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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 XRDS
How 1 Million App Calls can Tell you a Bit About Malware – Part 1
Recently, I collaborated with a number of researchers from the Software Systems Laboratory of Columbia University, on a study regarding POSIX (Portable Operating...
From Apophenia
Be Careful What You Code For
Most people who don’t code don’t appreciate how hard it is to do right.Plenty of developers are perfectly functional, but to watch a master weave code into silken...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Facebook Measuring Store Visits and Ad Views
Much more at the link. Very interesting new measure. What will it be able to accurately predict? Privacy issues? Further linking to loyalty information. Could...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Science of Data-Driven Storytelling Workshop
Contributions to this post were provided by Meredith M. Lee, Executive Director of the West Data Hub from UC Berkeley. On Thursday June 16th, the West Big Data...
From Schneier on Security
Russians Hacking DNC Computers
The Washington Post is reporting that Russian hackers penetrated the network of the Democratic National Committee and stole opposition research on Donald Trump....
From insideHPC
WorldQuant Ventures Invests in Cycle Computing
Today Cycle Computing announced that angel investment firm WorldQuant Ventures has invested in Cycle Computing. This is the company's first outside investment.WorldQuant...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Generating Realistic Sounds
We looked at the ability to create soundscapes in environments. And then inserting sounds to create changes in context. This is different, but signiticant for...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Buying Linkedin
An interesting play, for a mere 26 Billion dollars. I was involved with looking at Linkedin as an enterprise package for sharing internal connections and expertise...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Coding with Swift Playgrounds
Saw this demonstrated at the Apple development conference yesterday. Nicely done. An App for the iPad. I can see some kids getting excited by the step by step...
From insideHPC
The GPUltima for Graphics-Intensive VDI Environments
For Universities and Colleges that have a traditional infrastructure, adding new programs and applications is a huge endeavor. The IT staff needs to determine if...
From insideHPC
Bright Computing to Showcase System Management Software at ISC 2016
Bright Computing’s recently appointed Silicon Valley-based management team, including CEO Bill Wagner and SVP Worldwide Sales Dan Kuczkowski, will be at the Bright...
From insideHPC
NAG Rolls Out Software Modernization Service
Today the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) has announced the NAG Software Modernization Service. The new service solves the porting and performance challenges faced...
From Phys.org Technology News
Why you should get ready to say goodbye to the humble lightbulb
Lightbulbs are disappearing. The traditional incandescent bulbs that revolutionised daily life in the 20th century have largely already gone and the energy efficient...
From insideHPC
DDN Launches ES14K Storage Appliance with Intel Lustre for the Enterprise
"With more than a decade of experience in designing, installing and supporting Lustre-based storage, DDN is the most experienced Lustre provider and has workedDDN...
From insideHPC
CoolIT Systems to Showcase Next Generation Liquid Cooling at ISC 2016
Today CoolIT Systems announced that the company will showcase its energy efficient liquid cooling technologies for HPC at ISC 2016 in Frankfurt. "Our comprehensive...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Can Procter & Gamble Find its Way?
In Fortune. Fascinating piece on my former career manager Procter & Gamble. Which includes changes on their innovation process and management influence. Largely...
From The Noisy Channel
MSFT Acquires LNKD: Raw Thoughts
Like everyone else in Silicon Valley, I woke up this morning to the news that Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn, my former employer, for $26B…Continue reading on...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Payoff of Investing in CS Research: Some Numbers Everyone in CS Should Know
The following is a guest blog by Greg Hager, Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Chair and Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University...
From insideHPC
Materials Lab at LBNL Releases Battery and Molecule Data to Public
The Materials Project has enabled some of the most exciting research in my group,” said Morgan, who also serves on the Materials Project’s advisory board. “By providing...
From insideHPC