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Google Pushes 2-Factor Authentication
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Google Pushes 2-Factor Authentication

 Am a long time proponent of the idea. Its not perfect security, but is a big step forward.Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good!  in WiredThe...

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy Private Wireless Network for Minera Gold Fields
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Nokia and Claro Chile deploy Private Wireless Network for Minera Gold Fields

Ultimately how to get security, build private networks.  makes sense for gold mining, and most every other business. Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless...

Kroger Drone Delivery Experiment
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kroger Drone Delivery Experiment

 Had not heard much of this, but Kroger is apparently testing at a Centerville Ohio Kroger not far from us. Can someone from there provide some observations?  Some...

McKinsey:   How to Get Re-Skilling Right
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McKinsey: How to Get Re-Skilling Right

 Might be just the thing we need post pandemic.Monthly Highlights, May 2021Dear Franz,We know that demands on your time are intense and information overload isWe...

Wolfram Physics:  On Year Update:  How’s It Going?
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Wolfram Physics: On Year Update: How’s It Going?

With a physics background, always found this somewhat ungraspable, but on it goes.  And now an update.   I have yet to hear that traditional physics is applauding...

Accenture:  Get a Secure, Trustworthy Internet
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Accenture: Get a Secure, Trustworthy Internet

Good, considerable piece by Accenture, pointed to below.   Who we worked with in the past.  Have been of late become involved in related efforts and find some their...

Robot Hair Untangling
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Robot Hair Untangling

This got some rare general press, since it deals with a real concern/chore in the home.  And I do have a general 'hair care' link below from my Consumer package...

Neural Nets Used to Rethink Material Design
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Neural Nets Used to Rethink Material Design

Somewhat different approach, training from equations.  Closer to the efforts we used during the early uses of neural nets.  Combining learning methods and existing...

Wal-Mart All-in on Telehealth
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Wal-Mart All-in on Telehealth

Wal-Mart wants to do Telemedicine.Walmart is going all in on 24/7/365 telehealthBy George Anderson n RetailwireWalmart announced yesterday that it has acquiredThe...

Serverless Computing as the Next Phase of Cloud
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Serverless Computing as the Next Phase of Cloud

What's next?  What Serverless Computing Is and Should Become: The Next Phase of Cloud ComputingBy Johann Schleier-Smith, Vikram Sreekanti, Anurag Khandelwal, Joao...

Speeding New COVID Treatments
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Speeding New COVID Treatments

Speeding/Improving COVID Treatment with machine learningSpeeding New COVID Treatments with Computational ToolUniversity of New Mexico, Michael Haederle, May 3,Scientists...

Google Assistant Now Broadcasts to Phones
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Google Assistant Now Broadcasts to Phones

 I have been using the similar broadcast by Alexa for some time. Our family is now small, so not needed as much, but still good to have to get to every corner of...

Comments on Ransomware Task Force
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Comments on Ransomware Task Force

Some useful comments on the recent announcements about the Ransomware Task force.  Essentially saying good idea, but criticizing its lack of serious global participation...

Alexa Provides Show Mode for Lenovo
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Alexa Provides Show Mode for Lenovo

 Nice idea to provide echo 'show' mode on a laptop.   Work well in a kitchen say for displaying recipes and pix.  Or show people at the front door or on camera....

O'Reilly Looks at Trends
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O'Reilly Looks at Trends

Short excerpt below from the O'Reilly  Trends FeatureO'Reilly home Trends.    Do subscribe below at the link, nice overview of what going on. By Mike Loukide, Learn...

Bioactive Paper for Food Packaging
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Bioactive Paper for Food Packaging

for Reducing plastic wasteBioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foodsPress Release:  Research News / May 03, 2021The amount of plastic waste...

P&G Launches iLab 2021
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P&G Launches iLab 2021

Procter continues to work innovation:PR NEWSWIRE: P&G launches iLab 2021 in partnership with the Singapore EDB to strengthen Singapore's innovation ecosystemP&G...

Nokia Launches Blockchain Data Market Place for Data Traing and AI Models
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Nokia Launches Blockchain Data Market Place for Data Traing and AI Models

Interesting use for blockchain: Secure Data and AI model monetization. Nokia launches blockchain-powered Data Marketplace for secure data trading and AI modelsGlobalNewswire...

eCommerce and AI
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eCommerce and AI

 Some good examples of typical uses in the space.How eCommerce leaders use AI to woo their customers with PersonalizationPosted by Kateryna Reshetilo   in DSCOnce...

IBM Helps Customers Adopt a Zero Trust Approach to Security
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IBM Helps Customers Adopt a Zero Trust Approach to Security

New security architectures, alliance moves by IBM.  IBM Helps Customers Adopt a Zero Trust Approach to SecurityCAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM...
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