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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 Computing Community Consortium Blog
Connecting Computing Research with National Priorities
For weeks we have been looking been recapping the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Symposium from the perspective of the researchers and industry representatives...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Initializing arrays quickly in Swift: be wary of Sadun’s initializers
Swift is Apple’s go-to programming language. It is the new default to build applications for iPhones. It also runs well on Linux. It is not as low-level as C or...
From insideHPC
CesgaHack GPU Hackathon Returns to Spain in March
The Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA) and Appentra Solutions will host a GPU Hackathon March 5-9 in Santiago de Compostela. "CesgaHack18 aims to help scientists...
From insideHPC
High Performance Inferencing with TensorRT
Chris Gottbrath from NVIDIA gave this talk at SC17 in Denver. "This talk will introduce the TensorRT Programmable Inference Accelerator which enables high throughput...
From insideHPC
Successfully Managing Workload Convergence in Your Data Center
Modern enterprises are being challenged to implement new technologies and produce results faster without increasing their IT budgets. This is the first in an insideHPC...
From Schneier on Security
New Malware Hijacks Cryptocurrency Mining
This is a clever attack. After gaining control of the coin-mining software, the malware replaces the wallet address the computer owner uses to collect newly minted...
From XRDS
What Are Precision and Recall and Why Are They Needed in Search Engines?
In this post, I am going to talk about precision and recall and their importance in information retrieval. First of all, let’s talk about what we mean by information...
From Schneier on Security
Skygofree: New Government Malware for Android
Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new piece of sophisticated malware: We observed many web landing pages that mimic the sites of mobile operators and which are used...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Drone Swarms Don't Need a Break
Powerful, yet also scary scenario. At least now they run out of power. Note the solution here is in the process of using a swarm this way by collaborating. ...
From insideHPC
Apply Now for the Summer of HPC in Edinburgh
Applications are now open for the PRACE Summer of HPC 2018. The Summer of HPC is a PRACE outreach and training program that offers summer placements at top HPCApply...
From insideHPC
Supercomputing New Risk Variants for T-2 Diabetes
Reanalysis of public genetic data using innovative computational methods has allowed the identification of new genetic markers associated with an increased risk...
From insideHPC
Atos to Deploy 12 Petaflop Supercomputer at Jülich in Germany
Today Atos announced has a contract to deliver its a 12 Petaflop supercomputer to Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. The BullSequana X1000 machine will be Germany...
From insideHPC
Radio Free Looks at the Cryptocurrency Crash
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at the recent cryptocurrency crash and why prices for these coins is so volatile. After that, we do our Catch ofRadio...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI and Auto Companies
Further, Considering automotive as a channel for goods and servicesArtificial intelligence as auto companies’ new engine of valueWhat opportunities does AI open...
From insideHPC
Video: D-Wave Systems Seminar on Quantum Computing from SC17
In this video from SC17 in Denver, Bo Ewald from D-Wave Systems hosts a Quantum Computing Seminar. "We will discuss quantum computing, the D-Wave 2000Q system and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virtual Dash Buttons
Recently sent to me, an announcement that Amazon dash buttons were going 'virtual', and have been for some time. And I was sent virtual buttons for a number of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cheaper Chrome
Was reminded once again of the $100 laptop push of a decade ago that is aimed at schools. Chrome Laptops are a natural next step, with much of the function needed...
From Schneier on Security
Dark Caracal: Global Espionage Malware from Lebanon
The EFF and Lookout are reporting on a new piece of spyware operating out of Lebanon. It primarily targets mobile devices compromised by fake secure messaging clients...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Fake News Detection with AI?
We connected with Enterra a few years ago about supply chain AI. Saw their ideas presented by Stephen DeAngelis , which were impressive for the application . See...
From The Eponymous Pickle