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Nobelium Cyberattacks Clouds
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Nobelium Cyberattacks Clouds

 Note below, attacks on cloud services.  Microsoft comments. Latest Russian Cyberattack Targeting Hundreds of U.S. NetworksReuters, By Susan Heavey. October 25,...

Qualcomm Invests in Quantum Machines
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Qualcomm Invests in Quantum Machines

 More on this move,  has to be serious.Qualcomm Ventures Invests in Quantum Machines to Power the Future of Quantum ComputingTEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire...

600 KM Quantum Encryption Transmission
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600 KM Quantum Encryption Transmission

Recently studied a company doing something similar, over considerably less distance.  Will this continue to expand?   Implications? Quantum-Encrypted Information...

NATO Releases first ever Strategy for AI
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NATO Releases first ever Strategy for AI

Was a bit surprised at this, will review.   Mentioned are related ethics.   Cooperative approaches.   Indicates a level of seriousness.  Have worked with some NATO...

Risk Assessment Algorithms Can Unfairly Impact Court Decisions
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Risk Assessment Algorithms Can Unfairly Impact Court Decisions

 An aspect hat we examined for potential changes in court standings on regulations.  Well worth following. Risk Assessment Algorithms Can Unfairly Impact Court ...

Creating and Detecting Manipulated Images
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Creating and Detecting Manipulated Images

  Creating and human detection of manipulated images.   Including an excellent explanatory video. Expect this to become increasingly common.   Considerable detail...

Microsoft Partners with Wolfram for Data
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Microsoft Partners with Wolfram for Data

Just noted this, a good direction.  Can see this as useful, especially in filling analyses with meta or test data.  Which we often integrated.    I just also started...

AI and Robotics for Eldercare
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AI and Robotics for Eldercare

We worked with researchers in Japan on related efforts.Collaborators Launch AI-Robotics Initiative to Aid Older Adults in Daily Care  By University of Massachusetts...

Making Pseudo Coffee
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Making Pseudo Coffee

 I did technical analysis work for one of the world's largest coffee companies.  So this was interesting.  But I disagree that the environmental issues here are...

From CIS: Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law
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From CIS: Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law

Very good piece from Stanford Law on technology. Below intro and beyond.From:  The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study...

MFA is Phishable
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MFA is Phishable

Multi factor authentication (MFA) is seen as a strong means of security, but can be less so, here some reasons why.Why Is the Majority of Our MFA So Phishable?Published...

Watch Who You Talk to
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Watch Who You Talk to

More details about the approach at the linkTwitter accounts linked to cyberattacks against security researchers suspendedNorth Korean hackers are luring professionals...

Is AI Re-Inventing Computers?
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Is AI Re-Inventing Computers?

Very interesting piece.  Anything can become a computer?Three key ways artificial intelligence is changing what it means to compute.By Will Douglas Heaven,  October...

Microsoft:  Orbit Database of Objects
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Microsoft: Orbit Database of Objects

Microsoft Announces a teachable database of objects.Announcing the ORBIT dataset: Advancing real-world few-shot learning using teachable object recognitionPublished...

Moscow Implements  Metro Facial Recognition
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Moscow Implements Metro Facial Recognition

Expect parts of the world without these 'fears' to quickly implement many kinds of such  recognition systems, for greater efficiency. Privacy Fears as Moscow Metro...

Putting Living  Cells on Chips
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Putting Living Cells on Chips

Linking biological responses to Computer ChipsPutting Living Cells on ChipsBy University of Nebraska-Lincoln, October 21, 2021University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Abhijeet...

A Training Proof for Quantum AI
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A Training Proof for Quantum AI

Technical finding regarding CNN and the ability to train.     Applicability to discovering new materials. Breakthrough Proof Clears Path for Quantum AILos Alamos...

Recent AI books are Described in CACM
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Recent AI books are Described in CACM

Some good recent books brought to my attention, intro below.AI Futures: Fact and FantasyThree books offer varied perspectives on the ascendancy of artificial intelligence...

MIT Media Lab RFusion Finds Hidden, Missing Things
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MIT Media Lab RFusion Finds Hidden, Missing Things

A classic problem for mapping, decluttering the Smart HomeMIT Media Lab: RFusion52.9K subscribersThis video presents a new robot from MIT called RFusion, whichFor...

Regulators Want more Details of Payment Systems
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Regulators Want more Details of Payment Systems

To be expected, how can the details of this be used to improve security?Regulators demand more info about tech payment systems  in TheVergeQuery orders sent out...
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