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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
Room Temperature Diamond-based Quantum Accelerator Coming to Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
CANBERRA, Australia — March 24, 2020 — Quantum Brilliance, a venture-backed Australian quantum computing startup from The Australian National University, will install...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
To Many Ways to Add One
Someone posted a questions asking which sort of programmer one was from a list of ways to add one to a variable:X++++XX+=1X = X + 1Actually the initial question...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Moby Dick Meet Theory
People seem to be afraid of mathematics. And I think that’s such a shame, because I don’t think it’s as hard as people seem to think it is. —Heidi Hammel Sarah...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart Validating Vaccines
Using health passport app on smartphones.Walmart becomes largest U.S. vaccine provider to join push for digital vaccination credentials.March 17, 2021, 2:14 p.m...
From insideHPC
Intel’s New CEO Makes 1st Appearance Today – Here’s What Gelsinger May Say
Speculation abounds about Pat Gelsinger’s first public appearance as CEO of Intel at a webinar (5 pm Eastern Time) today that will capture close attention among...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m keynoting the (all-virtual) RSA Conference 2021, May 17-20, 2021. I’m keynoting the 5th International...
From Schneier on Security
Determining Key Shape from Sound
It’s not yet very accurate or practical, but under ideal conditions it is possible to figure out the shape of a house key by listening to it being used. Listen...
From Schneier on Security
Accellion Supply Chain Hack
A vulnerability in the Accellion file-transfer program is being used by criminal groups to hack networks worldwide. There’s much in the article about when Accellion...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Recommendation Systems
Anther well considered piece, on recommendation systems, link to original post includes more useful references. Note the inclusion of elements of 'trust'. Intro...
From Computational Complexity
A Taylor Series Problem
I post a problem today and its solution on Thursday.Comments are fine, though if you don't want to get a hint, don't read them. Find the coefficient of x100 in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cade Metz and Nathan Benaich: Podcast on the Emergence and Direction of AI
By Nathan Benaich, Air Street Capital@nathanbenaich ... Looking forward to hearing this. Dear readers, This week I had the opportunity to interview Cade Metz...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Pandemic Informatics: Vaccine Distribution, Logistics, and Prioritization
Contributions to this post were provided by Elizabeth Bradley (University of Colorado Boulder), Madhav Marathe (University of Virginia), Melanie Moses (The University...
From insideHPC
NOAA Upgrades Global Weather Model
The U.S. National Oceanic and and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said today it is upgrading its Global Forecast System (GFS) weather model to improve hurricane...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Continued Worsening of Ransomware
Is there no solution? A means of detecting the patterns left by this kind of malware? The Worsening State of Ransomware in the ACM By Samuel GreengardCommunications...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Device to Spot Hidden COVID-19
What appears to be a unique solution. Cautions in the article say this does NOT claim to diagnose.FDA clears first AI device to spot hidden signs of COVID-19 in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Points to Future Disruptions of Work
Microsoft has done a good job in following the changes that have happened in the last year, Now they need to make sure they protect that work by better securing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Better Storytelling
Thoughts on better storytelling3 Ideas for Better Storytelling in Knowledge Management By Mercy Harper in the APQC BlogIn her role, Mercy works with APQC’s Principal...
From insideHPC
WekaIO Announces Results with NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage in Microsoft Research Lab
CAMPBELL, Calif., March 22, 2021 – WekaIO (Weka), the data platform for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), life sciences research, enterprise technical...
From insideHPC
BioNTech Chairman Helmut Jeggle Joins the Board of IQM Quantum Computers
MUNICH – March 24, 2021 – IQM Quantum Computers (IQM) announced today that Helmut Jeggle, chairman of the BioNTech SE Supervisory board, has joined IQM ́s board...
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