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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Material Science Continues an Expansion
Consider the value and complexity of multifunctional materials, and how much we are getting from understanding them in detail for design, manufacturing and delivery...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Towards Secure Cloud Computing
Don't know this method, provably it says, reviewing later. Much more technical at the link.SeKVM Makes Cloud Computing Provably SecureIEEE Spectrum,Charles Q.Columbia...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Autodesk and Digital Twins
Have been connected with Autodesk when it primarily advanced drafting and visualization capabilities, via a number of tools we used. See now that they are working...
From insideHPC
How DOE Scientists Disrupted COVID-19
In early 2020, when the novel coronavirus was gaining momentum but had not yet been named a pandemic, computational chemist Marti Head of Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Exploring the Ternary Operator
I’ve never had a lot of use for the ternary operator. Until recently, I think I under appreciated it. I Don’t recall ever using it in professional development though...
From insideHPC
XTREME-D Announces Technical Alliance with Fujitsu
Palo Alto, California, June 10, 2021 – Japanese HPC Cloud company XTREME-D today announced the formation of a technical alliance with Fujitsu Limited to conduct...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tracking Seabirds with Drones
Interesting environmental capability with links to monitoring seabird colonies with drones.Keeping a Closer Eye on Seabirds with DronesDuke University NicholasUsing...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
ACM-W Scholarships Update
Attending conferences in person allows young and upcoming researchers to make meaningful human connections leading to strong collaborations, sometimes life-long...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
How does remote work affect early-career women in computing?
A recent survey of early-career computing professionals found that although many people benefit from the flexibility of remote work, many groups, particularly women...
From insideHPC
Xilinx Acquires Programming Tools Vendor Silexica
SAN JOSE, June 10, 2021 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the adaptive computing company, today announced that it has acquired Silexica, a privately-held providerXilinx...
From Schneier on Security
FBI/AFP-Run Encrypted Phone
For three years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police owned and operated a commercial encrypted phone app, called AN0M, that was...
From insideHPC
GRC Designates August Data Center Liquid Immersion Cooling
AUSTIN – June 10, 2021 – With the summer months quickly approaching and data center managers increasing efforts to keep their operations cool, GRC (Green Revolution...
From insideHPC
US Launches National AI Research Resource Task Force
June 10, 2021 — The U.S. National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today announced the formation of the National Artificial...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smart Speakers and secure environments.
Have often had this objection to smart speakers brought. Here a possible solution. Less Nosy Smart SpeakersThe Michigan Engineer News Center, Gabe Cherry, JuneUniversity...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the government, academic, and private sector representatives who...
From The Eponymous Pickle
EU Deciding to Widen the Idea of a Vaccination Wallet
The EU has decided to widen the notion of a smartphone enabled 'passport' for vaccines to a more general wallet that would hold other kinds of ID credentials.EU...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI of Autonomous Cars also Useful for Conventional Autos
As you might expect, for example automatic lane holding and parking capabilities are already well known. My guess to is that such autonomous solutions will beAI...
From Computational Complexity
The Future of Faculty Hiring
Faculty hiring in computer science is a process long due for an overhaul. The pandemic certainly changed some of the dynamics moving most of the interviews online...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Proposes Advanced AI Chip Design
Google Proposes an advanced AI chip that is itself improved by AI over time. Impressive idea. Google used reinforcement learning to design next-gen AI accelerator...
From insideHPC