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Samsung Breach
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Samsung Breach

More insecurity emerges.Samsung Breach Slams Consumers  By David Geer, Commissioned by CACM StaffNovember 3, 2022Samsung waited a month to disclose the breach,"Samsung...

Closer to a Molecular Computer?
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Closer to a Molecular Computer?

 And thus very, very small?The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More RealBy Wired, November 3, 2022David Leigh dreams of building a small machine...

Detecting Bridge Maintenance Need
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Detecting Bridge Maintenance Need

Fascinating Application ProposedSmartphone data from drivers could help spot when bridges need urgent repairsThe system could provide live structural data moreBy...

Virtualizing the Sense of Touch
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Virtualizing the Sense of Touch

Researchers Develops High-Resolution, Wearable Electrotactile Rendering Device that Virtualizes the Sense of TouchCity University of Hong KongOctober 20, 2022ADetailed...

AWS Launches Amazon Neptune Serverless
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AWS Launches Amazon Neptune Serverless

Detecting and storing complex data relationships,AWS Launches Amazon Neptune ServerlessBy Jaime Hampton in DatanamiAmazon Web Services has launched a serverless...

Combining Human and Machine Intelligence
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Combining Human and Machine Intelligence

 Broadly a Good IdeaAI NewsJustin Swansburg, DataRobot: On combining human and machine intelligenceBy Ryan Daws | October 4, 2022 | TechForge MediaCategories: Artificial...

New X-Ray Technique Could Help Detect Explosives, Tumors
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New X-Ray Technique Could Help Detect Explosives, Tumors

Update, previously mentioned. New X-Ray Technique Could Help Detect Explosives, TumorsBy Adrianna Nine on September 15, 2022 at 1:02 pmA new X-ray technique that...

Scientists Increasingly Cannot Explain How AI Works
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Scientists Increasingly Cannot Explain How AI Works

Buying this?  No, not in general. Scientists Increasingly Cannot Explain How AI WorksBy Vice, November 2, 2022Though there is already a subset of AI known as Explainable...

NYPD Joins Ring Neighborhood
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NYPD Joins Ring Neighborhood

Great idea if well managed.   NYPD is joining Ring's neighborhood watch app amid privacy and racial profiling concerns   In EngadgetIt's one of the largest police...

UK Aids Ukraine with Cyber
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UK Aids Ukraine with Cyber

 Wars fought increasingly by computational means ...UK spent £6.4m on secret cyber package for UkraineWestminster has revealed for the first time the existenceBy...

Mckinsey: The Path to Next Normal
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Mckinsey: The Path to Next Normal

Not sure I buy this, but an attempt, and then depends so much on WHAT is being done, expected:Charting the path to the next normalA daily chart that helps explain...

Decision Trees Explained
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Decision Trees Explained

 Nicely done,  only somewhat technical   ...  worth understanding, intro below, more at link.  Its often very useful to construct a decision tree to understandTowards...

Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists
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Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists

 Have seen this in operation locally.  Error rate?Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up PharmacistsBy The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2022...

Hypersonic Weapons
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Hypersonic Weapons

 Was asked, definition in congress intro: Hypersonic Weapons:  Background and Issues for CongressThe United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic...

Natural Language Processing Software Evaluates Middle School Science Essays
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Natural Language Processing Software Evaluates Middle School Science Essays

 Natural Language Processing Software Evaluates Middle School Science EssaysPenn State News, Mariah Chuprinski, October 11, 2022Computer scientists at Pennsylvania...

Intel, Google Cloud Launch Chip to Improve Data-Center Performance
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Intel, Google Cloud Launch Chip to Improve Data-Center Performance

 Intel, Google Cloud Launch Chip to Improve Data-Center PerformanceReutersJane Lanhee Lee, October 11, 2022A chip co-developed by researchers at Intel and Google...

Horizon World Metaverse Good Enough?
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Horizon World Metaverse Good Enough?

 Had a brief demo of the Horizon Meta Verse with regards to user experience.  In past years I had used and developed trial 'worlds' in the Second Life virtual world...

Challenge for Small Sensors
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Challenge for Small Sensors

So many possibilities here.   Good thoughts for future value.Small Sensors for Big Challenges    By Bennie MolsCommissioned by CACM Staff, November 1, 2022Shwetak...

Europe Competition Gap
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Europe Competition Gap

Europe an interest of mine, and follow how tech is moving there.   Don't see a tach gap among major economic players. Securing Europe’s competitiveness: Addressing...

Jelly Grippers, Robot Hands
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Jelly Grippers, Robot Hands

New ways for robots to attach.This robotic tentacle gripper is gentle, practical, and terrifyingThe gripper designed by engineers from Harvard side-steps the challenge...
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