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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are You Assigning Projects or Recipes?
Chris Lehmann, the amazing principal of Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, says “If you assign a project and get back 30 of the same thing, that’s not...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Forward to Smart Glasses
Next step forward to usable smart glasses, driven by tiny lasers. General or very narrow applications?Tiny Lasers Could Finally Bring Us Really Smart AR Glasses...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Will AI Reason like Humans?
IBM Still thinking Watson as assistant and more.Tomorrow’s AI Will Reason Like Humans, IBM Watson Developer Predicts David Nahamoo says machines will grok us. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A different kind of Work from Home
Thoughts on different kinds of work. The Rise of a Different Work-from-Home by Jeff JordanEarly in the COVID pandemic, my colleague D’Arcy Coolican and I penned...
From insideHPC
NEC Launches ‘Quantum-inspired’ Simulated Annealing Service Using Vector Supercomputers
NEC Corporation has announced the launch of the “NEC Vector Annealing Service,” a quantum-inspired simulated annealing service that uses a vector supercomputer,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Impact of Cybersecurity and International Trade
Wladawsky-Berger's latest piece as applied to cybersecurity. Below the intro, then much more inked to: Irving Wladawsky-BergerA collection of observations, news...
From Schneier on Security
Lightning Cable with Embedded Eavesdropping
Normal-looking cables (USB-C, Lightning, and so on) that exfiltrate data over a wireless network. I blogged about a previous prototype here
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...
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 ofSC21...
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...
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 efficiencyGoogle Assistant Planning Quick Phrase Commands Without Wake WordERIC HAL SCHWARTZ in Voicebot.aiGoogle Assistant users won’t need to use ‘OK Google...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Coal Mining Robotic Safety
New technology for safety. Drones, Autonomous Robots Could Be Deployed in Coal Mines to Improve SafetyABC News (Australia)Melissa Maddison; Angel Parsons, August...
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 VenturebeatThe cashierless technology...
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 artDOE...
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...
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)...
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 ClampdownReuters...
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 featuresKyle Wiggers, @Kyle_L_Wiggers in VenturebeatSalesforce today...
From The Eponymous Pickle