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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 Computational Complexity
A non-controversial question about the Documents Donald Trump had in his house
This is a non-partisan post. In the interest of disclosure I will divulge that I do not think private citizens should have top secret government documents in their...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Plans more Retail Palm Scanning
Also a space we examined. Amazon Expands Palm-Scanning Payment Tech to 65 More Whole Foods LocationsBy TechCrunch, August 12, 2022Amazon plans to expand its Amazon...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robot Arms to Stock Shelves
Considerable Labor Savings in retail.Robot Arms Replacing Shelf Stockers in Japan's StoresBloombergVlad Savov, Mia Glass, August 9, 2022FamilyMart Co. will install...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ethereum going to proof of stake?
Ethereum going to proof of stake? Far less carbon emissions. Ethereum Merge: How Crypto's Carbon Footprint Is About to ShrinkBy CNet.July 15, 2022Whether youThat...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Cyber Security and CS Education
Way back in time, cybersecurity was all about controlling access to the computer in the locked room with the raised floor. Well, you had to trust the people you...
From The Eponymous Pickle
UK Defense Receives first Quantum Computer
UK Moves forward in Defence Quantum ComputingMinistry of Defence acquires government's first quantum computerIn the BBC, By Liv McMahon, Technology teamThe Ministry...
From The Eponymous Pickle
European Space Agency Seeks Possibility of SpaceX Launching
In Reuters:Exclusive: Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to bridge launch gap left by Russia tensionsBy Tim Hepher and Joey RoulettePARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European...
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'Retbleed' Speculative Execution Attack
Brought to my attention last week. Notably Cloud aspects. 'Retbleed' Speculative Execution Attack Affects AMD, Intel CPUsBy The Hacker News, July 18, 2022The...
From insideHPC
RISC-V Summit China 2022 Announces Agenda
Shanghai, August 12, 2022 – The RISC-V Summit China 2022 (Aug. 24-26) today announced its 2022 agenda, including keynotes, tutorials, and technical presentations...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Report: Orgs with zero-trust segmentation avoid 5 major cyberattacks annually
Report on Zero Trust Segmentation.Report: Orgs with zero-trust segmentation avoid 5 major cyberattacks annually in Venturebeat A new report by Illumio found that...
From The Noisy Channel
Similarity-Sensitive Diversity
In my work on search engines and recommender systems, I’ve thought a lot about entropy and diversity. I named my first blog, The Noisy Channel, after a seminalClaude...
From The Eponymous Pickle
MIT Workshop on AI Generated Characters
Brought to my attention, interesting look at using Virtual characters. Positive use cases emphasized. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se6eSBT6D1YThis full-day...
From insideHPC
HPE Wins $35M HPC DR Deal with Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology
Aug. 11, 2022 — Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has purchased a high performance computing system from HPE in a three-year deal for US$35 million. The new system...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quick Look at AI and Banking
Not too much here, but made me think about the broader problem. AI Is Transforming How We BankBy The Information, August 11, 2022Crypto is far from the only technological...
From The Eponymous Pickle
McKinsey on the Coming Data Driven, Smart Workflow
From McKinsey; The data-driven enterprise of 2025Rapidly accelerating technology advances, the recognized value of data, and increasing data literacy are changing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Privacy and Robots in the Home
Implications of Amazon's acquisition of iRobot and more:iRobot CEO Colin Angle on Data Privacy and Robots in the Home In light of Amazon’s recent acquisition, ...
From insideHPC
SDSC’s Peter Rose Wins COVID-19 NIH/NICHD Award
Aug. 9, 2022 — Peter Rose, director of the Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, was recently presented with...
From insideHPC
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Experiment Could Solve Huge Challenge in Quantum Computing
Considerable advance?Experiment Could Solve Huge Challenge in Quantum ComputingScienceAlertMichelle Starr, August 8, 2022Scientists at Japan's National Institutes...
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