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The Hacking of McD's Ice Cream Machine
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The Hacking of McD's Ice Cream Machine

 A little surreal, but a reminder that anything can be hacked.  I had heard of the problem from McDonalds,  Had been unaware of some of the details involved.  Just...

Machine Learning Developed in Space
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Machine Learning Developed in Space

We have used computers in space for a long term, now a continuation of developing code there.Raspberry Pi Heading into Space for Python Programming ChallengeZDNet...

Wal-Mart Testing Self Driving Cars with Ford
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Wal-Mart Testing Self Driving Cars with Ford

Unexpected thing.  With a delivery angle too.. Walmart to Test Self-Driving Cars with Ford, Argo AICNBC, Michael Wayland, September 15, 2021Walmart, the world’s...

Visirule Business Risk Advisor
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Visirule Business Risk Advisor

Have never stopped looking at simplified rule based systems to examine model decisions.  Some time ago we looked at some of Clive Spenser's work in this area. Clive...

HBR IdeaCast on AI and Marketing
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HBR IdeaCast on AI and Marketing

Brought to my attention, the podcast below, and ongoing ...HBR IdeaCastA weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.... What We Still...

Hybrid Smart Contracts
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Hybrid Smart Contracts

 Uses and considerations:5 Ways Hybrid Smart Contracts Are Changing the Blockchain Industry  by 7wDataFor years, the blockchain industry has been defined by the...

AI  Driven Video to Enhance Work Environment?
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AI Driven Video to Enhance Work Environment?

Seen hints of this in my increased use of  Youtube for keeping connected with tech changes.    Of course it is Google that is controlling the details of the AIHow...

Quantum Computer Race in China
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Quantum Computer Race in China

 Why and in what direction?Competing Visions Underpin China’s Quantum Computer Race Alibaba builds their own qubits, Baidu remains quantum hardware-agnostic By ...

Better Fusion Power with AI
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Better Fusion Power with AI

More moves towards fusion.Can AI Make a Better Fusion Reactor? Nuclear physics may be one of machine learning's newest frontiers  Rebecca SohnSince the 1940s, physicists...

McKinsey On Autonomous Plants
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McKinsey On Autonomous Plants

The autonomous plant: Entering a new digital era  September 10, 2021 | Article  McKinseyBy Gopal Chakrabarti, Dominik Don, Micah Smith, and Premal VoraThe autonomous...

Italian Data Protection Authority Queries Smart Glasses
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Italian Data Protection Authority Queries Smart Glasses

 I thought there might be some regulatory push back on Facebook smart glasses that gather and store data and images, here perhaps the first case.    Italy DataReuters...

Whats Foundational AI?
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Whats Foundational AI?

We worked with Stanford in the early days of AI.  Can't we all get along?  I like the idea of using foundational definitions to decide what to emphasize on next...

Detecting Computer Generated Faces
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Detecting Computer Generated Faces

Schneier points us to this effort, detecting artificial human faces.  Technical details interesting. A way to spot computer-generated faces   by Bob Yirka , Tech...

Study on Aging Workforce and Robotics
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Study on Aging Workforce and Robotics

Makes sense. How do we make such uses most efficient?   Teach both to collaborate well. Have my own ideas on that, lets collaborate. Robots Readily Adopted In the...

Autonomous Robotic Excavator
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Autonomous Robotic Excavator

Impressive.Autonomous Walking Excavator Can Build Walls, Dig Trenches  By New ScientistA construction vehicle can operate autonomously on rough terrain, thanksResearchers...

Microsoft Passwordless Accounts
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Microsoft Passwordless Accounts

 With the introduction of Microsoft 11 in October.   How secure is this, looking further?  MS has not had a good record of security lately. Will be challenged. ...

Amazon Marketplace Sellers
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Amazon Marketplace Sellers

 Was unaware of the growth of these.Amazon marketplace sellers are becoming retail giantsPlus additional expert comments ...Amazon marketplace sellers are becoming...

Seeing the way we do
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Seeing the way we do

New ways of perceptive seeing, now with Texture and ShapeGLOM: Teaching Computers to See the Way(s) We Do  By John Delaney,  Commissioned by CACM Staff   September...

Prepare for your Quantum Future
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Prepare for your Quantum Future

To understand it, certainly.Now Is the Time to Prepare for the Quantum Computing RevolutionBy TechRepublic, August 27, 2020  in CACMChristopher Savoie is CEO and...

Amazon Palm Scanning Moves outside Retail
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Amazon Palm Scanning Moves outside Retail

 Palm scanning  is apparently a successful means of quick secure ID outside retail: Amazon One’s palm-scanning tech makes first move into entertainment venues in...
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