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Data from Cars for Evidence
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Data from Cars for Evidence

Not unexpected.    We give up all kinds of data now.  More is coming. Insecure Wheels: Police Turn to Car Data to Destroy Suspects' AlibisNBC News, By Olivia Solon...

2D Arrays for Quantum Computing Proposed by Consortium
From The Eponymous Pickle

2D Arrays for Quantum Computing Proposed by Consortium

 A step forward towards recognizable Quantum computing powerIndustry Collaboration Leads to Important Milestone in the Creation of a Quantum ComputerUniversityDecember...

Lopsided Digital Transformation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Lopsided Digital Transformation

Look at how automation of digitization can make a big difference.   And we are continuing to move to that. Digital Transformation Is Lopsided, Even Within the Same...

Cybersecurity Research
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cybersecurity Research

Further, a look at where research is focusing and worth following. Cybersecurity Research for the Future   By Terry BenzelCommunications of the ACM, January 2021...

Top Data Breach Targets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Top Data Breach Targets

Expected places for threats:Experian predicts 5 key data breach targets for 2021   by Veronica Combs in Security   The pandemic warfare will shift to vaccine supply...

Automating Material-Matching for Movies and Video Games
From The Eponymous Pickle

Automating Material-Matching for Movies and Video Games

Towards an automation of many kinds of image context.Automating Material-Matching for Movies and Video GamesMIT News by Adam Conner-SimonsMassachusetts Institute...

Insights for AI from the Human Mind
From The Eponymous Pickle

Insights for AI from the Human Mind

Good thoughts by Gary Marcus, aiming at the difficulty of creating intelligence, even though we have very rich models around we can do testing with.  Insights for...

Data Science Can only do so much in the face of a Pandemic
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Science Can only do so much in the face of a Pandemic

A look at data tech vs Covid,    What worked and what didn't.   But this, though provocative is a very early look.   Before we know exactly what happened.  Then...

Ulriken Rail Tunnel
From The Eponymous Pickle

Ulriken Rail Tunnel

An aside interest of mine,  rail supply chains.  Points to the first tunnel boring machine used in Norway for the Ulriken TunnelUlriken Tunnel –The first TBM Drive...

Deep Learning is Overused
From The Eponymous Pickle

Deep Learning is Overused

 Well put, always consider the simpler analysis that leads to better understanding first. Deep Learning Is Becoming OverusedUnderstanding the data is the firstBy...

Association Pattern Analysis
From The Eponymous Pickle

Association Pattern Analysis

 Some of the very earliest work we did in the big enterprise used forms of this analysis.   A classic pattern analysis.    Good basic intro with code.  Is applicable...

Will the FAA’s new Rules Speed Use of drones?  Google Responds.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Will the FAA’s new Rules Speed Use of drones? Google Responds.

Regulating commercial delivery.Will the FAA’s new rules speed commercialization of drones?   In RetailWire  by Tom RyanThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

India Bets Big on 5G
From The Eponymous Pickle

India Bets Big on 5G

Have yet to see any compelling arguments for new business models.    My new phone seems to have quietly dropped the option.India Bets Big on 5G Technology Going...

IKEA Catalog is Gone
From The Eponymous Pickle

IKEA Catalog is Gone

We used Ikea catalogs as examples of artistically done customer outreach.    Worth noting.   Ikea Just Quietly Killed Its Famous Catalog. It's a Brilliant Lesson...

Robots Dancing, Today
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots Dancing, Today

 From Boston Dynamics, now part of Hyundai.  At the link they outline each of the dancers background. Less scary than some views.  Or is it? 

Whats Next in Tech
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Whats Next in Tech

An outline from HPEExploring What’s next in tech – Insights, information, and ideas for today’s IT and business leadersAccelerating the future.  The race to stay...

Amazon Buys Wondery for?
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Amazon Buys Wondery for?

 Though most recently have been looking through podcast offerings, had not heard of Wondery.    Note too that Amazon now also has the talking book system Audible...

Review Manipulation in Amazon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Review Manipulation in Amazon

 Had only just recently directly noticed fake or manipulated reviews on Amazon.  Had thought that Amazon was controlling these, but then alterted to it by an ArsTechnica...

City Researchers Reveal Link
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City Researchers Reveal Link

Seems there would be a link,  but what kind of behavior is indicated?  Always looking for predictive behavior we can leverage.City Researchers Reveal Link Between...

Schneier on SolarWinds
From The Eponymous Pickle

Schneier on SolarWinds

A considerable piece, with much supporting general and technical information and links, on the SolarWinds attack.  Also includes many comments I am working my way...
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