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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Tech Boosts Security in Japan
Again expect such directions world wide. AI, Drones, 4K Cameras: New Tech Boosts Security Systems in JapanThe Japan Times, December 20, 2020Shortages of security...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Celebrating Technology Leaders – Women in Data
Wednesday, February 3rd at 3:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT, a panel discussion featuring Samia Khalid (Senior AI Engineer at Microsoft), Lilla Czako (Data Engineer at Doximity)...
From insideHPC
28 Years and Running: IBM Awarded Most Patents in 2020 – a “Sharp Uptick” in AI
For the 28th year in a row, IBM copped more U.S. patents than any other company, 9,130 in all, including what the company said was a “sharp uptick” in AI-related...
From insideHPC
Salute Mission Critical Signs Global Agreement to Support EkkoSense Data Center Visualization and Monitoring Software
January12, 2021 — Salute Mission Critical, the US data center services specialist that helps military veterans become IT technicians, announces its recent appointment...
From insideHPC
Oxford Nanopore and Nvidia Partner DGX AI System with PromethION Genomics Sequencer
January 12, 2021 — Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Nvidia are collaborating this year to integrate the Nvidia DGX Station A100 into Oxford Nanopore’s gene sequencing...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Council Member Maria Gini Featured in University of Minnesota Article: Designing the Next Generation of Robots
Contributions to this post were provided by CCC Council member Maria Gini. Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council member and Distinguished Professor of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Games Teaching us About Brains
Games are simplified interactions of brains and context. Neural Networks Playing Video Games Teach Us About Our Own BrainsBy California Institute of Technology...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Planting Trees
Note the use of robotics and LiDARRobot Foresters Could Plant Thousands of Trees a Day By New Scientist in ACM Two types of autonomous robot foresters developed...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Using AI to Find New Uses for Existing Medications
As I have observed, this is a common thing. Making it faster or more precise could be very useful.Using AI to Find New Uses for Existing Medications By Ohio...
From insideHPC
Modern HPC and Big Data Design Strategies for Data Centers – Part 3
This insideHPC Special Research Report, “Modern HPC and Big Data Design Strategies for Data Centers,” provides an overview of what to consider when selecting an...
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
Looking Back and Planning Ahead for Supporting a Diverse and Global Internet Universal Acceptance (UA) Readiness
By Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG January 2021 2020 was a year unlike any other. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet has provided people a...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
5th ACM-W India National Level Virtual Hackathon 2020
5th ACM-W India National Level Virtual Hackathon 2020 started with an ideology to support and motivate the girl students in the field of Computer Science.
From insideHPC
Radio Free HPC: Digital D-Day – SolarWinds Hack
Our main topic for this episode is the SolarWinds hack. This is the worst digital hacking incident to date and will have repercussions for many years. As many as...
From insideHPC
CRG Solutions Cloud-Native Database Named SingleStore VAR
San Francisco, Jan. 13, 2021 – SingleStore, database technology for cloud-native modern applications, today announced a partnership with CRG Solutions. The business...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Council Members Chad Jenkins and Holly Yanco are Newly Elected AAAI Fellows!
Contributions to this post were provided by CRA’s Communication Specialist Shar Steed. The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) recently...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Connecting Cows and More to the Web
Powerful direction for much more connections yet. Implications for the use of data and what is forecast. Tiny Satellites Will Connect Cows, Cars, Shipping Containers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Remaking the Web
We need a remake. With caution to include freedom of communication. He Created the Web. Now He's Out to Remake the Digital World.The New York Times, Steve Lohr...
From Schneier on Security
Finding the Location of Telegram Users
Security researcher Ahmed Hassan has shown that spoofing the Android’s “People Nearby” feature allows him to pinpoint the physical location of Telegram users: Using...
From Schneier on Security
On US Capitol Security — By Someone Who Manages Arena-Rock-Concert Security
Smart commentary: …I was floored on Wednesday when, glued to my television, I saw police in some areas of the U.S. Capitol using little more than those same mobile...
From Schneier on Security