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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 …
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NEDO in Japan Funds Solar Research at TACC
Thanks to $13 Million in research funding from NEDO in Japan, the University of Texas at Austin will begin using alternative energy sources to power some of its...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rise of the Digital Assistant
Facebook's Moneypenny, Apple Siri, Google Now, Microsoft Cortana, etc. Jim SpohrerHere are interesting reads about human-powered personal assistant servicesAnd...
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Robotics Evolution
In the BBC: Pointing to research about adding evolving capabilities to robotics. Using learning to improve. This has not improved quite as far as it might imply...
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Prevedere on Economic Predictive Intelligence
In KDNuggets, an interview with ..."... Andrew Duguay is a Senior Economist & Data Scientist with Prevedere Software. Prevedere is a Big Data Predictive Analytics...
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Your Personal Information Architecture
Classic problem in the age of the internet, focusing your knowledge and data needs. In Sloan Review: In an era of information overload, getting the right information...
From insideHPC
Adept Project Looks at Using Software to Conserve Energy
In this special guest feature, Tom Wilkie from Scientific Computing World writes that software approaches to energy efficiency in HPC may yield unexpected improvements...
From Schneier on Security
Intimidating Military Personnel by Targeting Their Families
This FBI alert is interesting: (U//FOUO) In May 2015, the wife of a US military member was approached in front of her home by two Middle-Eastern males. The men...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Projects and Recipes in Computer Science Classes
Chris Lehmann is principal of the Science Leadership Academy. “SLA is an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st century learning “ So when I...
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3D Simulation for Product Development and Beyond
In EETimes: New developments. Possibilities for understanding product development linked to models of operation and interaction with consumers. A flight simulator...
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Doug Engelbart Institute
Doug Engelbart Institute: Brought to my attention, we worked with Doug a number of times through the Institute for the Future. Doug was the inventor of the computer...
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Supermicro Deploys Sango Supercomputer at OIST in Japan
Today Super Micro announced the deployment of a new supercomputer in Japan at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) supporting...
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Slidecast: Seagate’s New Nytro Flash Products
"These new flash products greatly expand the range of our total product portfolio and demonstrate how Seagate’s acquisition of the LSI flash technologies is paying...
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Print v Digital Advertising
Print vs. Digital: Another Emotional Win for Paper - Neuromarketing. by Roger Dooley. "... The latest findings come from Temple University consumer neuroscience...
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Transtec to Build Petaflop Cluster for KIT in Germany
Today transtec in the UK announced that it will build a 1 Petaflop supercomputer for the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT). With more than 1,100 computeTranstec...
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Lead Agencies for President’s NSCI Initiative to Gather at HPC User Forum
As reported here, President Obama established the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) in July to ensure the United States continues leading high performance...
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Interview: Erich Strohmaier & Jack Dongarra on Latest TOP500
In this video from the ISC 2015 conference, Erich Strohmaier from NERSC and Jack Dongarra from University of Tennessee discuss the latest HPC trends reflected in...
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Makerbase as an IMDB of the Internet of Things?
Had heard of Makerbase. Never thought about it in this way. It does not seem complete, or contain the right kinds of of information, and is likely fraught with...
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IBM Buys Billions of Medical Images
A classic example of needing a wealth of training sets. We did similar things with the knowledge of our own enterprise. But found even that information to be...
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Probing Free Will
In New Scientist. Brain implants will require a better understanding of what we really want.Imagine a world where you think of something and it happens. For instance...
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