Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
January 2024
From insideHPC
Integrated Research Infrastructure: Argonne Combines HPC and Experiments to Speed Discovery
For over a decade, Argonne has been working to develop tools and methods to connect its powerful computing resources with large-scale experiments. Merging ALCF supercomputers with the APS has been a significant focus of...
The…
From insideHPC
WEKA Partners with NexGen Cloud on AI Supercloud
CAMPBELL, Calif., January 31, 2024 – AI-native data platform provider WekaIO (WEKA) announced today it is partnering with NexGen Cloud, a sustainable infrastructure-as-a-service provider based in the UK, to provide the high-performance…
From insideHPC
Qumulo and Superna Partner on Ransomware Protection
SEATTLE – January 31, 2024 – High performance data storage company Qumulo announced the availability of Superna Data Security Edition for Qumulo. The Data Security Edition, which includes Superna’s Ransomware Defender, automates…
From Computational Complexity
University Challenges
Seems like US universities have been in the news quite a bit recently. You'd think for the great academics and research. Alas, no.
I decided to make a list of the not so unrelated topics. The list got long and still from from …From insideHPC
Cequel III-Led Investor Group Acquires Controlling Interest in DDC Cabinet Technology
ST. LOUIS, January 31, 2024 – Following an initial investment last year, Cequel III announced today that it, with Thompson Street Capital Partners, has taken a controlling interest in privately held DDC Cabinet Technology. Co…
From insideHPC
Amidata Deploys Quantum ActiveScale Object Storage
SAN JOSE, Jan. 30, 2024 – Unstructured data storage and data management company Quantum Corp. (NASDAQ: QMCO) announced that Amidata, a managed services provider, has implemented Quantum ActiveScale object storage as the foundation…
From BLOG@CACM
The Role of Autonomous Machine Computing in Shaping the Autonomy Economy
The role of Autonomous Machine Computing in fostering the Autonomy Economy.
From insideHPC
MIT, Applied Materials and Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub Combine on 200mm Research Capabilities for MIT.nano
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — MIT and Applied Materials, Inc., announced an agreement today that, together with a grant to MIT from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, commits more than $40 million of estimated private
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From insideHPC
Korea Quantum Computing and IBM Collaborate
BUSAN, South Korea, Jan. 29, 2024 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Korea Quantum Computing (KQC) has engaged IBM to offer IBM’s AI software and infrastructure, as well as quantum computing services. KQC’s ecosystem of users…
From Schneier on Security
New Images of Colossus Released
GCHQ has released new images of the WWII Colossus code-breaking computer, celebrating the machine’s eightieth anniversary (birthday?).
News article.
From insideHPC
What AI Can Learn from HPC about Data Storage
By Timothy Sherbak, Quantum Corp. | The storage needs for organizations working to exploit AI have now bifurcated. While high performance solid-state storage is essential to power AI workloads and deliver real-time analytics…
From Schneier on Security
NSA Buying Bulk Surveillance Data on Americans without a Warrant
It finally admitted to buying bulk data on Americans from data brokers, in response to a query by Senator Weyden.
This is almost certainly illegal, although the NSA maintains that it is legal until it’s told otherwise.
Some news…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Receives $5 Million NSF Award to Continue Catalyzing the Research Community
The following originally appeared on the CRA Bulletin, written by Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications Following an intensive recompete process, the Computing Community Consortium…
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Singing bird – a human choir, singing birdsong
Dawn Chorus: Marcus Coates and Geoff Sample recorded birdsong, then slowed it down and got people to sing it (then sped it up again!).
From Schneier on Security
Microsoft Executives Hacked
Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency—the same one responsible for SolarWinds—accessed the email system of the company’s executives.
Beginning in late November 2023, the threat actor used a password spray…From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Some Fun Today
Today is a double NFL day. The main game for us is the Detroit Lions against the San Francisco 49ers. My dear wife, Kathryn Farley, is a dedicated fan of the Lions. She and I are busy all today thinking about the game until it…
From Apophenia
Brain Candy, STS Opportunities, and Girl Scouts
I know I’ve been doing a crap job of sharing updates or juicy blog posts. Sorry! Here are some varied updates. And hopefully I’ll pen a proper commentary shortly. I’m (hopefully) going to come back later this week with more thoughts…
From Computational Complexity
Certifying a Number is in a set A using Polynomials
(This post was done with the help of Max Burkes and Larry Washington.)
During this post \(N= \{0,1,2,\ldots \}\) and \(N^+=\{1,2,3,\ldots \}\).
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
A Talk at TTIC on Experiment Design
Jessica Hullman of Northwestern University is visiting TTIC this coming Monday. She is giving a talk at 10am Central Time (11am Eastern) on “Hypothesizing About Effects in Experiment Design and Interpretation.” Hullman is the…
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Footage of Black-Eyed Squid Brooding Her Eggs
Amazing footage of a black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) carrying thousands of eggs. They tend to hang out about 6,200 feet below sea level.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news…From insideHPC
VAST Data and Genesis Cloud Partner for AI Cloud Infrastructure
NEW YORK – January 26, 2024 – AI data platform company VAST Data today announced a strategic partnership with Genesis Cloud, an iInfrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider for GPUs and accelerators in the cloud. Their partnership…
From insideHPC
Eviden and Microsoft Announce 5-Year Cloud & AI Partnership
Paris – January 25, 2024 – Eviden, the Atos Group business leading in digital, cloud, big data, and security, and Microsoft today announced a five-year strategic partnership designed to expand their existing collaboration with…
From insideHPC
Kao Data Completes £206M Debt Raise with Deutsche Bank for Data Center Expansion
London, 24th January 2024 – AI and advanced computing data center company Kao Data announced it has completed a new, £206 million debt raise, with an accompanying accordion facility extendable to £356 million, via Deutsche Bank…
From Schneier on Security
Chatbots and Human Conversation
For most of history, communicating with a computer has not been like communicating with a person. In their earliest years, computers required carefully constructed instructions, delivered through punch cards; then came a command…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Releases the 5 Year Update to the Next Steps in Quantum Computing Workshop Report
Quantum computing has captured the public’s attention due to its incredible theoretical applications, but the intensely complicated underlying physics make it difficult for even computing experts in other fields to understand…
From insideHPC
IonQ Announces Quantum Technical Achievement a Year Ahead of Schedule
COLLEGE PARK, MD – January 25, 2024 – Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced that it hit its target technical milestone of 35 algorithmic qubits (#AQ) a year ahead of schedule. The company said this milestone…
From insideHPC
Forward Networks Unveils GenAI Features
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 — Forward Networks has launched AI Assist, a generative AI feature integrated into its platform, Forward Enterprisethat aims to empower NetOps, SecOps, and CloudOps professionals, enabling them…
From insideHPC
Intel Opens Advanced Fab in New Mexico
Intel said Fab 9 will help fuel the next era of Intel’s advanced packaging technologies. “As the semiconductor industry moves into the heterogeneous era that uses multiple’chiplets’ in a package, advanced packaging technologies…
From Schneier on Security
Quantum Computing Skeptics
Interesting article. I am also skeptical that we are going to see useful quantum computers anytime soon. Since at least 2019, I have been saying that this is hard. And that we don’t know if it’s “land a person on the surface…
From Putting People First
[Paper] Why people still fall for phishing emails
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This paper features an in-depth investigation on how people make email response decisions while reading their emails. The authors proposed five concrete enhancements to state-of-the-art anti-phishing education, training, and…