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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
OpenMP and OpenCL on Intel Xeon Phi
"In a heterogeneous system that combines both the Intel Xeon CPU and the Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor, there are various options available to optimize applications...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Preparing IT Systems for the Internet of Things
Preparing IT systems and organizations for the Internet of ThingsTo accommodate the development and support of smart devices, companies will need to update existing...
From Computational Complexity
Posting Papers
In the ancient days of the 80's, if someone wanted a paper from you, they would ask and you would mail via post. Sometimes I would get a self-addressed envelope...
From Schneier on Security
Underage Hacker Is behind Attacks against US Government
It's a teenager: British police have arrested a teenager who allegedly was behind a series of audacious -- and, for senior U.S. national security officials, embarrassing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
NY Times Builds a Slack Bot
Probably will see more bots that watch what we say. Or the streamed data we need to pay attention to. Or engage us in conversation. Just started using Slack...
From The Eponymous Pickle
VR Reinventing the Digital Circular
n Retailwire: This is possible, if all the architecture is there. It can also add the augmentation to where it should be, in the aisle.
From The Eponymous Pickle
GE is Top Twenty World's Innovative Company
GE Recognized Again by Fast CompanyFeb 16, 2016 Source: Communications -A A +AFast Company's "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies 2016"Number 20: GE...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC at AAAS 2016 Summary
Last week we reported that the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) would be a part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2016 Annual...
From Schneier on Security
Judge Demands that Apple Backdoor an iPhone
A judge has ordered that Apple bypass iPhone security in order for the FBI to attempt a brute-force password attack on an iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
What do I mean by CS for All?
Let me start with a statement of belief about computer science education in K-12 schools. Teaching computer science is no more about creating more software developers...
From insideHPC
VSC in Belgium Moves to EDR InfiniBand for Medical Research
Today Mellanox announced that the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) in Belgium, has selected Mellanox’s end-to-end 100Gb/s EDR interconnect solutions to be integrated...
From insideHPC
10 New HPC Projects to Advance U.S. Manufacturing & Energy Technology
Today U.S. Department of Energy’s announced 10 new High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) projects. Under the HPC4Mfg program, National laboratory...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM Internet of Things Educator Guide
Via IBM: for IBM resources.Use this educator guide for step-by-step guidance through recommended tutorials, labs, and other resources to teach others how to expand...
From insideHPC
Sony Acquires Altair Semiconductor
Today Sony Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with Altair Semiconductor to acquire the company. The purchase price is $212 million U.S. dollars...
From insideHPC
ISC 2016 Keynote to Showcase Women’s Excellence in Computational Science
Today the ISC 2016 conference announced that their Tuesday keynote session will highlight contributions from female researchers and scientists in advancing theISC...
From insideHPC
Supercomputing Super Eruptions at BSC
Researchers at BSC are using the MareNostrum supercomputer to study super eruptions--volcanic events with most destructive force on this planet. Only a few super...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Is the End Near for the Apple iPhone?
Alphabet recently became the largest company based on its market capitalization, squeezing out Apple for the number one spot of all-time successful companies. Perhaps...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
DRAFT 2016 CSTA K-12 CS Standards: We need your feedback!
No one can doubt that it is an exciting and busy time to be a K-12 computer science educator: an announcement from the White House about the new CS for All initiative...
From Schneier on Security
Enabling Trust by Consensus
Trust is a complex social phenomenon, captured very poorly by the binary nature of Internet trust systems. This paper proposes a social consensus system of trust...
From The Eponymous Pickle