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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
New Images of Colossus Released
GCHQ has released new images of the WWII Colossus code-breaking computer, celebrating the machine’s eightieth anniversary (birthday?). News article.
From insideHPC
What AI Can Learn from HPC about Data Storage
By Timothy Sherbak, Quantum Corp. | The storage needs for organizations working to exploit AI have now bifurcated. While high performance solid-state storage...
From Schneier on Security
NSA Buying Bulk Surveillance Data on Americans without a Warrant
It finally admitted to buying bulk data on Americans from data brokers, in response to a query by Senator Weyden. This is almost certainly illegal, although the...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Receives $5 Million NSF Award to Continue Catalyzing the Research Community
The following originally appeared on the CRA Bulletin, written by Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications Following...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Singing bird – a human choir, singing birdsong
Dawn Chorus: Marcus Coates and Geoff Sample recorded birdsong, then slowed it down and got people to sing it (then sped it up again!).
From Schneier on Security
Microsoft Executives Hacked
Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency—the same one responsible for SolarWinds—accessed the email system of the company’s executives. Beginning...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Some Fun Today
Today is a double NFL day. The main game for us is the Detroit Lions against the San Francisco 49ers. My dear wife, Kathryn Farley, is a dedicated fan of the Lions...
From Apophenia
Brain Candy, STS Opportunities, and Girl Scouts
I know I’ve been doing a crap job of sharing updates or juicy blog posts. Sorry! Here are some varied updates. And hopefully I’ll pen a proper commentary shortly...
From Computational Complexity
Certifying a Number is in a set A using Polynomials
(This post was done with the help of Max Burkes and Larry Washington.)During this post \(N= \{0,1,2,\ldots \}\) and \(N^+=\{1,2,3,\ldots \}\).Recall: Hilbert's...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
A Talk at TTIC on Experiment Design
Jessica Hullman of Northwestern University is visiting TTIC this coming Monday. She is giving a talk at 10am Central Time (11am Eastern) on “Hypothesizing About...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Footage of Black-Eyed Squid Brooding Her Eggs
Amazing footage of a black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) carrying thousands of eggs. They tend to hang out about 6,200 feet below sea level. As usual, you can alsohere...
From insideHPC
VAST Data and Genesis Cloud Partner for AI Cloud Infrastructure
NEW YORK – January 26, 2024 – AI data platform company VAST Data today announced a strategic partnership with Genesis Cloud, an iInfrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)...
From insideHPC
Eviden and Microsoft Announce 5-Year Cloud & AI Partnership
Paris – January 25, 2024 – Eviden, the Atos Group business leading in digital, cloud, big data, and security, and Microsoft today announced a five-year strategic...
From insideHPC
Kao Data Completes £206M Debt Raise with Deutsche Bank for Data Center Expansion
London, 24th January 2024 – AI and advanced computing data center company Kao Data announced it has completed a new, £206 million debt raise, with an accompanying...
From Schneier on Security
Chatbots and Human Conversation
For most of history, communicating with a computer has not been like communicating with a person. In their earliest years, computers required carefully constructed...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Releases the 5 Year Update to the Next Steps in Quantum Computing Workshop Report
Quantum computing has captured the public’s attention due to its incredible theoretical applications, but the intensely complicated underlying physics make it difficult...
From insideHPC
IonQ Announces Quantum Technical Achievement a Year Ahead of Schedule
COLLEGE PARK, MD – January 25, 2024 – Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced that it hit its target technical milestone of 35 algorithmic qubits...
From insideHPC
Forward Networks Unveils GenAI Features
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 — Forward Networks has launched AI Assist, a generative AI feature integrated into its platform, Forward Enterprisethat aimsForward...
From insideHPC
Intel Opens Advanced Fab in New Mexico
Intel said Fab 9 will help fuel the next era of Intel’s advanced packaging technologies. “As the semiconductor industry moves into the heterogeneous era that uses...
From Schneier on Security