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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
DOE Releases Report on Data Center Electricity Demand
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 20, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the publication of the 2024 Report on U.S. Data Center Energy Use produced by...
From Schneier on Security
Mailbox Insecurity
It turns out that all cluster mailboxes in the Denver area have the same master key. So if someone robs a postal carrier, they can open any mailbox. I get that...
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
2024 in Review: Milestones in Universal Acceptance Progress
Authors: Anil Kumar Jain, Chair, Universal Acceptance Steering Group Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, ICANN As 2024 draws to a close, it is...
From insideHPC
NASA Awards Quantum Computing Inc. Contract for Phase Unwrapping Using Dirac-3 Photonic Optimization Solver
HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 17, 2024 — Quantum Computing Inc. ((Nasdaq: QUBT), a photonics and quantum optics technology company, today announced that the company has been...
From insideHPC
Photonic Interconnect: Lightmatter Joins UALink Consortium
Dec. 18, 2024, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. –Photonic interconnect company Lightmatter has joined the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium (UALink), an industry initiative...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computing
Last week the CCC held a workshop on Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computing in Washington, DC. We brought together 49 experts from industry, academia...
From Computational Complexity
Information is Physical?
I've heard a few times recently the phrase "Information only exists in a physical state". It come from the quantum computing world where they claim quantum changes...
From Schneier on Security
New Advances in the Understanding of Prime Numbers
Really interesting research into the structure of prime numbers. Not immediately related to the cryptanalysis of prime-number-based public-key algorithms, but every...
From insideHPC
Multiverse Computing and Bundesdruckerei Use Quantum for Data Privacy and Fraud Detection
DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN – December 18, 2024 – AI and quantum company Multiverse Computing and the Bundesdruckerei Gmbs, the German federal government’s technology...
From insideHPC
Eaton Announces Data Center Battery Backup
Dec. 17, 2024 — Power management company Eaton today announced the launch of its Eaton Samsung Gen 3 lithium-ion battery system, battery backup for data center,...
From insideHPC
DOE: 10 National Labs to Establish Semiconductor Manufacturing Institute
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 17, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 10 of its national labs will establish the Semiconductor ManufacturingDOE...
From insideHPC
Juniper Networks, Quantum Bridge and Eurofiber Partner on Quantum-Safe Infrastructure
Maarssen, Netherlands—December 17, 2024 — Eurofiber, a provider of open digital network infrastructure in Europe, today announced partnership with Quantum Bridge...
From insideHPC
Planckian Announces Architecture Addressing Quantum Wiring Problems
Pisa, Italy – December 17, 2024 – Quantum technology company Planckian today announced the release of a blueprint for a superconducting quantum chip designed to...
From insideHPC
Synopsys and SiMa.ai in Collaboration to Develop Automotive Edge AI Solutions
Dec 17, 2024, SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Dec. 17, 2024 — Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and SiMa.ai today announced a collaboration to deliver a solution for automotive...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking Digital License Plates
Not everything needs to be digital and “smart.” License plates, for example: Josep Rodriguez, a researcher at security firm IOActive, has revealed a technique to...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Future of Information Retrieval Research in the Age of Generative AI CCC Workshop Report Published
For many of us, it is hard to remember a time when finding information wasn’t ubiquitous with an internet search. With the rising popularity and influence of AI...
From insideHPC
NSF Launches 6 Quantum Pilot Projects
Dec. 16, 2024 — The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched six pilot projects “to bridge scientific gaps between current quantum technological capabilities...
From insideHPC
Castrol Announces New Direct-to-Chip Cooling Fluid for HPC and AI
PANGBOURNE, UK, 13 December 2024:Castrol has announced the launch of Castrol ON Direct Liquid Cooling PG 25, a propylene glycol-based cooling fluid designed for...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Accessing the attributes of a struct in C++ as array elements?
In C++, it might be reasonable to represent a URL using a class or a struct made of several strings, like so: struct basic { std::string protocol; std::string username...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing