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Models for  Diagnosing Covid Diagnosis
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Models for Diagnosing Covid Diagnosis

Was wondering if validated ML models existed, had not heard of any.  What is missing?   The article suggests lack of data, can that be?    Yes, if the needed validated...

Walgreens Automates Vaccine Scheduling with AI Bot
From The Eponymous Pickle

Walgreens Automates Vaccine Scheduling with AI Bot

Interesting example here of integrating basic interactions and more complex data based decisions.   Walgreens automates COVID-19 vaccine scheduling     By Dan Berthiaume...

Accountable Algorithms, Use and Misuse
From The Eponymous Pickle

Accountable Algorithms, Use and Misuse

 Useful nontechnical piece, some good thoughtful graphics.  Yes a clear and increasing issue that needs to be regulated.  But it is not true that such systems and...

Contact Tracking Failing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Contact Tracking Failing

I have read in other places it is not only a failure in the US.   Is it merely a measure of trust?  Having enough people buy into the capability, without clearContact...

Wal-Mart Makes a TV Stick
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wal-Mart Makes a TV Stick

Interesting choice.  To control and tailor some of the  ads and resulting data?   Certainly a possibility.  Walmart is making an Android TV stick under its Onn ...

Live Streaming by Retailers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Live Streaming by Retailers

Getting attention on the Web via immediate and continuous retail content.  Removing our attention from the Pandemic.    How long can we take it?   Livestreaming...

Scanning License Plates
From The Eponymous Pickle

Scanning License Plates

The capability is well know, but the ability to save and 'mine' large libraries of the data makes some concerned. License-Plate Scans Aid Crime-Solving But Spur...

Game Theory Modeling Vaccine Rollout
From The Eponymous Pickle

Game Theory Modeling Vaccine Rollout

Excerpt,   Found Game Theory to be useful, as the article suggests, when you are modeling problems that include potentially competing and cooperative players. How...

Mechanism has been solved, again.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mechanism has been solved, again.

This has been announced many times, a long time interest. Scientists May Have Solved Ancient Mystery of 'First Computer'   By The Guardian (U.K.)  March 15, 2021...

Tech Firms Train Voice Assistants to Understand Atypical Speech
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tech Firms Train Voice Assistants to Understand Atypical Speech

Summary piece on the topic.    Fundamental aspect of accessibility, good to see that many of the big players are examining.  Recall our own enterprise effort quickly...

File Integrity Monitoring
From The Eponymous Pickle

File Integrity Monitoring

Certainly an element of security and a means of detecting anomalous behavior that pints to a threat.How FIM Is More Than Just About Maintaining ComplianceTripwire...

Amazon Gamification Example
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Gamification Example

Intriguing example, where can gamification work in supply chain?    Our own efforts in the space were often not taken seriously? Amazon expands gamification program...

Automation of Accounting
From The Eponymous Pickle

Automation of Accounting

Because large parts of accounting is less creative than other aspects of business, its automation is more likely.  Here emphasizing RPA.The Robots Are Coming for...

Smart Sourcing Bots
From The Eponymous Pickle

Smart Sourcing Bots

 Sourcing automated.  Bots an indication of intelligence introduced to provide additional value. Smart Sourcing Bots Are Taking On Air Freight ProcurementMarchAlan...

More Singapore Law Boosting Sensors
From The Eponymous Pickle

More Singapore Law Boosting Sensors

Its inevitable that policing will be advanced by cameras, sensors, automation.Singapore Eyes More Cameras, Technology to Boost Law Enforcement  By ZDNetSingapore...

New FAA Drone Rules Emerging
From The Eponymous Pickle

New FAA Drone Rules Emerging

New drone rules coming out, somewhat haphazardly.   As one might expect, mostly changing commercial rules.   My son is a certified part-time commercial drone pilot...

Considering the Post-Cookie Marketing World
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering the Post-Cookie Marketing World

 Have mentioned some other tracking methods being experimented with that could lead to dangerous erosion of Web privacy.  See for example: 'CNAME Collusion' tag...

Cameras Hacked
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cameras Hacked

More events and threats to doing business emerging.  Note the links to key infrastructure providers. Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla...

IBM and Recorded Future Threat Webinar
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM and Recorded Future Threat Webinar

Reported yesterday, have often mentioned Recorded Future now working with IBM on threat management here.  See upcoming Webinar, mentioned at the link.  IBM Security...

Considering  Learnability:  Brainome
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering Learnability: Brainome

 Was just introduced to a new company:    Brainome    An example problem indicating breadth and possibilities :  " ... We've been working with a genomics research...
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