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Closing Malls?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Closing Malls?

 Been watching the closing of local malls, repurposing of space, seems contrary to the following: New stores are opening in malls, inflation or no  by Matthew Stern...

Redesigning Streets with AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Redesigning Streets with AI

Worked with  civil engineers early in my career who worked with this kind of designing, fascinating approachThink Your Street Needs a Redesign? Ask an AIBloomberg...

Fan Robotics in Space
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fan Robotics in Space

 Fan Robotics in SpaceNASA's Space Robots Hit Another MilestoneZDNet,  Liam Tung, July 26, 2022The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Astrobee...

HPC Analyst Firm Hyperion Research Expands Survey Team
From insideHPC

HPC Analyst Firm Hyperion Research Expands Survey Team

ST PAUL, Minn., August 2, 2022— HPC and AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research announced the addition of Cary Sudan as the organization’s new principal survey...

Quantinuum Says It’s Near Quantum Error Correction Break-even Point
From insideHPC

Quantinuum Says It’s Near Quantum Error Correction Break-even Point

Quantinuum, which joins Cambridge Quantum software with Honeywell Quantum trapped-ion hardware, today announced it is close to a "breakeven point in quantum error...

Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure
From The Eponymous Pickle

Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure

Considerable piece. Process-technical.  Instructive diagrams at link. Transforming Science through CyberinfrastructureBy Manish Parashar, Amy Friedlander, Erwin...

Monte Carlo Simulation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Monte Carlo Simulation

 Good intro piece to a method we used for many purposes in the enterprise.   Even creating usable models for key processes that were used for decades.  Consider...

Is the Password Done?  Safely?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Is the Password Done? Safely?

 Is this finally the case?   See:  Apple Just Killed the Password—for Real This TimeBy Wired, June 8, 2022Your passwords are terrible. Year after year, the most...

Six Ways Blockchain Is Bolstering Supply Chains
From The Eponymous Pickle

Six Ways Blockchain Is Bolstering Supply Chains

 Useful piece to consider.Six Ways Blockchain Is Bolstering Supply ChainsJune 13, 2022, Rob Viglione, SCB Contributor  in SupplyChain Brain In today's digital world...

Encryption Contender Cracked by Simpler Methods
From The Eponymous Pickle

Encryption Contender Cracked by Simpler Methods

 Good to see this was detected early.  Without Quantum Methods.  Why was it so susceptible? Implications for future methods?Post-Quantum Encryption Contender Taken...

Surprising Way Crowd Size Affects Our Tendency to Cheat
From The Eponymous Pickle

Surprising Way Crowd Size Affects Our Tendency to Cheat

 Not unexpected, depending on further contexts, more implications hereThe Surprising Way Crowd Size Affects Our Tendency to CheatOrganizations would be wise toBy...

Smell as Useful Sense
From The Eponymous Pickle

Smell as Useful Sense

We spent much time examining the power of smell in retail.    Worth a close look. Virtual Reality Stinks Because It Does Not SmellBy Wired, August 2, 2022Illustration...

Chips Act Explained
From The Eponymous Pickle

Chips Act Explained

 Seems a weak and expensive move. The CHIPS Act and Industrial Policy, ExplainedBy The Week,  August 2, 2022The United States is going to start making more of its...

Nokia Selected by Bharti Airtel for 5G Deployment
From insideHPC

Nokia Selected by Bharti Airtel for 5G Deployment

Aug. 3, 2022 — New Delhi – Nokia today announced that it has secured a deal with telecom operator Bharti Airtel, for 5G radio access network (RAN) deployment. This...

Schneier Writes on Ring Doorbell and Police
From The Eponymous Pickle

Schneier Writes on Ring Doorbell and Police

Needs more caution on use, but am all for automating home protection. Ring Gives Videos to Police without a Warrant or User Consent  in Bruce SchneierAmazon has...

Fixing Ad Bias
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fixing Ad Bias

 Example of AI being used to address bias.An AI Fix to Advertising Bias? Industry Giants Commit to IBM's TechWPP, Delta Air Lines, the 4A's tap computing giant's...

Building a Practical  Quantum Computer
From The Eponymous Pickle

Building a Practical Quantum Computer

NEWSBuilding a Practical Quantum Computer   By Don MonroeCommunications of the ACM, July 2022, Vol. 65 No. 7, Pages 15-17   10.1145/3535191Researchers have speculated...

The Dawn of Crowdfarms
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Dawn of Crowdfarms

 Considerable piece starts simple and becomes process-task technical, worth understanding.Note useby China,  considerable detail at the link.  Approach is new to...

NASAs Low G Mapping and Maintenance Robotics
From The Eponymous Pickle

NASAs Low G Mapping and Maintenance Robotics

Fan Robotics in SpaceNASA's Space Robots Hit Another MilestoneZDNetLiam Tung, July 26, 2022The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Astrobee robots...

Shelf Stocking with Image Recognition
From The Eponymous Pickle

Shelf Stocking with Image Recognition

 Out of stock management is an important retail issue, here an example.This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked Wisy’s platform makes it easier...
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