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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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First CRISPR Gene Editing Drug
Pharma advances The first CRISPR gene-editing drug, designed to treat blood disorders, could be on the market by 2023. Here’s what it means for the future of drug...
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Using Makeup to Defeat Suveillance
Considerable and technical piece in the current CACM. Consider the implications. Short intro: Using Makeup to Block Surveillance By Esther SheinCommunications...
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Intel Announces Silicon Photonics
Quite interesting from IntelIntel announces silicon photonics advancement towards optical I/OArne Verheyde @witeken in VenturebeatIntel has demonstrated an eight...
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@HPCpodcast: At the HPC User Forum — A Frontier Visit, the State of Quantum and Supercomputing Center Staffing Woes
In this episode of the @HPCpodcast we focus on the HPC User Forum, run by industry analyst firm Hyperion Research and held last week at Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
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Kathryn Kelley Joins CASC as Executive Director
June 30, 2022 — The Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC) has announce that Kathryn Kelley has joined CASC as it’s new Executive Director. For more...
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Examining AI Liability
Good overview of the topic and related liability issues, we looked at this in early AI and analytical applications. Now especially applicable in automated vehicles...
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Soft Robot Made of Magnetic Slime
More small and soft robotics. Healthcare? Note possible use. Researchers in Hong Kong create 'soft robot' made of magnetic slimeResearchers at The Chinese University...
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Atos Opens Life Sciences Centre of Excellence for Drug Development and Precision Health in UK
Paris, 30 June, 2022 – Atos, in agreement with the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire, UK, today announced the opening of its global Life Sciences CentreAtos...
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Kellogg is Splitting into 3 Companies:
Quite unexpected, a major CPG. Can we expect more? Kellogg is splitting into 3 companies: Here’s what each one will focus onThe cereal giant will become three...
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Studying Very Large Genomic Datasets
Note addressing very large datasets, likely AI applications. Scientists Develop Algorithms to Study Genomic DataUCLA Samueli School of Engineering, June 28, 2022...
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NIST Tracks Software for Investigations
Broader than just software related aspects it seems, digital files in any criminal investigation, will this lead to privacy objections? NIST Update to Software...
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TikTok a Dangerous Risk?
Following up on this. My guess it would be very hard now to get significant number of folks to delete it.Is TikTok Seriously Dangerous—Do You Need To DeleteZak...
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DOE Awards 18M HPC Node Hours to 45 ASCR Projects, Including Access to Perlmutter, Polaris and Frontier
June 29, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 18 million node-hours have been awarded to 45 scientific projects under the Advanced Scientific...
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MLPerf: Latest Results Highlight ‘More Capable ML Training’
Open engineering consortium MLCommons has released new results from MLPerf Training v2.0, which measures how fast various platforms train machine learning models...
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Towards a Quantum Circuit
Considerable step?Huge Step Forward in Quantum Computing Announced: The First-Ever Quantum CircuitBy ScienceAlert, June 23, 2022The final quantum chip contained...
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HPE Launches ProLiant Servers Using Ampere Chips
LAS VEGAS – June 28, 2022 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) said it is the first major server provider to deliver a new line of cloud-native compute solutions...
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Robotic Lightning Bugs
Small robotics again. Robotic Lightning Bugs Take FlightMIT News, Adam Zewe, June 21, 2022Fireflies inspired researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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Testing Autonomous Trucks for Supply Chain in US
Look for this on US roads during tests. Ultimately a supply chain improvement. How much further will this expand? Safety implications?Sweden's Einride to...
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AI Translates Math Problems into Code
Useful Direction. AI Translates Math Problems into Code to Make Them Easier to SolveNew Scientist, Alex Wilkins, June 6, 2022Google's Yuhuai Wu and colleagues...
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