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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Boskone 62 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, which runs from February 14-16, 2025...
From Schneier on Security
AI and Civil Service Purges
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to reform is upending government operations. Critical functions have been halted, tens of thousands of federal staffers...
From insideHPC
JSC Acquires D-Wave Quantum Computer
PALTO ALTO, Calif. and JÜLICH, Germany — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) announced...
From insideHPC
Rice Univ. Prof. Lydia Kavraki Elected to National Academy of Engineering for Research in Biomedical Robotics
Rice University computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors accordedRice...
From insideHPC
Toward AGI: AI Innovation Will Be Driven by Applications, Not LLMs
DeepSeek’s LLM has caused a stir, but ... companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are aiming higher, their sights are set on artificial general intelligence, for which...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Turn Right in Tenejapa
Designing software that is inclusive for global markets is easy. All you have to do is get an AI to translate everything in the interface into multiple languages...
From insideHPC
HPE Ships Its First NVIDIA Grace Blackwell System
HOUSTON – FEBRUARY 13, 2025 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) announced today that it has shipped its first NVIDIA Blackwell family-based solution, the NVIDIA...
From Schneier on Security
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Responds to NSF Request for Comment on Proposed Intellectual Property Options
In December 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a Request for Comments (RFC) seeking public input to inform the adoption of new Intellectual Property...
From insideHPC
Applied Digital Closes $375M Financing with SMBC to Support HPC Campus
DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2025 — Applied Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: APLD), a builder of digital infrastructure for HPC applications, announced today that the company,Applied...
From insideHPC
Quantinuum Quantum Computer Now Operational at RIKEN
TOKYO, Feb. 11, 2025 — Quantinuum and Japan’s RIKEN research institution announced the on-premise installation of Quantinuum’s “Reimei” quantum computer at RIKEN...
From insideHPC
Eaton Invests $340M in Transformer Manufacturing to Power Data Centers
CLEVELAND, Feb. 12, 2025 – Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) is helping address the shortage of transformers and record demand for its solutions...
From Computational Complexity
Research Then and Now
A student asked me if complexity research was easier when I was a student. Interesting question. Let's compare research now versus the late 80's.The big advantage...
From Schneier on Security
Delivering Malware Through Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets
Here’s a supply-chain attack just waiting to happen. A group of researchers searched for, and then registered, abandoned Amazon S3 buckets for about $400. These...
From insideHPC
Why Tier 0 Is a Game-Changer for GPU Storage
In tech, you’re either forging new paths or stuck in traffic. Tier 0 doesn’t just clear the road — it builds the autobahn. It obliterates inefficiencies, crushes...
From insideHPC
Quantum: QuEra Completes $230M Financing from Google, SoftBank and Others
Boston – February 11, 2025 – QuEra Computing, a neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced it has successfully completed a financing of more than $230 million...
From Schneier on Security
Trusted Encryption Environments
Really good—and detailed—survey of Trusted Encryption Environments (TEEs.)
From insideHPC
Laser-Based LightSolver Partners With Ansys on CAE
TEL AVIV – February 11, 2025 – LightSolver, inventors of a new laser-based computing paradigm, today announced a partnership with Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), a provider...
From insideHPC
Photonic Reports Quantum Error Correction Advance
VANCOUVER, BC, February 11, 2025 – Photonic Inc. has introduced a low-overhead family of Quantum Low-Density Parity Check (QLDPC) codes that can efficiently perform...
From insideHPC