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More Russian Hacking
From Schneier on Security

More Russian Hacking

Two reports this week. The first is from Microsoft, which wrote: As part of our investigation into this ongoing activity, we also detected information-stealingwrote...

Using AI to Understand Search Intent
From The Noisy Channel

Using AI to Understand Search Intent

Several weeks ago, I wrote a post advocating the use of AI for query understanding. I argued that holistic query understanding with embeddings and deep learning...

Fast food too Slow in Opening Dine-in?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fast food too Slow in Opening Dine-in?

 An example of semi-permanent change from COVID?   We certainly are doing far more drive through than before the pandemic.  Been discussing dynamic for some time...

Copilot Assistant Coding
From The Eponymous Pickle

Copilot Assistant Coding

 Actually did this in the early days, with human co-pilots, but it never took off.  Now with secure code more of a necessity, could be useful.  This could drive...

NASA Talent Mapping
From The Eponymous Pickle

NASA Talent Mapping

 Took a number of looks at advanced 'talent mapping' in the enterprise.  Now is the time this could be very useful especially if we can measure talent well, predict...

Insurance and Ransomware
From Schneier on Security

Insurance and Ransomware

As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper...

CCC Welcomes New Council Members and Leadership!
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

CCC Welcomes New Council Members and Leadership!

Today, July 1st, is the start of a new term at CCC! The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is happy to announce that Sujata Banerjee (VMware) and William D. Gropp...

From Computational Complexity

Intersecting Classes

If you have two complexity classes that have complete sets, the intersection might not, for example NP ∩ co-NP. The world of total-function classes acts differently...

Flying  Cars Here Yet?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Flying Cars Here Yet?

Depends how you define them.   Right now the definition means they can be driven around like a car and then take to the air as needed.   Such things have existed...

Exascale Computing Project and Exagraph: Applying Graph Algorithms
From insideHPC

Exascale Computing Project and Exagraph: Applying Graph Algorithms

This podcast from the Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project (ECP) examines the ExaGraph Project, an ECP co-design center, tasked with developing efficient...

Fintech AI Applications
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fintech AI Applications

AI and influence on financial moves, large and small.How AI is Helping Mastercard, Siemens, John Deere   By AI Trends Staff AI is having an impact in business,Advantages...

Compressing JSON: gzip vs zstd
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Compressing JSON: gzip vs zstd

JSON is the de facto standard for exchanging data on the Internet. It is relatively simple text format inspired by JavaScript. I say “relatively simple” because...

CCC Council Members Rotating Off
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

CCC Council Members Rotating Off

Today marks the end of the following Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council member’s time on the Council. We would like to highlight them once again and thank...

Interaction of Law, Software, Evidence, Compliance
From The Eponymous Pickle

Interaction of Law, Software, Evidence, Compliance

 When software acts as evidence.   And also when it further acts in conjunction with compliance-required  data.    Brought up as part of a study of compliance-based...

insideHPC’s ISC Video Lineup: Experts Talk ISC Highlights, ‘HPC Shark Tank’ and Our Vendor Interviews
From insideHPC

insideHPC’s ISC Video Lineup: Experts Talk ISC Highlights, ‘HPC Shark Tank’ and Our Vendor Interviews

insideHPC offers a rich lineup of video events and interviews for virtual ISC 2021, including off-hours events designed to enlighten and entertain along with ainsideHPC...

IKEA Robotic Furniture Assembly
From The Eponymous Pickle

IKEA Robotic Furniture Assembly

 Had heard a previous overview of this, if this could be done effectively would likely increase sales.  As I understand it still a proposal, tell me if otherwise...

insideHPC Guide to HPC Fusion Computing Model – A Reference Architecture for Liberating Data (Part 2)
From insideHPC

insideHPC Guide to HPC Fusion Computing Model – A Reference Architecture for Liberating Data (Part 2)

This insideHPC technology guide, "insideHPC Guide to HPC Fusion Computing Model – A Reference Architecture for Liberating Data," discusses how organizations need...

GitHub Pilot Identifies Most Relevant Coding Libraries for the Universal Acceptance of Domain Names and Email Addresses
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group

GitHub Pilot Identifies Most Relevant Coding Libraries for the Universal Acceptance of Domain Names and Email Addresses

By Mark W. Datysgeld, Director at Governance Primer, UASG Member  In partnership with the Governance Primer and the Brazilian Association of Software CompaniesGitHub...

At Virtual ISC: Ayar Labs and Optical I/O – Data at the Speed of Light
From insideHPC

At Virtual ISC: Ayar Labs and Optical I/O – Data at the Speed of Light

At Virtual ISC we chatted with Ayar Lab’s Hugo Saleh, VP of business development and marketing, about what he calls the coming revolution in HPC (and other compute...

Machine Learning Giving Smarter Driving Advice
From The Eponymous Pickle

Machine Learning Giving Smarter Driving Advice

 Interesting how this is guided assistance, based on multiple goals.   Makes me recall using process maps to also drive goals.Home/News/Using ML to Build Maps That...
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