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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 Schneier on Security
Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police
After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone. [Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue...![[Book] The Experimentation Field Book](/system/assets/0000/1953/030209_Vanderbeeken_Mark_250.small_square.jpg?1476779420&1260281963)
From Putting People First
[Book] The Experimentation Field Book
This book is a hands-on manual for crafting and conducting useful experiments in real-life settings. It guides readers from any background or discipline through...
From insideHPC
Quantum: Honeywell Closes $300M Round for Quantinuum
Some still insist quantum computing is a false dream and a fool’s errand, but quantum continues to make incursions into broader validation and wider backing. Quantum...
From insideHPC
D-Wave Names Former Secretary of Homeland Security to Board of Directors
Jan. 17, 2024 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), a maker of quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the addition of Kirstjen Nielsen...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Reminder: CCC Call for Council Member Nominations
Thank you to everyone who has nominated a colleague or self-nominated themselves for the opportunity to be a CCC Council member for the three-year term beginning...
From Computational Complexity
Offer Timing
In most academic fields, departments, either formally or informally, have their interviews and make their junior faculty offers at about the same time. Facultytackled...
From Schneier on Security
Code Written with AI Assistants Is Less Secure
Interesting research: “Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?“: Abstract: We conduct the first large-scale user study examining how users interact...
From insideHPC
Synopsys to Acquire Ansys
SUNNYVALE, CA and PITTSBURGH, PA, January 16, 2024 – Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) and Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Call for Submissions: NSF Workshop on Sustainable Computing for Sustainability
Below is a call for submissions to the NSF Workshop on Sustainable Computing for Sustainability, which has been taken directly from the NSF-WSCS 2024 website. ...
From insideHPC
Q-CTRL and US Geological Survey in Quantum Partnership
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2024 — Quantum software company Q-CTRL announced it has entered a partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to explore potential...
From insideHPC
Red Hat Developer Hub Now Available
RALEIGH, N.C. – JAN. 16, 2024 – Red Hat today announced the general availability of Red Hat Developer Hub, an internal developer platform (IDP) based on Backstage...
From The Noisy Channel
Retroactive Loss of Privacy
We live in an age where we increasingly feel a loss of privacy. Much of our communication, media consumption, and shopping is mediated through platforms that track...
From insideHPC
QuEra and Pawsey Partner on Quantum and HPC
January 16, 2023, Boston and Perth, Australia — Neutral-atom quantum computing company QuEra Computing and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre today announced...
From Schneier on Security
The Story of the Mirai Botnet
Over at Wired, Andy Greenberg has an excellent story about the creators of the 2016 Mirai botnet.
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Ethics – What would you do? Part 2: answers
Answers to our ethical dilemma quiz from yesterday.
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Call for Nominations: ACM-W Rising Star Award 2024
We are delighted to announce the opening of nominations for the ACM-W Rising Star Award 2024! This prestigious award honors the outstanding contributions of women...
From The Noisy Channel
Random Thoughts on Interestingness
As a computer scientist and an information scientist, I have always been fascinated by fundamental questions of computational complexity and compressibility. These...
From Schneier on Security
Voice Cloning with Very Short Samples
New research demonstrates voice cloning, in multiple languages, using samples ranging from one to twelve seconds. Research paper.
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Ethics – What would you do?
An ethical dilemma quiz with answers coming tomorrow.
From Computational Complexity