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P&G and Apple Examining Fingerprinting
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P&G and Apple Examining Fingerprinting

Some of my former colleagues at work.    But is it narrowing our privacy further?P&G Is Looking for Ways Around Apple's New Privacy RulesProcter & Gamble is testing...

Gathering Smartphone Data
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Gathering Smartphone Data

Steve Gibson in TWIT    Pages  10-15  'A Spy in Our Pocket"  Talking about how smartphone handsets communicate with their manufacturer,  beyond simple test data...

NASA CropX for Agriculture
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NASA CropX for Agriculture

From my agriculture and forestry connections.  A report from NASA on their Harvest and CropX efforts for sustainable agriculture.  Very good sensing effort with...

GE Working on COVID Detection with SmartPhones
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GE Working on COVID Detection with SmartPhones

Quite interesting idea, accuracy and other details unclear. On surfaces too?   Could be very useful in the current and upcoming pandemics. GE is working to put ...

Using AI for the Supply Chain
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Using AI for the Supply Chain

 As a long time practitioner in the supply chain space,  here an example.  Notable here the forecast of demand as we transition to new context.  No direct how mentioned...

Deep Learning Likes Sound Files
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Deep Learning Likes Sound Files

Quite interesting results about the nature of data for training.  Deep Learning Networks Prefer the Human Voice   By Columbia University,  April 8, 2021Neural network...

On the State of Quantum
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On the State of Quantum

 This also talks about D-Wave, which we touched with in our early examinations.  We are getting to closer to having the ability to solve complex problems very fast...

Seeking Conversational Writing
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Seeking Conversational Writing

We  want our AIs and Bots to speak  and converse understandably.  Engaging with us and our colleagues and customers.   Efficiently providing answers and teaching...

Crypto Canon:  From Andreessen Horowitz
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Crypto Canon: From Andreessen Horowitz

Very nicely done resource here,  with lots of introductory and related information.See the Andreessen Crypto Canon:  https://a16z.com/2018/02/10/crypto-readings...

Vaccine Passports
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Vaccine Passports

 First thing I thought of after receiving my document indicating I had been COVID Vaccinated.   Hardly looked like a 'passport'.  Could have been easily altered...

Defining Epidemics
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Defining Epidemics

Late to this, but interesting and well done. . Mostly non technical and visually presented.Chasing the Elusive Numbers That Define EpidemicsBy Jordana Cepelewicz...

Robot Finding its Way Through Clutter
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Robot Finding its Way Through Clutter

From the MIT Media LabRF Grasp: The robot that finds its way through clutterMIT Media LabRobots are not capable of handling tasks as simple as restocking grocery...

Finding Veins Using AI
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Finding Veins Using AI

Having been on the receiving end of this, like the claim.  Skoltech Scientists Use ML to Help Doctors Find Veins for No-Fuss Blood DrawsSkolkovo Institute of Science...

New Sales Expert LLC
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New Sales Expert LLC

Met Sean the other day, had an enjoyable introduction to his company and methods.   Drive New Sales  In Your CompanySean O’Shaughnessey,  CEO and President,  New...

Non Fungible Tokens and Resources Examined
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Non Fungible Tokens and Resources Examined

Was struck by the very idea of a Non Fungible Toke (NFT)  and noticed this article in Andreessen Horowitz that points to lots of resources and announces upcoming...

Considering the Measure of Network Effects,
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Considering the Measure of Network Effects,

Recall our visits to the Sante Fe Institute to talk network effects, but also having a hard time establishing good measures.   Later talking the establishment of...

Digital Yuan is Here
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Digital Yuan is Here

Implications remain to be broadly tested.   Details and underlyng security is of interest. China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major EconomyA cyber...

Deep Mind and Protein Folding
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Deep Mind and Protein Folding

 Was introduced to the nature of this problem early on.  Difficult and fundamental to so many bio science applications.   If Deep Learning has solved this, it is...

IBM Bullish on Homomorphic Encryption
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IBM Bullish on Homomorphic Encryption

Yet more interest in this technique by major players.IBM bets homomorphic encryption is ready to deliver stronger data security for early adoptersBy Chris O'Brien...

WIFI Object Sensing
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WIFI Object Sensing

Schneier reports on Wi-Fi Devices as Physical Object Sensors in the new 802.11bf standard.   He mentions this is reported in TheRegister, but also that there is...
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