Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
August 2024
From The Noisy Channel
How to be a Search Consultant
If you have thought about hiring a search consultant or working as one, you may have asked yourself what exactly search consultants do. This post offers an opinionated perspective based on my experience.
Mine the Gaps
Helping an…From Schneier on Security
Leaked GitHub Python Token
Here’s a disaster that didn’t happen:
Cybersecurity researchers from JFrog recently discovered a GitHub Personal Access Token in a public Docker container hosted on Docker Hub, which granted elevated access to the GitHub repositories…From insideHPC
Leopard Imaging and Sony Semiconductor Collaborate on Smart City AI-Based Imaging
FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 1, 2024 — Leopard Imaging Inc., a vision solutions design and manufacturing company, has collaborated with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) on the GS500 AI vision system, empowering smart cities…
From insideHPC
Quantinuum Introduces Nexus Quantum Computing Platform
July 31, 2024 — Quantinuum has announced the beta availability of Quantinuum Nexus, which is designed to simplify quantum computing workflows with full-stack support. The company said it is inviting users to apply for beta availability…
From insideHPC
OpenMP ARB Releases Public Comment Draft of OpenMP 6.0
Beaverton, Oregon – August 1, 2024 – The OpenMP Architecture Review Board (ARB) has released Technical Report 13: the final public comment draft of version 6.0 of the OpenMP API. V6.0 will be released in November 2024. Implementers…
From insideHPC
Corning and Lumen in Agreement on Fiber-Optic Cable for Data Center AI
CORNING, NY, Aug. 1, 2024 — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced an agreement with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) for a substantial supply of next-generation optical cable. This fiber-dense cable will more than double…
From insideHPC
Kao Data Appoints Judson COO
London, 1st August, 2024 – Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing, has today announced it has appointed Pete Judson as its new Chief Operating Officer. With more…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
New CCC Council Member Manish Parashar Receives 2024 CRA Distinguished Service Award
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is proud to announce that one of its newest council members, Manish Parashar, won the 2024 Computing Research Association (CRA) Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding contributions…
From insideHPC
QuEra Launches Quantum Alliance
BOSTON, August 1, 2024 – Neutral-atom quantum computing company QuEra today announced the launch of the QuEra Quantum Alliance Partner Program. This initiative aims to accelerate the development, deployment, and utilization of…
From Schneier on Security
Education in Secure Software Development
The Linux Foundation and OpenSSF released a report on the state of education in secure software development.
…many developers lack the essential knowledge and skills to effectively implement secure software development. Survey…From Putting People First
The ethnography of organizational change
Yale School of Management (SOM) organizational ethnographer Julia DiBenigno spends years meticulously observing and interviewing people at work. By taking seriously their lived experience, she can uncover the root causes of complex…
From Putting People First
[Book] Love and technology
Love and Technology: An Ethnography of Dating App Users in Berlin by Fabian BroekerRoutledgeDecember 2023, 192 pages Love and Technology: An Ethnography of Dating App Users in Berlin explores how dating apps fit into Berlin’s…
From Putting People First
How human centred design can boost resilience to climate change
Building resilience to events that are said to be once-in-a-lifetime and easy for local communities to overlook is now an urgent priority. Human-centred design plays an important role in this. What happens when these principles…