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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 insideHPC
TII Quantum Technology Symposium January 27-29 in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 2nd July 2024: The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a scientific research center and the applied research pillar of the Abu Dhabi’s Advanced...
From Schneier on Security
Public Surveillance of Bars
This article about an app that lets people remotely view bars to see if they’re crowded or not is filled with commentary—on both sides—about privacy and openness...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Beyond computing careers: Expanding measures of persistence and success
By Melissa (Mez) Perez & Patricia Garcia In April 2023, our article “Tracing Participation Beyond Computing Careers: How Women Reflect on Their Experiences in Computing...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Book on AI and Democracy
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve noticed that I have written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I am pleased to announce...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Chair Daniel Lopresti Transitions to Chair Emeritus and Several Council Members Rotate Off
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) wishes Dan Lopresti well as his 2-year term as Council Chair comes to a close. June 30th marks the end of Lopresti’s term...
From insideHPC
Altair to Acquire EDA Company Metrics Design Automation
TROY, Mich., July 1, 2024 – Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced it has agred to acquire the outstanding capital stock of Metrics Design Automation Inc. (Metrics), a...
From insideHPC
DDN Wins 2024 AI Breakthrough Award
CHATSWORTH, Calif. – July 1, 2024 – AI and multi-cloud data management solutions company DDN announced it has won its fourth “AI Hardware Innovation Award,” resulting...
From Schneier on Security
Model Extraction from Neural Networks
A new paper, “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract...
From Computational Complexity
Technology: 1966, 2006, 2023.
In 2013 I wrote a blog to celebrate Lance's 50th birthday by contrasting what things were like when Lance was 10 to when he was 50. That post is here.But lifeThe...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
ACM-W Rising Star Award Recipient: Dr Eva Tuba
ACM-W would like to announce Dr. Eva Tuba as this year’s recipient of the ACM-W Rising Star Award! The ACM-W Rising Star Award recognizes a woman whose early-career...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: New Squid Species
A new squid species—of the Gonatidae family—was discovered. The video shows her holding a brood of very large eggs. Research paper.
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Let me be perfectly queer
By Virginia Grande Let me be perfectly queer: it took me a while to be comfortable saying those words. We didn’t have an equivalent for queer when I was growing...
From insideHPC
insideBIGDATA Announces Relaunch as insideAI News with Expanded AI Coverage
June 28, 2024 – insideHPC sister publication insideBIGDATA, the leading source for news and insights about artificial intelligence, is proud to announce the relaunch...
From Schneier on Security
James Bamford on Section 702 Extension
Longtime NSA-watcher James Bamford has a long article on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
From insideHPC
Quantum vs. Classical HPC: Sandia Labs and Boston Univ. Challenge Conventional Wisdom that Speed Rules Supreme
Theoretical scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University say they have discovered that quantum computers are unrivaled at solving an advanced...
From insideHPC
Neuromorphic Company Innatera Attracts $21M in Series A Funding
DELFT, NETHERLANDS, 27 June, 2024 — Neuromorphic processor company Innatera, a spin-off from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has announced...
From insideHPC
RAVEL Adds to Executive Team
Seattle – June 27, 2024 – RAVEL Inc (formerly StratusCore) today announced the addition of three new members of its executive staff – Philippa Carroll, Kaveh Gourdarzian...
From insideHPC
Webinar July 17: AMD ROCm 6 Updates and What is HIP?
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] AMD will hold a webinar on Thursday, July 17 at 11 am ET on ROCm 6 Updates & What is HIP? This webinar consists of two parts, each addressing...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Free, London: Code and Create Workshop for Teens, part of #LondonDataWeek
Teens - make a classic arcade game with AI, chatbots and programming: FREE games coding workshop in Stratford, London for 13+: need to bring a laptop and create...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog