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Technology Tailoring in Education
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Technology Tailoring in Education

Always an interesting question.  The nature of instruction.   In theory it could be precisely tailored to every student and by testing it could be altered in real...

Towards Artificial Common Sense
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Towards Artificial Common Sense

 The key part of AI we don't know hw to do yet. Good overview of current state and directions.   What most all of us consider the important starting point for useful...

Quantum Safe Hybrid Digital Certificates
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quantum Safe Hybrid Digital Certificates

 Looking at quantum safe.What Is a Quantum-Safe Hybrid Digital Certificate?Sectigo’s Tim Callan, Jason Soroko and Alan Grau break down what quantum safe hybridQuantum...

RPA for Fintech, a Use Example
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RPA for Fintech, a Use Example

Here a good intro to RPA (Robotic Process Automation) for finance applications.  Nice too because most of us can understand basic financial statements, arithmetic...

Amazon will Pay You to Know what you Bought Somewhere Else
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Amazon will Pay You to Know what you Bought Somewhere Else

Amazon's paid shopper panel.   Amazon will pay you to know what you bought somewhere else  by George Anderson in RetailwireAmazon.com wants greater insights into...

MIT and Related Quantum Resources
From The Eponymous Pickle

MIT and Related Quantum Resources

Was just pointed to this (much more at the link):MIT partners with national labs on two new National Quantum Information Science Research CentersCo-design Center...

Whats a Space Force Do?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Whats a Space Force Do?

 Well one thing, guarding against cybersecurity threats.US Space Force guards against cybersecurity threats miles above EarthIf space is indeed the “final frontier...

Extending Insight from Neural Networks
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Extending Insight from Neural Networks

 Some thoughts about how trained networks can be used to further analyse chemical structure.Opening the Black Box of Neural NetworksPacific Northwest National Laboratory...

Driverless in San Francisco
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Driverless in San Francisco

And yet more cars without drivers.     A tipping point?GM to Run Driverless Cars in San Francisco Without Human Backups    Associated Press, Tom KrisherGeneral...

SpaceX and Microsoft
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SpaceX and Microsoft

Here Comes the Space Cloud.   Faster anywhere, even in space. Microsoft, SpaceX Team Up to Bring Cloud Computing to SpaceNextgov. Frank KonkelMicrosoft has partnered...

Hewlett Foundation on Security Cyber Design
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hewlett Foundation on Security Cyber Design

Been a long while since I looked at anything by the Hewlett Foundation.  Attended their meetings.  Now back connected.  Visuals are a good thing for communication...

Expanding AI's Impact with Organizational Learning
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Expanding AI's Impact with Organizational Learning

I participated in the below study, they make the point that it will be available only for a short time.  Here is the start of the document:MIT Sloan: EXPANDINGMost...

Sonos Makes a Small Smart Home Move
From The Eponymous Pickle

Sonos Makes a Small Smart Home Move

Not expected, intriguing. Hoping to compete with other players in the space?Sonos speakers can now communicate with GE AppliancesThey can notify you when the oven...

API Security
From The Eponymous Pickle

API Security

Pointed out to me recently.   Have not been involved in API security, seems there are useful tips here.Tips To Strengthen API Security  By Bill Doerrfeld in DevOps...

Bletchley Park Contribution Over-Rated?
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Bletchley Park Contribution Over-Rated?

 Am a student of this effort, so this suggestion was surprising.Bletchley Park’s contribution to WW2 'over-rated'By Gordon Corera, Security correspondentCode-breaking...

A GPU can Brute Force Your Passwords
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A GPU can Brute Force Your Passwords

Faster GPUs are eroding security.  Using a password manager, which give you a larger number of characters,  and/or a multifactor link up makes much sense.   The...

Focus Music
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Focus Music

Amazon Alexa Music has been pushing what they call 'Focus Time Music'   With claims for 'perfect sound when you are studying, working, reading or writing '.   They...

On Synthetic Data
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On Synthetic Data

 Was asked about this, seems it has not come up for some time.   We used it to set up software and analyses for coming real data.  Some MIT thoughts.The real promise...

Toshiba Targets Quantum Cryptography
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Toshiba Targets Quantum Cryptography

Considerable effort under way here:Toshiba targets $3 billion revenue in quantum cryptography by 2030By Makiko Yamazaki in ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp...

Bringing Power Tool From Math Into Quantum Computing
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Bringing Power Tool From Math Into Quantum Computing

The implication that this idea can be used for problems already well solved by FFT methods, is considerable.  These kinds of pattern recognition techniques areBringing...
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