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Autocomplete
From The Noisy Channel

Autocomplete

In the past decade, autocomplete has become a required feature for search engines. Today, searchers who type into a search box expect to see autocomplete suggestions...

Interview: How HPE is Democratizing High Performance Computing
From insideHPC

Interview: How HPE is Democratizing High Performance Computing

In this video, Tuomas Sandholm from Strategic Machine, Inc. and Eng Lim Goh from HPE discuss how High Performance Computing is fast-becoming an integral part of...

Radio Free Catches up with Quantum Computing News
From insideHPC

Radio Free Catches up with Quantum Computing News

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at some new developments in the Quantum Computing ecosystem. Last week, IEEE approved a new Standards Project for...

Innovation Spaces by Google to Test Cars
From The Eponymous Pickle

Innovation Spaces by Google to Test Cars

I helped design and manage innovation spaces and their technology for years,  so am always interested in how they can be best designed for purpose.  And also how...

Embedding AI into Tiny Devices
From The Eponymous Pickle

Embedding AI into Tiny Devices

We should ask what AI means here.  I am assuming training and applying machine learning architecture. Then the power of the systems involved may be key.Microsoft...

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen
From Schneier on Security

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen

Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in...

From Computational Complexity

either pi is algebraic or some journals let in an incorrect paper!/the 15 most famous transcendental numbers

Someone has published three papers claiming that π is 17 -sqrt(3) which is really =3.1435935394... Someone else has published eight papers claiming π is (14...

Tailoring Voice Command Marketing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tailoring Voice Command Marketing

Somewhat general but useful thoughts,  how should it be different, and I add:  how should the architecture and capabilities of the delivering systems be changed...

Job of the Week: Senior Linux System Administrator at Yale
From insideHPC

Job of the Week: Senior Linux System Administrator at Yale

Yale University is seeking a Sr. Linux System Administrator in our Job of the Week. "In this role, you will work as a Linux senior administrator in ITS SystemsJob...

AI Seeking Sharks
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Seeking Sharks

Been working recently on detection type algorithms with video feeds.  None are perfectly accurate,  so always consider a risk analysis as well.     Here the liability...

Oak Ridge Turns to Deep Learning for Big Data Problems
From insideHPC

Oak Ridge Turns to Deep Learning for Big Data Problems

The Advances in Machine Learning to Improve Scientific Discovery at Exascale and Beyond (ASCEND) project aims to use deep learning to assist researchers in making...

How Can Open Source Become User-Centric?
From Wild WebMink

How Can Open Source Become User-Centric?

Including design and UX in a true community project is a challenging matter of balance because of the motivational model behind open source projects. According...

Facebook's Static vs Dynamic Software Analysis for Bugs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Facebook's Static vs Dynamic Software Analysis for Bugs

Recall using just such tools a long time ago,  to test out simulations of software in operational conditions, now there are open source tools, produced by Facebook...

Moving Groceries
From The Eponymous Pickle

Moving Groceries

Interesting example of the delivery problem.Space, Time and GroceriesGrocery delivery visualized in python with datashader.At Instacart, we deliver a lot of groceries...

Tizen Operating System
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tizen Operating System

Was brought to my attention through its use as an operating system for phones, watches and appliances.    Best known for its use by Samsung as a standard OS.  I...

Samsung Bixby to Expand
From The Eponymous Pickle

Samsung Bixby to Expand

Despite my less than stellar interaction with Samsung appliances, we saw that they were likely to be champions in the Smart Home through sheer presence in complex...

Executing Intelligence at the Edge
From The Eponymous Pickle

Executing Intelligence at the Edge

You would like to get the execution of deep learning neural nets to the edge of the network.  It is ultimately where we want to execute learned knowledge.    Training...

Video: Security in HPC Environments
From insideHPC

Video: Security in HPC Environments

"Modern HPC systems do some things very similar to ordinary IT computing, but they also have some significant differences. Two key security challenges are the notions...

On the Hype of AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

On the Hype of AI

Been rare lately that I have seen the word 'Hype' in an article on AI.   Oliver Schabenberger Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer  of SAS makes....

Preliminary Agenda Posted for HP-CAST at SC17 in Denver
From insideHPC

Preliminary Agenda Posted for HP-CAST at SC17 in Denver

HPE has posted the preliminary preliminary agenda for HP-CAST at SC17 in Denver. Now open for registration, the event takes place Nov. 10-11 at the Grand HyattPreliminary...
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