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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
Precisely Tuned Data-Intensive Algorithms Ascend the Graph500
When the latest version of the Graph 500 list was released Nov. 16 at the SC16 conference, there were two new entries in the top 10, both contributed by KhaledPrecisely...
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Building a Platform for Collaborative Scientific Research on AWS
"The pharmaceutical industry trend toward joint ventures and collaborations has created a need for new platforms in which to work together. We'll dive into architectural...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented vs Mixed Realities
I am still staying with augmented reality. When I see mixed I ask, mixed what? Augmented implies improvement.Windows Looks At Mixed Reality & VR Methods In New...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Shouting at Cortana and the Value of Voice
Though a keen observer and frequent user of voice activation in the smart home, I rarely talk to my otherwise much in use laptop. I was at first impressed with...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Anki's Personable and Cute Robotic Assistant
In CWorld: And comes with a systems development kit that allows it to use its sensors to learn about people and their environment. Its a kind of crowd sourcing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Mobile-First World
Was pointed out to me. The Growth of mobile in world. " ... Mobile offers hundreds of new opportunities to deliver value to consumers in moments of need. ,,,And...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Home Vs Echo as Predictive Disk Jockey
Been testing Echo vs Google Home for potential in home and offices with AI driven . One way they are presented today is as easy to use access to music. Both work...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Coke Rethinks Digital Strategy
Sounds like we need a more adaptive approach. In Adage:Coke CMO Defends TV as Cola Giant Rethinks Digital Approach By E.J. Schultz.Coca-Cola Co. global Chief...
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European PHENOMEN Project to Develop First Optically-driven Phonon Sources and Detectors
The Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) is taking part in the European PHENOMEN project, which kicked off last September. Funded through the FET-Open program...
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NCAR’s Evolving Infrastructure for Weather and Climate Research
Pamela Hill from NCAR/UCAR presented this talk at the DDN User Group at SC16. "With the game-changing SFA14K, NCAR now has the storage capacity and sustained compute...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AmazonGo and the Retail Workforce
While most do not expect Amazon to start building many retail locations, the AmazonGo idea is at least an experiment in the feasibility of near frictionless physical...
From Geeking with Greg
Book review: Chaos Monkeys
Cynical, mercenary, and dark, this book aptly serves as an opposing view for any idealism you may have been feeling about Silicon Valley startups or their bigger...
From The Eponymous Pickle
NASA Publishes GIFs for Feelings
NASA has been pushing social media. Good in general. Verge reports that they are now publishing a library of GIF feelings. Sorry, I want engineering-styleIn...
From Schneier on Security
Cybersecurity Fantasy Role-Playing Game
It's called Cryptomancer. Think computer hacking plus magic. I know nothing about it, but it feels reminiscent of Shadowrun. Reddit thread. RPG.net thread....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytic Personality Disorders
Nicely and satirically posed. Are we really all data janitors as opposed to data scientists? Well yes, to a degree. Data drives answers.Analytic Personality Disorders...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Electronic Screens Inspired by Squid
Squid-inspired electronic screens. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Publix Wins Pharmacy Satisfaction
In Chainstore Age: Publix Supermarkets, a former employer of mine, has won the pharmacy satisfaction award. The pharmacy with highest customer satisfaction is...
From insideHPC
New Plan: ECP Project to Deploy First Exascale System by 2021
Today the DOE Exascale Computing Project announced the following changes to their strategic plan. The ECP project now plans to deploy the first Exascale systemNew...
From Schneier on Security
Enigma Machine Sold for Almost Half a Million Dollars
A fully functional four-rotor Enigma machine sold for $463,500. Wow....
From The Eponymous Pickle