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Robots for Site Security
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots for Site Security

My guess that we will see many more of these types of robots providing and monitoring security.Four-Legged Robot to Help Manage PompeiiReuters, Angelo Amante, March...

Are we Ready for Drone Delivery?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Are we Ready for Drone Delivery?

 Drone use expandingAmazon, Alphabet, Others Quietly Rolling Out Drone Delivery Across AmericaThe Wall Street Journal, Christopher Mims, April 2, 2022A handful...

Capturing Transparent Objects in Three Dimensions
From The Eponymous Pickle

Capturing Transparent Objects in Three Dimensions

I recall a related problem for the detection of errors in manufacturing process.   Its broad use in this kind of application?Fraunhofer at the Hannover Messe Preview...

Predicting Impact of Earthquakes
From The Eponymous Pickle

Predicting Impact of Earthquakes

Not predict occurrence, but predict impact.  Quite useful in preparation.  Addressing during an event.  Recall we had looked at  feasibility of prediction.  More...

Can AI End All Car Crashes?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Can AI End All Car Crashes?

 What safety record does it have to have to make it?  At what level of automation? When? Can AI All but End Car Crashes? The Potential Is ThereThe New York Times...

Cognitive Biases and Software Development
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cognitive Biases and Software Development

 A more detailed look that in past coverage ...Cognitive Biases in Software DevelopmentBy Souti Chattopadhyay, Nicholas Nelson, Audrey Au, Natalia Morales, Christopher...

Japan and Quantum
From The Eponymous Pickle

Japan and Quantum

 Japan and IBM  say no .... Japan has unveiled plans to bring its first domestic quantum computer online by next March, and to have 30 million users by 2030.  Via...

Quantum Hype
From The Eponymous Pickle

Quantum Hype

 Much money goes that way ...Quantum Computer researcher warns that the industry is full of hype ...."I’M DISTURBED BY SOME OF THE QUANTUM COMPUTING HYPE I SEEThe...

Computing Speed Limit?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Computing Speed Limit?

Interesting look, does it clearly include quantum? Speed Limit of Computers DetectedGraz University of Technology (Austria), Christoph Pelzl, March 25, 2022At Germany's...

Are Older Systems Less Hackable?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Are Older Systems Less Hackable?

Very good,  thoughtful piece of how we currently think about security.  That New is not necessarily the best solution in software.   And is especially with regard...

Advanced Analytics for  Agricultural Supply Chain Shocks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Advanced Analytics for Agricultural Supply Chain Shocks

 Good Piece by McKinsey, My domain, call me if you want to discuss.How advanced analytics can address agricultural supply chain shocksApril 14, 2022 | Article Building...

Backdoor in Machine Learning Models
From The Eponymous Pickle

Backdoor in Machine Learning Models

Examining some implications. Paper     : “Planting Undetectable Backdoors in Machine Learning Models":Abstract: Given the computational cost and technical expertise...

Microsoft Engages Google Chrome
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Engages Google Chrome

I am just about to use Defender, and I use Chrome.   So ... Microsoft Defender flags Google Chrome updates as suspicious,  By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer...

Closer to Creating New Hair Follicles?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Closer to Creating New Hair Follicles?

Computational methods for cell Behavior, considerable healthcare advance?   Here suggested for hair regrowth.   One Step Closer to Creating Hair FolliclesYale School...

Linkedin is Most Spoofed for Phishing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Linkedin is Most Spoofed for Phishing

Not surprised, it has an element of respectability. Linkedin is most spoofed brand with Phishing  By Bill Toulas  in Bleeping ComputerSecurity researchers are warning...

Voice Assistant Stats
From The Eponymous Pickle

Voice Assistant Stats

Voicebot.ai continues to provide good data on voice adoption, including charts at the link. Voice Assistant Adoption Clustering Around 50% of the PopulationBRET...

Printing Circuits on Nanomagnets Yields New Breed of AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Printing Circuits on Nanomagnets Yields New Breed of AI

Considering this, out of LANL, impressed by their work, another of our enterprise connections.  Will we able to print networks with for specific need?Printing Circuits...

NFT and Brands
From The Eponymous Pickle

NFT and Brands

 Do they mean anything for brands at all?Why NFTs should be seen as worldbuilding opportunities for brands  in VenturebeatBrands planning to sell NFTs in 2022 face...

FTC will Spell Death for Algorithms?
From The Eponymous Pickle

FTC will Spell Death for Algorithms?

Interesting thing, to actually delete an algorithm.  I don't think of algorithms as unique.  I guess then a copy or equivalent algorithm could also be thus condemned...

Blockchain at Carrefour for Quality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Blockchain at Carrefour for Quality

Has now become a classic application of blockchain supply chain.  Worked with Carrefour in supply chain space.Carrefour uses blockchain to offer consumers greater...
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