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WiFi Signal Identifying Breathing Issues
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WiFi Signal Identifying Breathing Issues

 Novel use. An algorithm can use WiFi signal changes to help identify breathing issuesNIST says it works with existing routers and devices., Kris Holt|@krisholt...

Robots Learn Human Trick
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Robots Learn Human Trick

Quite interesting piece, surely they should learn from us.Robot Learns Human Trick for Not Falling Over Humanoid limbs are useful for more than just manipulation...

Engineers improve electrochemical sensing by Incorporating Machine Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Engineers improve electrochemical sensing by Incorporating Machine Learning

Another sensing them,  note integration with machine learning. Engineers improve electrochemical sensing by incorporating machine learning  by Mary Fetzer, Pennsylvania...

Mars Has Year Round Energy
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Mars Has Year Round Energy

 Surprising?Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year roundAn analysis of the wind energy available on Mars finds that one well-placed turbine...

Sears Hometown
From The Eponymous Pickle

Sears Hometown

Was informed of this some time ago and the name Sears struck me, in the day had consulted with Sears and often shopped there.  Used to have the best prices.  Knew...

Thoughts on Remote Factory Supply Chain Work
From The Eponymous Pickle

Thoughts on Remote Factory Supply Chain Work

 Thought is not new,   a step towards the Metaverse?   Increases in security concerns an issue,  it canbe done, but will it be?   Most supply chains are remotely...

Thoughts on ChatGPT
From The Eponymous Pickle

Thoughts on ChatGPT

Diving deeper into this, definitely worth a look.As Google weighs in on ChatGPT, You.com enters the AI chatBy Sharon Goldman  @sharongoldman, December 15, 2022Check...

Europe, Germany,  Gets first Exascale Super Computer
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Europe, Germany, Gets first Exascale Super Computer

Europe get a big computing push.   See here for more about the specs of Exascale computing.EUROPE GETS AN EXASCALE SUPERCOMPUTER    Germany will host JUPITER, Europe...

Mobile Augmented Reality Talent Sources
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Mobile Augmented Reality Talent Sources

Agree, this is not common, perhaps in the game space?   Appreciate the lack of connective knowledge.   We spent some time at this in two very different domains....

Generative AI and Games
From The Eponymous Pickle

Generative AI and Games

Intriguing approach .The Generative AI Revolution in GamesExcerpt from James Gwertzman and Jack Soslow   in a16z.com,  Andreessen HorowitzAI, machine & deep learning...

New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5x
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New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5x

New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5xBy IEEE Spectrum, December 1, 2022Examples of two-dimensional images rendered in three dimensions.Nvidia Instant NeRF...

Trust in Online Content Moderation Depends on Moderator
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Trust in Online Content Moderation Depends on Moderator

See also previous note about this topicFairly obvious if the background of moderators is accurately provided. By Cornell Chronicle, November 3, 2022A human andNearly...

Fake News, Echo Chambers & Polarization: How Bad Is Social Media?
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Fake News, Echo Chambers & Polarization: How Bad Is Social Media?

Sabrine Hossenfelder does a good job in covering a number of research papers on this important topic, and analyzes them.    A fairly balanced look as I see it. ...

More on Tiny Robotics
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More on Tiny Robotics

 Still hard, but advancing. Minuscule Sensing Suite Is a Big Step Toward Robotic Gnats Tiny flying robots need even tinier flying sensors    By Evan Ackerman   in...

Water Worlds?
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Water Worlds?

The breadth of planet types is beginning to be seen ... Scientists may have found the first water worlds?Density suggests these "super-Earths" are more like giant...

RIP Passwords Again?
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RIP Passwords Again?

Security advances.  RIP Passwords? Passkey support rolls out to Chrome stableWith a huge list of caveats, initial Google passkey support is here.RON AMADEOPasskeys...

Hololens Use Example in Healthcare
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Hololens Use Example in Healthcare

 An example that as recently described to me in more detail. HoloLens Headsets Connect Patients, Metropolitan DoctorsBy ABC News (Australia), October 31, 2022HoloLens...

Overture Maps to Emerge to Compete with Google
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Overture Maps to Emerge to Compete with Google

 Nice to see Competitive Geographical mapping, been using Google for some time.   Google has done a great job,  but want to see yet more creative things.   Open...

Blockchain Fails to Gain Traction in the Enterprise
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Blockchain Fails to Gain Traction in the Enterprise

More on Enterprise Blockchain, MaerskBlockchain Fails to Gain Traction in the EnterpriseThe Wall Street JournalIsabelle Bousquette, December 15, 2022BlockchainFull...

US-China Chip War Continues
From The Eponymous Pickle

US-China Chip War Continues

 A Space I am watching, regards the players and supply chain.  Point me to other relevant information.US-China chip war: How the technology dispute is playing out...
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