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Former DARPA Program Manager Dr. Al Emondi Named NTT Head of Partner Strategy
From insideHPC

Former DARPA Program Manager Dr. Al Emondi Named NTT Head of Partner Strategy

Sunnyvale, Calif. – April 19, 2022 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced it has named Dr. Al Emondi head of partner strategy. An organizational...

FTC will Spell Death for Algorithms?
From The Eponymous Pickle

FTC will Spell Death for Algorithms?

Interesting thing, to actually delete an algorithm.  I don't think of algorithms as unique.  I guess then a copy or equivalent algorithm could also be thus condemned...

AMD: EPYC Delivers Edge to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One
From insideHPC

AMD: EPYC Delivers Edge to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — April 19, 2022 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One (F1) Team today showcased how AMD EPYC processors improved aerodynamics...

Laiye Closes Series C at $160 Million to Accelerate Global Rollout of Intelligent Automation
From insideHPC

Laiye Closes Series C at $160 Million to Accelerate Global Rollout of Intelligent Automation

Beijing – 19 April, 2022: –  Laiye, a global intelligent automation company, announced the completion of a $160 million Series C funding round with the latest tranche...

DOE’s ASCR: $20M for Extreme-Scale Science Research
From insideHPC

DOE’s ASCR: $20M for Extreme-Scale Science Research

April 18, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $20 million in basic research to explore potentially high-impact approaches in extreme-scale...

Blockchain at Carrefour for Quality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Blockchain at Carrefour for Quality

Has now become a classic application of blockchain supply chain.  Worked with Carrefour in supply chain space.Carrefour uses blockchain to offer consumers greater...

James Webb Will Stare at Jupiter for Knowledge Expansion
From The Eponymous Pickle

James Webb Will Stare at Jupiter for Knowledge Expansion

Not normally in this space, but a link to my astrophysics interest.   An example of how you can expand masses of sensor data from historical probes, with new technology...

McKinsey Explains the Metaverse
From The Eponymous Pickle

McKinsey Explains the Metaverse

 Quick look at the idea and its implications. What exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What will it look like ten years from now? Sent fromAt...

On Investment in Explainable AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Investment in Explainable AI

Needs always to be explained in its usage and risk contexts.AI Is Explaining Itself to Humans. It's Paying Off.   By Reuters, April 15, 2022, CommentsStartups and...

Nvidia and OVX System for Digital Twins
From The Eponymous Pickle

Nvidia and OVX System for Digital Twins

Recall our early use of twin style simulation models.Nvidia Unveils OVX System Purpose-Built for Industrial Digital TwinsBy Jaime Hampton   in DatanamiTuesday at...

From Computational Complexity

1-week long Summer School for Ugrads Interested in Theory, and my comments on it

Recently a grad student in CS at UMCP emailed me the following email he got,  thinking (correctly) that I should forward it to interested ugrads. --------------...

Optimizing Resource Utilization and Maximizing ROI with Composable Infrastructure
From insideHPC

Optimizing Resource Utilization and Maximizing ROI with Composable Infrastructure

In this sponsored post, Silicon Mechanics discusses how today’s IT organizations must maximize their resource utilization to deliver the computing capabilitiesOptimizing...

Big Robots in Dallas  Airport
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Robots in Dallas Airport

7 foot tall?    Already intimidating.  See the link to the SCOT system for more details.7-Foot-Tall Robots Watch for Unmasked Travelers, Curbside Loiterers  ByTwo...

How do Customers React to Requests Evaluated by Algorithm?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How do Customers React to Requests Evaluated by Algorithm?

Interesting piece. How Do Customers React When Their Requests Are Evaluated by Algorithms?  in MIT SloanReviewResearch shows that when it comes to anticipatingGizem...

Detecting Viruses in Saliva
From The Eponymous Pickle

Detecting Viruses in Saliva

Sensor application in h\HealthcareComputer Made From DNA-Coated Beads Could Detect Viruses in SalivaNew Scientist, Carissa Wong,March 28, 2022Emory University's...

The Nature of a Distributed Ckoud
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Nature of a Distributed Ckoud

A cloud is a slippery thing.  What is a Distributed Cloud? by 7wDataExcitement regarding the possibilities of the cloud has never been greater, and that sentiment...

HSBC Working with IBM for Quantum Computing Readiness
From The Eponymous Pickle

HSBC Working with IBM for Quantum Computing Readiness

More collaborations to being Quantum forward. HSBC Working with IBM to Accelerate Quantum Computing ReadinessBy IBM, March 30, 2022  HSBC and IBM yesterday announced...

Amazon Drone Causes Brush Fire
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Drone Causes Brush Fire

 Likely this can be protected against. Will Amazon Have Ground its Drone Program?    by Matthew Stern in RetailwireIt was not so long ago that package deliveryAmazon...

AI in a Jar, a Thought Experiment
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI in a Jar, a Thought Experiment

Thoughtful,  with link to comments The AI in a Jar,    By TechTalks  April 15, 2022The "brain in a jar" is a thought experiment of a disembodied human brain living...

Energy Malware Sabotage
From The Eponymous Pickle

Energy Malware Sabotage

 Note link to PLCs, common in all industry. U.S. Warns Newly Discovered Malware Could Sabotage Energy PlantsThe Washington Post, Joseph Menn, April 13, 2022U.S....
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