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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Schneier on Security
TAWDRYYARD: NSA Exploit of the Day
Back in December, Der Spiegel published a lot of information about the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group, including a 2008 catalog of hardware and software...
From Apophenia
blatant groveling: please buy my book
In less than a month, my new book – “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens” - will be published. This is the product of ten years worth of research...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Jungle Jim's Food Blog
I continue to follow the process of blogging. Was very late to discover our Cincinnati area local ethnic food super store: Jungle Jim's Food Blog. As a long time...
From The Eponymous Pickle
McKinsey on Next-Shoring: An Innovation Idea Chain
The term was new to me: Next-Shoring. " .... A CEO’s guideProximity to demand and innovative supply ecosystems will trump labor costs as technology transforms...
From Schneier on Security
US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) Condems NSA Mass Surveillance
Now we know why the president gave his speech on NSA surveillance last week; he wanted to get ahead of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Last week...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Enterprise Commiting to High Technology
In BaselineMag: High performing firms have commitment to advanced technology. Infographic Slideshow. " ... What separates high-performing companies from the rest...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gaining Insight from Research at McDs.
Consumer research at McDonalds. In Research Mag. Not unlike our innovation center aims:" ... McDonald’s is a customer-oriented business, and research and consumer...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Printed Model of a Neuron
A 3D printed model of a Neuron. " ... Yale neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd has created the first 3D-printed neuron with help from the Yale Center for Engineering...
From Schneier on Security
EU Might Raise Fines for Data Breaches
This makes a lot of sense. Viviane Reding dismissed recent fines for Google as "pocket money" and said the firm would have had to pay $1bn under her plans for...
From Schneier on Security
SPARROW II: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: SPARROW II (TS//SI//REL) An embedded computer system running BLINDDATE tools...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digimarc's Watermarking
We examined Digimarc's watermarking technology in the innovation center as an alternative to RFID. " ... Digimarc has created an invisible watermark that allows...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seismic Shift to Online Shopping
In Retailwire: The Starbucks CEO says the shift has happened. How do we deal with it? "No longer are many retailers only required to compete with stores on the...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
A Special Message for All Procrastinators
Just as many of you do, I like to listen to National Public Radio (NPR). And I fully understand the need for fundraising from the public a few times a year. Our...
From The Eponymous Pickle
CPG Mobile Marketing Scores
In Mobile Marketer: Some very interesting details are included in the article:" ... CPG brands score on mobile's hypertargeted marketing promise ... CPG brands...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Why aren’t more girls interested in computer science?
It is a long-standing issue the computing community struggles with that is attracting national attention. A recent study showed just how alarming the diversity...
From The Eponymous Pickle
HR Infographics
Can a generated infographic act as a useful way to visualize a person's resume? Well enough so that it can be used as a quick way to determine if a person has the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Buys DeepMind for AI
An early application I examined was the analysis and tagging of images. A look was taken at the AI based company DeepMind, which is known for simulation and gaming...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of January 27
January 28 Hearing: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on the security of the HealthCare.gov website. 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn...
From Computational Complexity
Fermat's Last Theorem and Large Cardinals. Really!
A brilliant math ugrad at UMCP, Doug, is also a creative writer who wants to work on large cardinals. His creative writing may help him there. We had the following...
From Schneier on Security