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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
Approximately Correct is Useful
Brought to my attention, and made me smile. Al, as all human decision making, is approximately correct. Yes you can define problems tightly enough so that they...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Nano-Sized SQUIDS
SQUID news: Physicists have developed a small, compact superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) that can detect magnetic fields. The team l focused on...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Alibaba Blockchain Patents
How much are patents driving this competition?Alibaba on Track to Be the Largest Blockchain Patent Holder by End of 2020: StudyIn Coindesk by Paddy Baker Alibaba...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Sciences of Reflection
Another example of advanced sensory analysis that can improve 'seeing' in multiple complex environments. Research reflects how AI sees through the looking glass...
From insideHPC
insideHPC Special Report Optimize Your WRF Applications – Part 2
A popular application that simulates climate change is the Weather and Research Forecasting (WRF) model. This white paper discusses how QCT can work with leading...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Harvesting Coconuts
In earlier days I was introduced to harvesting coconut trees in south Florida. Even knew people who could climb up them to do that. Who then attempted to teach...
From The Eponymous Pickle
USAF Seeks Shift in How Jets, Missiles, Satellites Are Designed
Makes sense to construct a digital model of any complex system. The robustness of the model will be important. Also depends on contexts of use. Risks. USAF Seeks...
From insideHPC
Quantum Computing: Inaugural €10,000 Hartree Centre & Atos Joseph Fourier Prize Launched
London, 16 September 2020 – Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, together with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre this...
From insideHPC
Altair Acquires HPC I/O Diagnostics Specialist Ellexus
Altair has announced its second acquisition in two days. The company today announced the acquisition of Ellexus, an input/output (I/O) analysis tool designed to...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM Promises 1000 qubit Quantum Computer
To what kinds of problems are likely to be addressed by Quantum computers? Will this then be a narrowly focused 'supercomputer'. HPC (High performance Computing)...
From insideHPC
Pure Storage to Acquire Container Platform Portworx
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the multi-cloud storage as-a-service vendor, has agreed to acquire Portworx, a Kubernetes data services platform, for approximately...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Japan Flying Taxi Services
Closer to filling up the skies? Good detail at the link.Japan on Track to Introduce Flying Taxi Services in 2023SkyDrive’s success in conducting a piloted eVTOL...
From insideHPC
Supermicro Contributes to the MN-3 Supercomputer Earning #1 on Green500 List
Supermicro and Preferred Networks (PFN) collaborated to develop the most efficient supercomputer anywhere on earth, earning the #1 position on the Green500 list...
From Putting People First
The effect of Covid-19 on education in Africa
This report, and the survey findings behind it, provides a unique insight into the perspectives of EdTech experts regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why Computer Science Teachers Should Read Books
Since I retired I have been reading more computer science related books. You may have read my book reviews on Humble Pi, Weapons of Math Destruction, or Computer...
From insideHPC
Altair Acquires HPC Workload Management Specialist Univa
Altair has acquired Univa, an enterprise-grade workload management, scheduling, and optimization solutions company for HPC and artificial intelligence (AI) on-premises...
From insideHPC
Qumulo Launches on AWS Outposts for File Storage and Data Management
SEATTLE – Sept. 15, 2020 – Qumulo, a cloud file data platform that helps organizations store and manage file data, today announced availability on AWS Outposts....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Towards Robotic Chemistry
Better, faster, cheaper are the claims being made, with links to previous IBM work in the space. Worked with a company analysis lab, and know the time and complexity...
From insideHPC
Xilinx Ships Multi-Function Telco Accelerator Card for 5G O-RAN Virtual Baseband Unit Markets
SAN JOSE, Sept. 15, 2020 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the T1 Telco Accelerator Card for O-RAN distributed units (O-DUs) and virtual baseband units...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP