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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 The Eponymous Pickle
CarPlay Expands it Reach to AC, Stereo and Seats
Interesting view of what we might expect for new and updated capabilities, but not driving interfaces in the 'smart home' automotive division. So far there have...
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GM and Cruise Get California DMV Approval for Waymo
Observing this space I have received many questions about how likely autonomous driving will become, and how soon. Mainly due to safety considerations. Yet there...
From insideHPC
Univ. of Nebraska Seeks $50M Fed Funding for HPC Center Expansion
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is seeking $50 million in federal dollars via the American Rescue Plan to fund supercomputing expansion to university’s Holland...
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Interacting with Computers Through Smell
In our innovation spaces we also looked at 'communication', and sales via smell and taste. Since at the time we were makers of some very large coffee blends. Interacting...
From Computational Complexity
C++ is for Cookie and That's Good Enough for Me
Potbelly, a local sandwich chain, made me an offer I couldn't refuse: change my password and earn a free (and quite tasty) oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. A free...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Using AI in Particle Physics
An old interest of mine, how can AI be applied? An investigation. A further question: How can AI be used generally elsewhere as a means to 'drill' into a complex...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Physics Nobel Prize for 2021
If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn’t have been worth the Nobel Prize— Richard Feynman Composite from front-page source Giorgio Parisi has just...
From The Eponymous Pickle
US Fed Gov AI Spending Increasing
It appears in most the usual spaces.Federal Government Spending on AI is Accelerating By AI Trends Staff AI is a major priority for US federal agencies and its...
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Combine Robots and Drones for Data and Compliance
Makes much sense. Have recently been following the usage of how drones and directed robotics are opening up data availability in the time and space dimensions...
From insideHPC
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Receives Proclamations Celebrating 35 Years
Oct. 7, 2021 – Local, state and federal officials have recognized the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s (PSC’s) 35-year anniversary. US Congressman Mike Doyle;...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever Building a Stronger Social Playbook
Plans to include methods like livestreaming, shoppable media, group buying and gaming. Note $3 Trillion mentioned below.Unilever’s Social Commerce Playbook Adds...
From insideHPC
Chenbro Launches 2U Compact JBOD for High-Density Storage
Taipei, Taiwan, October 7, 2021 – Chenbro (TWSE: 8210), designer and manufacturer of own-brand rackmount systems, has announced the compact 2U JBOD, the DS25224...
From insideHPC
Samsung Claims First Open-source Software for CXL Memory Platform
Samsung today introduced what it said is the first open-source software solution designed for the Compute Express Link (CXL) memory platform. The company said the...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Celebrating Technology Leaders – Machine Learning Careers: Looking Beyond the Hype
So what is the gap between the popular (mis)understanding of ML potential and what the tools can actually deliver today? In the next episode of ACM-W “Celebrating...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New on D-Wave Quantum
If you have followed this blog, you know that I have followed D-Wave since nearly their beginning. They introduced me to solving combinatoric models their way....
From insideHPC
ExaWind: How Exascale-class HPC Will Help Optimize Skyscraper-sized Wind Turbines of the Future
A wind power revolution is blowing through the U.S. electrical industry, and exascale-class supercomputing is expected to play an increasingly instrumental role...
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Hint at Dystopian Futures
Expected direction?‘Dystopian world’: Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance stateTrial of robots to police ‘undesirable’ behaviour such as smoking...
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Home Depot Hires Wal-Mart
Yes, an intriguing retail development.Is Home Depot’s deal with Walmart a sign of bigger things to come?by George AndersonHome Depot is hiring Walmart to handle...
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Stuck in a Logic Box?
Can think of a number of times. Can see how this could be added to ML delivered choices.Are you stuck in a “logic box”?Beware the trap of making a smart choiceIn...
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