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Chaos Engineering at Linkedin
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Chaos Engineering at Linkedin

Have only interacted with 'Chaos engineering' once.   In particular to look at the broader idea of maintaining process models.  Here a technical view of it used...

L'Oreal UV Sense
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L'Oreal UV Sense

How L’Oréal designed the UV Sense to fit on your fingernail  in DigitalTrendsBeauty tech is still in its infancy, but lifestyle brands are slowly warming up toThe...

Classic Math Problem Used for a Current Problem
From The Eponymous Pickle

Classic Math Problem Used for a Current Problem

  This piece is quite technical,  but love the fact that classical math is being used to drive some very modern problems. Great example for teaching?  In particular...

Blockchain is not a Revolution
From The Eponymous Pickle

Blockchain is not a Revolution

Good introductory piece in Knowledge@Wharton.  Not mention of smart contracts.Why Blockchain Isn’t a RevolutionThe terms Bitcoin and blockchain are sometimes used...

Deepmind Builds a Picture of its World
From The Eponymous Pickle

Deepmind Builds a Picture of its World

Building a model of existing and changing context is a key part of our intelligence.  DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet focused on artificial...

Flu Foreasting with Smart Thermometers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Flu Foreasting with Smart Thermometers

We also looked at epidemic forecasting.   Note the smart 'thermometers' mentioned here are taking human temperatures.  A slight confusion when I first read this...

Network Effects Mean Less
From The Eponymous Pickle

Network Effects Mean Less

Quite interesting, complex in part because we now have so many devices competing for time and interaction.  I would imagine too there is a growing 'assistant effect'...

Encryption via Quantum Mechanics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Encryption via Quantum Mechanics

Related capability suggested here.Toshiba devises way to send encrypted messages using quantum mechanicsToshiba plans to demonstrate a working prototype withinToshiba...

Quantum and Blockchain
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quantum and Blockchain

 Quantum Is Key to Securing Blockchain, Say Russian ResearchersAsia Research NewsBy Alison HadleyRussian researchers have used quantum key distribution (QKD) to...

Google Assistant Smart Displays Coming
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Assistant Smart Displays Coming

Breaking out the smart display makes sense, allows you to choose quality.  The emphasis on work applications may well indicate a push in that direction.Here comes...

Advanced Burger Built by an Advanced Robot
From The Eponymous Pickle

Advanced Burger Built by an Advanced Robot

Been reading about entry level labor and autonomous machines. Some solutions have been around for some time, and the general repetitiveness of the requirementsT...

Analytics Magazine
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Analytics Magazine

Also, see more about Informs:  https://www.informs.org/ Analytics Magazine: Sneak PreviewThe upcoming July/August issue of Analytics magazine takes a look at an...

Microsoft Establishes Research Data Hub
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Microsoft Establishes Research Data Hub

Useful depending on the nature of the data involved.   Will it have sufficient metadata to be specifically useful?    Good idea to create.Microsoft launches an ...

Need for Explainable AI
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Need for Explainable AI

FICO scores and all that.  Transparency for decision understanding.Opening Up Black Boxes with Explainable AI   By Alex WoodieOne of the biggest challenges with...

Cisco Crosswork IP network
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cisco Crosswork IP network

New to me, apparently a new kind of architecture.Laying the Foundations for InnovationBy Philippe Bralet  in the Cisco BlogCisco Crosswork provides the holistic...

IEEE Roadmap Reports for Devices and Systems
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IEEE Roadmap Reports for Devices and Systems

Am a long time member of IEEE,  a wealth of useful information.  Often reference their publications here.   The newest set of such publications.IEEE Releases the...

Microsoft to Acquire Bonsai AI
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Microsoft to Acquire Bonsai AI

Had previously looked at this, and looks good on the surface of it.   Will take a closer look.Microsoft to acquire machine learning startup Bonsai, fueling AI efforts...

Blockchain from Berkeley
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Blockchain from Berkeley

After teaching an on-campus course about cryptocurrencies, UC Berkeley is planning to launch a two-part, online course aimed at educating students around to globe...

China increases Biometric Public Transport Scanning
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China increases Biometric Public Transport Scanning

If does seem that while we fret about the possible misuses of tracking data from such passive biometric scanning, other countries are  seeing the efficiency value...

Death of Supply Chain Management
From The Eponymous Pickle

Death of Supply Chain Management

The death of? No, but lots of new augmentations popping up.The Death of Supply Chain Management in 7WDataThe supply chain is the heart of a company’s operations...
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