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Smart Contract Bug
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Smart Contract Bug

 Recall we looked at the concept of a 'smart contract'. Here a useful example of related bugsSmart Contract Bug Results in $31 Million Loss  in SchneierA hacker...

AWS Amplify Studio
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AWS Amplify Studio

 Worth a look.AWS launches Amplify Studio, a new low-code app development toolFrederic Lardinois@fredericl / 12:45 PM EST•December 2, 2021   in TechCrunchAt its...

3D Printed Eyeball
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3D Printed Eyeball

First Example of Eyeball Printing Man Becomes First 3D-Printed Eyeball RecipientNew York Post, Ben Cost, November 25, 2021The U.K.'s Steve Verze became the world's...

Robots Reproducing
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Robots Reproducing

 In what specific sense, we ask.  Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists SayCNN, Katie Hunt, November 29, 2021Researchers at the University of Vermont, Tufts...

Autonomous Ships for the Supply Chain
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Autonomous Ships for the Supply Chain

Improving supply chainsAutonomous Electric Container Ship Completes First TripInteresting Engineering,Ameya Paleja, November 22, 2021The world's first all-electric...

Notes on Usage
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Notes on Usage

“Crypto” Means “Cryptography,” not “Cryptocurrency”    in SchneierI have long been annoyed that the word “crypto” has been co-opted by the blockchain people, and...

Research Integrity Considered
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Research Integrity Considered

Usefulness for internal research?Want research integrity? Stop the blame gameHelping every scientist to improve is more effective than ferreting out a few frauds...

New Rowhammer
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New Rowhammer

 Schneier writes about rowhammer, I like the image of a rowhammer.New Rowhammer TechniqueRowhammer is an attack technique  involving accessing — that’s “hammering...

Covid ReShaping Supply Chains
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Covid ReShaping Supply Chains

 Another example of ther need for needed disaster planning.How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chainsNovember 23, 2021 | Article, By Knut Alicke, Ed Barriball, and...

Lotfi Zadeh and Fuzzy Logic
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Lotfi Zadeh and Fuzzy Logic

 I note the post about Lotfi Zaheh and the connection to fuzzy logic, from the Language Log.  Just featured in the Google Doodle.  We used some of his methods to...

Cisco on Zero Trust Security
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Cisco on Zero Trust Security

Future of Zero TrustSecurityAn Open Security Ecosystem with Shared Signals is the Future of Zero TrustBy Nancy Cam-Winget  CiscoZero Trust: as the name implies,...

3D Printed Living Ink can Release Drugs
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3D Printed Living Ink can Release Drugs

 New possibilities for more directly efficient delivery methods.  Continue to be impressed by the new capabilities introduced by 3D printing.  3D-Printed 'Living...

AWS Does a RoboRunner
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AWS Does a RoboRunner

Will be interesting to see what such services will include.At a keynote during its Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2021 conference today, Amazon launched AWS...

Detecting Sarcasm
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Detecting Sarcasm

 Computers Detecting Sarcasm  An important component of modern communicationHow Computers Can Finally Detect Sarcasm Ramya Akula and the tech that lets sentiment...

Exotic Material for Superconductors
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Exotic Material for Superconductors

 New materials for quantum computing  are a big deal. Exotic New Material Could Be Two Superconductors in One – With Serious Quantum Computing ApplicationsTOPICS...

Blog: AI in LIbraries
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Blog: AI in LIbraries

Like to be involved.Sunday, November 28, 2021New directions in AI: formation of an IFLA Special Interest Group on Artificial IntelligenceThere is an online meeting...

Predicting Jet Engine Stability
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Predicting Jet Engine Stability

Passing this along to my former colleagues at GE who may have comment, I am sure they already know of this simulation research. Tool Can Detect Precursor of Engine...

Testing Clearview Face Recognition
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Testing Clearview Face Recognition

Would expect such methods to ultimately be well calibrated and put to common use.Clearview AI Does Well in Another Round of Facial Recognition Accuracy TestsByAfter...

AI Helping Data Management
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AI Helping Data Management

Not unexpected, we often used analytic methods to provide predictive patterns to generate useful data streams.   But makes much sense to explore this directionAI...

How to Find Hidden Spy Cameras with a Smartphone
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How to Find Hidden Spy Cameras with a Smartphone

How to Find Hidden Spy Cameras with a SmartphoneBy Help Net Security, November 24, 2021How it works. During the scan process, the Time-of-Flight sensor emits laser...
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