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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
Bank Card "Master Key" Stolen
South Africa's Postbank experienced a catastrophic security failure. The bank's master PIN key was stolen, forcing it to cancel and replace 12 million bank cards...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
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Some thoughts on P versus NP Norbert Blum is a computer science theorist at the University of Bonn, Germany. He has made important contributions to theory over...
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Some thoughts on P versus NP Norbert Blum is a computer science theorist at the University of Bonn, Germany. He has made important contributions to theory over...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Subscriptions and IFTTT
During the earliest days of looking at behavior in the smart home, we examined subscription methods. And talked to Spotify when they emerged. Now here an upcoming...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Will Voice Tech Shape Post Pandemic Office?
If it is a true 'post' pandemic, inclined to think the change will not be that substantial. A mix of bad memories of those times, and enjoying actual human interaction...
From insideHPC
Sandia Selects SoftIron File and Object Storage for Stria Cluster
Sandia National Laboratories Vanguard program has selected SoftIron, Ltd., to provide supplemental file and object storage for Sandia’s ARM-based Stria high performance...
From Schneier on Security
Eavesdropping on Sound Using Variations in Light Bulbs
New research is able to recover sound waves in a room by observing minute changes in the room's light bulbs. This technique works from a distance, even from a building...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
SCIENCE Article on Driving Computer Performance After Moore’s Law
The following is a guest blog from CCC Member Tom Conte of Georgia Tech. A recent article in SCIENCE, authored by Charles Lierson, Neil Thompson, Joel Emer, Bradley...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Podcast: Do we Need Data Scientists in a World of Automation?
New Podcast below, by SAS and DSC. Good topic. The question should be: How many and how should the be involved in an enterprise? Just like Computer Scientists...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM Bringing Watson AI to Advertising and Marketing
A natural space, was one of the first areas we experimented with leveraging intelligence for the advertising enterprise. Below is IBM's ad on the subject. Trust...
From The Eponymous Pickle
USAF Using Supply Chain Network with Blockchain
Another indication that Blockchain is being further used to secure supply chain transactions. Here with US Govt DOD applications.US Air Force Gives BlockchainDanny...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Oversensing in the Home
Had not heard the term before: 'Oversensing'. But sensors do create security implications.How to Curtail Oversensing in the HomeBy Connor Bolton, Kevin Fu, Josiah...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Underwater WiFi
Was unaware of this possibility, of course devices will have to be redesigned to make it readily available. Only works for a 'few' meters, so the capability narrow...
From insideHPC
DDN Unveils New Branding, Expands Market Positioning into the Enterprise – ‘Intelligent Infrastructure’
The long march of HPC-class technologies into high end enterprise IT took another step forward today with the unveiling by HPC storage stalwart DataDirect Networks...
From insideHPC
HPE (Cray) SVP, HPC Luminary Steve Scott Leaving for Microsoft
In news disclosed via tweet, Microsoft Azure Principal Program Manager for HPC & Big Compute Evan Burness disclosed that Steve Scott, long-time industry luminary...
From insideHPC
Anton 2 at PSC for Coronavirus Binding Simulation, COVID-19 Test Development
A team at the University of Arkansas is using the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Anton 2 system to simulate molecular systems for microseconds or longer toAnton...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart Teams with Shopify
Expanding online marketplace. Note recent grounding of the Jet online service.Walmart partners with Shopify to expand e-commerce 'marketplace' in TechxploreUS...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Catalyzing Computing Podcast Episode 23 – Game-Based Learning and Photovoltaics with Erik Verlage (Part 1)
A new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. Khari Douglas interviews Erik Verlage, a research scientist...
From Computational Complexity
Presentations of Diffie-Helman leave out how to find g
When I first taught Diffie Helman I read the following 1) Alice and Bob agree on p a prime and g a generator 2) Alice picks a, sends g^a to Bob, Bob picks b, sends...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Beating Zoom Fatigue
Somewhat of an old idea, how well can it be done? And, as we have been seeing with facial recognition, will it be blocked for implying the wrong 'kind' of control...
From The Eponymous Pickle