Communications of the ACM
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September 2021
From Schneier on Security
Tracking People by their MAC Addresses
Yet another article on the privacy risks of static MAC addresses and always-on Bluetooth connections. This one is about wireless headphones.
The good news is that product vendors are fixing this:
Several of the headphones which…From insideHPC
SC21 to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for In-Person Attendees
Following are excepts from a statement released yesterday by Bronis de Supinski, general chair of SC21, to be held in St. Louis in November. The requirement of proof of COVID-19 vaccination for in-person attendees is a change…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple Delays iPhone Scanning for Child Abuse
It was warned that such methods could be modified to 'scan' any kind of text content in a phone, and lead to a backdoor being established.
Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child abuse in the BBC
Apple has delayed plans to…From Schneier on Security
History of the HX-63 Rotor Machine
Jon D. Paul has written the fascinating story of the HX-63, a super-complicated electromechanical rotor cipher machine made by Crypto AG.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quick Phrases for Google Assistant
New efficiency
Google Assistant Planning Quick Phrase Commands Without Wake Word
ERIC HAL SCHWARTZ in Voicebot.ai
Google Assistant users won’t need to use ‘OK Google’ or other wake words to give commands to the voice assistant,…From The Eponymous Pickle
Coal Mining Robotic Safety
New technology for safety.
Drones, Autonomous Robots Could Be Deployed in Coal Mines to Improve Safety
ABC News (Australia)
Melissa Maddison; Angel Parsons, August 13, 2021
Technology developed by scientists at Australia's Commonwealth…From The Eponymous Pickle
Cashierless Checkout Company
More steps forward in automating payment with acceptance.
Cashierless checkout company Zippin with $30M
Paul Sawers, @psawers in Venturebeat
The cashierless technology shift continues apace with today’s news that Zippin hasFounded…From insideHPC
DOE Funds $13.7M for Research in Data Reduction for Science
Sept. 2, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.7 million in funding for nine research projects that will advance the state of the art in computer science and applied mathematics. The projects – led by…
From insideHPC
Japan’s University of Hyogo Selects HPE for Research Supercomputer
HOUSTON– Sept. 1, 2021 –Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has announced it has built a new supercomputer for the University of Hyogo, Japan’s leading public university. The new supercomputer uses HPE Apollo systems to target…
From insideHPC
Exascale Computing Project Launches Leadership Scientific Software Portal
The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) has established the Leadership Scientific Software (LSSw) portal, where those interested can sign up for LSSw town hall (Zoom) meetings, (the first will be Thursday, Sept. 16, 3–4:30 p.m. …
From The Eponymous Pickle
China aims to Regulate Corporate Spending
Some algorithmic draft regulations come from China's 'Cyberspace Administration' about company spending.
China Swoops on Algorithms in Latest Tech Clampdown
Reuters, Brenda Goh, August 27, 2021 via ACM
The Cyberspace Administration…From The Eponymous Pickle
Tableau Adds Big Data Analytics
We were early users of Tableau. Now part of Salesforce.
Tableau gains new big data analytics features
Kyle Wiggers, @Kyle_L_Wiggers in Venturebeat
Salesforce today debuted new features in Tableau, including data and analytics“Tableau…From The Eponymous Pickle
Can Remote Management Succeed, Innovate, Grow?
A debate.
How can companies with remote workforces innovate and grow? The question has been dividing business leaders. James Heskett considers both sides of the debate. in HBSwk
Despite reams of material written about remoteNevertheless…From insideHPC
Avalue Launches HPS-621D4A and HPS-246U4A HPC Servers
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Sep. 2, 2021 – Avalue Technology Inc. (TAIEX: 3479-TW), a global industrial PC solution provider and an associate member of the Intel Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, has announced its high performance rackmount…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Regulatory Hurdles for AI Autonomous Cars
Good piece.
The Key Regulatory Hurdles Facing AI Autonomous Cars
By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider
You might be surprised to learn that there is a regulatory enigma of sorts that surrounds and engulfs the advent of AI-based…From The Eponymous Pickle
Ethical AI
Via DSC, below the intro, much more at the link:
The Ethical AI Application Pyramid
Posted by Bill Schmarzo In the blog “How Can Your Organization Manage AI Model Biases?”, I wrote:
“In a world more and more driven by AI models…From insideHPC
Dr. Didem Unat Named SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing
Dr. Didem Unat is the 2021 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing award winner. Dr. Unat is an assistant professor in the department of Computer Engineering at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. She is recognized…
From Computational Complexity
The hierarchy and GapP
There is a great but little-known theorem from the early 90's by Seinosuke Toda and Mitsunori Ogihara (buried as Lemma 2.3 in their paper) that shows the polynomial-time hierarchy is randomly low for Gap-P.
Let M be a non-deterministic…From The Eponymous Pickle
Defibrillators Delivered by Drones
Simple application.
Real-World Tests Show Life-Saving Potential of Defibrillator Drones
New Atlas, Nick Lavars, August 29, 2021
A Swedish team of researchers has deployed aerial drones equipped with automated external defibrillators…From The Eponymous Pickle
Right to Repair Envisioned, Regulated
Including the right to repair. Rarely an issue in a big company, but useful for the individual. Still will add significantly to the cost of designs involved.
Europe Champions the Right to Repair Are other regions next? by…From The Eponymous Pickle
IPhone Zero-Click
Schneier reports on a discovered Zero-Click Exploit for iPhones. Note that 'Zero Click' means that such a hack does not require you to respond to open a file or read a msg to have the attack succeed. The hack just proceeds…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Analytics Updates Announced
Considerable product and feature updates for Google Analytics, here just a taste, and beyond. Some at least impressive.
August 2021 - Product Update
PRODUCT & FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
BigQuery Sample Dataset for Google Analytics 4 Ecommerce…From The Eponymous Pickle
The Retail Power of .99?
A bit of retail knowledge from the research lab at Ohio State.
This is a very insightful finding. It would be interesting to find out the effect of the price difference (99 cents vs. $1) on volume though. Xavier Lederer
Ending…From insideHPC
DOE: $26M Awarded to Labs, Universities to Advance Chemical Materials Sciences with Data Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $26 million in research funding to harness research tools for clean energy solutions. The 10 projects announced today will help scientists to unleash the power of data science —including…
From insideHPC
National Security Agency Awards HPE $2B HPC-as-a-Service GreenLake Contract
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced it has been awarded a $2 billion contract over 10 years with the National Security Agency (NSA) to deliver HPE’s high performance computing (HPC) technology as a service
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From insideHPC
CFD Consultancy Wirth Research Moves HPC Capability to Verne Global for Carbon Zero Footprint
London, September 1, 2021 – Iceland-based Verne Global, provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity computing, today announced that Wirth Research, an engineering, design technology and advanced computational…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rescue with Technology
Have noted this trend, is moving quickly. Much more at the link.
Technology to the Rescue, By Samuel Greengard, Commissioned by CACM Staff, August 31, 2021
In the aftermath of a major flood, mudslide, earthquake, mine collapse…From The Eponymous Pickle
IOT Wearables
Was of interest, you can get the recording ..
Title: Building Smart Health Wearables
Date: Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021
Time: 9:00 am PDT / 4:00 pm UTC
Duration: 60 minutes
SUMMARY
Deploying machine learning on embedded devices with…From The Eponymous Pickle
Rent a Robot
Makes sense to have such devices available, and use this for maintenance scheduling.
Rent-a-Robot: Silicon Valley's Answer to Labor Shortage in Smaller U.S. Factories
By Reuters, August 31, 2021
Venture capitalists are investing…