people in repetitive, routine…From insideHPC
TACC: Frontera HPC Helps Reveal Weaknesses in HIV-1 ‘Armor’
The Frontera supercomputer at TACC has furthered scientists' understanding of how the HIV-1 virus infects and helped generate the first realistic simulations of its capsid, complete with its proteins, water, genetic material,…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering Softer Robotics
Favorite space, robotics with appropriate scale.
Soft Robotics is About More than Building Robots By Cari Shane
Commissioned by CACM Staff June 16, 2022
Some see soft robots helping declining populations of pollinators do their…From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Drone Delivers
Had heard of tests some time ago, will the air now soon be filled?
ACM TECHNEWS
Amazon Will Deliver Packages via Drone for First Time in U.S. Later This Year By GeekWire, June 16, 2022
On June 13, Amazon announced that it is seeking…From The Eponymous Pickle
Can We Trust Our Impressive AI Language Models?
As usual an excellent, heavily linked and considerable and serious piece by Irving, below just an intro, ldo ink-through...
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
A collection of observations, news and resources on the changing nature of innovation…From The Eponymous Pickle
Cryptocurrency Meltdown
Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown
June 17, 2022 5:00 AM ET, David Gura
The cryptocurrency world is in chaos. Just months ago, crypto companies were advertising heavily during the…From The Eponymous Pickle
Should Analytics Drive Category Planning? AI Approaches
Classic problem of category planning, which we worked with closely ... Using AI methods ... More links at article below.
Should analytics drive category planning? by Tom Ryan in Retailwire
Recent studies indicate artificial…From insideHPC
At ISC 2022: Cornelis Networks’ New Hardware, Software for Omni-Path High-Performance Fabric
We sat down with Doug Fuller, director of software development at high-performance fabric provider Cornelis Networks, to discuss new hardware developments within its Omni-Path along with a new software layer within Omni-Path …
From insideHPC
TSMC Debuts FINFLEX, N2 Process
SANTA CLARA, CA, Jun. 16, 2022 – TSMC today showcased its advanced logic, specialty and 3D IC technologies at the company’s 2022 North America Technology Symposium, with the next-generation N2 process utilizing nanosheet transistors…
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
Göran Marby Named Honorary UASG Ambassador
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is pleased to announce that it has named Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) President and CEO, Göran Marby, as an honorary UASG Ambassador. In this role,…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Closer Autonomous Vehicular
Research Brings Safer Autonomous Vehicles a Step Closer
University of Surrey (U.K.), June 9, 2022
Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Surrey have brought safer autonomous vehicles a step closer by using artificial intelligence…From The Eponymous Pickle
FAST Chinese Radio Telescope Detects Alien Signals
Noted comparision to US Arecebo Radio telescope, recently damaged. Good complex data gathering example.
Chinese Scientists Might Have Detected Signals From Alien Civilizations (Updated) In ExtremeTech
By Ryan Whitwam on …From The Eponymous Pickle
Are Blockchain and Decentralized Cloud Making Much Headway?
-Always like indicative measures of use, could use more than there is here.
Are Blockchain and Decentralized Cloud Making Much Headway?
There continues to be chatter about such elements of Web 3.0 stirring up the cloud scene,Joao…From The Eponymous Pickle
Preserving Culture
More from the world of war. What if this had been done in WWII, other wars?
Ukrainians Use 3D Technology to Preserve Cultural Artifacts By CNN. June 13, 2022
Civilians in Ukraine are recording three-dimensional (3D) models of…From The Eponymous Pickle
The Meta Virtual Bar Experience
Reminds me of some of the silliness of Second Life, a decade plus ago. Is this different? Or is it no sillier than most advertisement?
ACM TECHNEWS
Belly Up to a Virtual Bar, By The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2022
Patrons…