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How Long Will it be Until we can Talk to Animals?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Long Will it be Until we can Talk to Animals?

First I thought this was a silly question.   But it is really a primary question of intelligence.   Its not just a translation, but a need to parse into a useful...

Quantum Heat
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quantum Heat

 Heat and quantum computing.  Quantum Computing requires physical machines which will need  heat management.  And that such machines may be quite 'delicate' when...

McDonald's Drive Through Bot may Violate Law
From The Eponymous Pickle

McDonald's Drive Through Bot may Violate Law

Been following work by retailers to improve efficiency.  This example seems a weak attempt at blocking new tech.McDonald’s drive-thru AI bot may have broken privacy...

UK Plans a Pandemic Radar
From The Eponymous Pickle

UK Plans a Pandemic Radar

 With plans for testing in a future pandemic.via ACM NEWSU.K. Has a Plan for a New 'Pandemic Radar' System   By WiredAbout four years ago, seven infants and toddlers...

Top Supply Chain Tech Trends
From The Eponymous Pickle

Top Supply Chain Tech Trends

Some good thoughts on tech trends in supply chain.Gartner Reveals Top 8 Supply Chain Technology Trends  in SDCExecGartner has identified the top eight supply chain...

3D Printing Human Liver Tissue
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Printing Human Liver Tissue

 Continue to make  remarkable advances using 3D Prining.Wake Forest teams win a NASA prize for 3D printing human liver tissueNobody was really expected to conquer...

Salesforce and Marketing AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Salesforce and Marketing AI

 Overview of Salesforce and Marketing AIUsing AI to Automate Marketing Processes Using Salesforce ToolsSalesforce relies heavily on AI technology to help companies...

A World of Holograms and Avatars Next?
From The Eponymous Pickle

A World of Holograms and Avatars Next?

Would like to see Avatar Holograms again,  in fact have seen in many forms over the years. Even formally tested it in the large enterprise.   Its got some goodTech...

Windows Update Coming Up:  New and Improved?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Windows Update Coming Up: New and Improved?

I was handed a test copy of the first windows OS by Bill Gates, when we represented our enterprises' test of the idea.   It was not fully installed at our company...

USAF Autonomous Drone Skyborg Completes First Flight
From The Eponymous Pickle

USAF Autonomous Drone Skyborg Completes First Flight

Will continue to see more of this effort. US Air Force autonomous Drone Skyborg completes first flight,  by Sarah Katz , Tech XploreLast month, the United States...

AI and Decisions
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI and Decisions

Good, colorful piece on the who idea of designing decisions.  I like the point made especially that 'most decisions are not binary',  noting that it is rarely just...

AWS Provides Advanced Location Services
From The Eponymous Pickle

AWS Provides Advanced Location Services

Considerable detail here on the services involved.   Makes sense, they are the practitioners now.Amazon Location Service Generally Available With Routing and Satellite...

Towards Automation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Towards Automation

 More on business automation. How Businesses Are Perfecting With Artificial Intelligence  by 7wDataHave you heard automation is the new black? And what better automation...

Exploring Under the Sea with Google Earth
From The Eponymous Pickle

Exploring Under the Sea with Google Earth

 Always appreciated how Google maps has opened Geo exploration and analysis at a remarkable level of detail, to anyone . And below is a reminder that you can do...

Mining Digitization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mining Digitization

Studied mining efforts for a potential application, and can see the direction, especially regards patterns of detection.Where digitalization is a goldmine, for ...

Darktrace Attacks Back with AI Methods.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Darktrace Attacks Back with AI Methods.

Recently sent to me DarkTrace.     Apparently a means to attack back with AI methods.   AI-powered cyber-attacks: It’s not a fair gameAI and machine learning will...

Google Reconstructs the Human Cortex
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Reconstructs the Human Cortex

Quite remarkable.  Impressive  build. Images at the link.  A way to connect brain and computer.  Browsing is a way to learn about structure, now take it out toNeuroglancer...

Criticism of Blockchains and Trust
From The Eponymous Pickle

Criticism of Blockchains and Trust

Here's a 2019 paper/blog post by Bruce Schneier that I read then.    Now revisiting the idea of trust and blockchain.   Article is usefully critical of blockchain...

Material Science Continues an Expansion
From The Eponymous Pickle

Material Science Continues an Expansion

 Consider the value and complexity of multifunctional materials, and how much we are getting from understanding them in detail for design, manufacturing and delivery...

Towards Secure Cloud Computing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Towards Secure Cloud Computing

Don't know this method, provably it says, reviewing later.  Much more technical at the link.SeKVM Makes Cloud Computing Provably SecureIEEE Spectrum,Charles Q.Columbia...
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