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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 insideHPC
UMass Dartmouth Speeds Research with Hybrid Supercomputer from Microway
UMass Dartmouth’s powerful new cluster from Microway affords the university five times the compute performance its researchers enjoyed previously, with over 85%...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Update on Samsung Bixby
Took early looks at Bixby, was not impressed. Has huge appliance exposure, IOT connections. What's new and interestingBixby was quiet in 2019, but don't sleep...
From insideHPC
Liquid Cooling Trends in HPC
In this special guest feature, Bob Fletcher from Verne Global reflects on how liquid cooling technologies on display at SC19 represent more than just a wave. "My...
From Schneier on Security
Technical Report of the Bezos Phone Hack
Motherboard obtained and published the technical report on the hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, which is being attributed to Saudi Arabia, specifically to Crown Prince...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The System Knows Who You Are
True confession – give me an app that plays with interesting and personal data and I’ll play for a while. The amount of data available to us today is astounding...
From insideHPC
University of Sheffield Launches Quantum Centre
A new research centre with the potential to revolutionize computing, communication, sensing and imaging technologies is set to be launched by the University ofUniversity...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why is Wal-Mart Embracing AI
Certainly they are, but the motivation not too clear from this. Why Walmart is Embracing AI and RoboticsOne of the most famous bonehead quotes from a chief executive...
From Computational Complexity
The World of Publishing
Bill is out for blogging for a couple of weeks on injured-reserve (he’ll be fine). I put together a quick blog post on what’s happening in the world of publications...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Delta Airlines Develops Disruption Predictions
Example in the aviation industry, would seem to be much available data, consideration and implications of inaccurate predictions?Delta Develops Artificial Intelligence...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Nominations Sought for New CCC Council Members
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is charged with catalyzing and empowering the U.S. computing research community to articulate and advance major research...
From insideHPC
Time-lapse Video of Big Red 200 Cray Supercomputer at Indiana University
In this video, technicians install the Big Red 200 supercomputer at Indiana University. IU is the first university to deploy a Cray Shasta system, the Cray Slingshot...
From insideHPC
Podcast: Spell startup looks to bring AI to the people
In this AI Podcast, Serkan Piantino from Spell describes how his company is making machine learning easier. "We want to empower and transform the global workforce...
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DOE Announces $625 Million for New Quantum Centers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to spend up $625 million over the next five years to establish two to five multidisciplinary Quantum Information...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the End of Tracking Cookies?
Quite a considerable change? We analytically examined the use of Cookies early on. Is this the end, and what are the implications?R.I.P. Cookies. Why customer...
From insideHPC
Michela Taufer presents: Scientific Applications and Heterogeneous Architectures
Michela Taufer from UT Knoxville gave this talk at ATPESC 2019. "This talk discusses two emerging trends in computing (i.e., the convergence of data generationMichela...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Should We Use the Technology in the Classroom?
I confess that I would love some augmented reality device that showed me the name of the student I was looking at. I am horrible with names. I like to think that...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AB InBev Uses Machine Learning for Corruption
Have in the past few months seen several interesting examples of automated and semi-automated fraud detection, and some cases where it should be being used. Here...
From Schneier on Security
Apple Abandoned Plans for Encrypted iCloud Backup after FBI Complained
This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud...
From insideHPC
RJM International’s Deploys HPC cluster for reducing power plant emissions
RJM International, a provider of emissions reduction and combustion improvement solutions, has deployed its first HPC cluster. The move supports the growth of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle