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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
When Will We See Collisions for SHA-1?
On a NIST-sponsored hash function mailing list, Jesse Walker (from Intel; also a member of the Skein team) did some back-of-the-envelope calculations to estimate...
From Putting People First
An enchanted Odyssey on your iPad
Article by Francesca Salvadori, Scuolalvento blog Translation from the Italian Technology is probably the last thing that comes to mind when you think about poetry...
From Putting People First
Chris Noessel and Stefan Klocek presentation at D3
In August, Cooper directors Chris Noessel and Stefan Klocek discussed implicit interactions at Device Design Day 2012, organised by Kicker Studio in San Francisco...
From Putting People First
Ritual and the service experience
The interplay between efficiency and quality in a service experience is often what separates a merely transactional interaction from a valuable and pleasurable...
From Putting People First
I have seen the future and it’s worn
Paul Taylor of the Financial Times thinks wearable technology lives up to its promise at last. “For years, engineers have envisaged technology so personal that...
From Schneier on Security
Maps Showing Spread of ZeroAccess Botnet
The folks at F-Secure have plotted ZeroAccess infections across the U.S. and across Europe. It's interesting to see, but I'm curious to see the data normalized...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google's Virtual Brain
Google has long been known for working on techniques that allow the automatic analysis of unstructured data like images and video. A classic element of human intelligence...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Real Disruption of 3D Printing
The latest “disruption” people seem to be talking a lot about is 3D printing. A lot of the attention has been caused by a group of people calling themselves Defense...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Lili Cheng: Creativity, Learning, and Social Software (GHC12)
Who knew a past in physical architecture would suit a career in technology research so well! Lili Cheng — general manager of Microsoft Research's FUSE labs — did...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Omnibus Software (and hardware)
I have several “Swiss Army” type tools. You know the ones with all the different blades, screw drivers and pliers in one tool. They are ok for simple tasks but...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Computer Science Projects Among Popular Mechanics’ Breakthrough Awardees
Popular Mechanics, the American Magazine which features regular articles on science and technology, released their annual breakthrough awardees earlier this week...
From Wild WebMink
Legal Topics For Practical People
The track I’m chairing at Open World Forum in Paris next week is now public and I think we’ve got a pretty hot schedule there what with Richard Fontana and Bradley...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Starbucks and Passbook
An example of location enabled loyalty and payment in a mainstream mobility solution. We will see more of this on many platforms. " ... Starbucks said Thursday...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
The Road to GHC12
After a one-year hiatus, I'm back at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing! We took a road trip down to Baltimore, and despite a feverish baby andView...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Break Some Rules
Innovators should Think like a startup, break some rules. " ... When pioneering new technology in an emerging industry segment, it's important to think outside...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Still Accepting Entries for our “Computing Research in Action” Series
A few weeks ago, we blogged about our new “Computing Research in Action” series, which is an expanded version of our “Highlight of the Week” feature. We’ve received...
From The Eponymous Pickle
User Friendly Robot Worker
Article in IEEE Spectrum: On rethinking the factory worker. Quite a coup if it works. And would be quite a worry to employment if it does. I still have my doubts...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Business Agility Article
The below requires registration, but I found it useful.Business Agility Insights Issue 4In a recent survey from eBizQ, nearly two-thirds of business and IT professionals...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP