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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
Memory: CEA-Leti Demonstrates Embedded FeRAM Platform Compatible with 22nm FD-SOI Node
SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 10, 2024 – CEA-Leti research engineers in France have demonstrated for the first time a scalable hafnia-zirconia-based ferroelectric capacitor...
From insideHPC
Hammerspace and Supermicro in Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Storage Collaboration
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Dec. 10, 2024 – Data management and storage company Hammerspace today announced a collaboration with Supermicro to deliver a unified data platform...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
From a handful of sand to a fistful of dollars – where computer chips come from
by Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London Sitting at the heart of your computer, mobile phone or DVD player is the microprocessor that makes it all work.Continue...
From Schneier on Security
Full-Face Masks to Frustrate Identification
This is going to be interesting. It’s a video of someone trying on a variety of printed full-face masks. They won’t fool anyone for long, but will survive casual...
From insideHPC
Lambda Launches Grant for AI Researchers, Expands Research Program
SAN JOSE, Dec. 9, 2024 — AI developer cloud Lambda today announced a research grant to power AI researchers’ most GPU-dependent workloads. Applications for theLambda...
From insideHPC
HPC Helps Researchers Boost Tree Growth and Photosynthesis
A team of scientists at two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers have identified a gene in a poplar tree that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree...
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Dell Shipping Blackwell-Powered Server Racks as Part of Relationship with CoreWeave for AI at Scale
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announced the expansion of its relationship with AI hyperscaler CoreWeave and reported that it is shipping Dell PowerEdge XE9712 server...
From Schneier on Security
Trust Issues in AI
For a technology that seems startling in its modernity, AI sure has a long history. Google Translate, OpenAI chatbots, and Meta AI image generators are built on...
From Computational Complexity
My comments on Lance's Favorite Theorems
In Lance's last post (see here) he listed his favorite theorems from 1965 to 2024.There are roughly 60 Theorems. I mostly agree with his choices and omissions.here...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Data structures as jigs for programmers (Go edition)
A data structure in programming is a specific way of organizing and storing data in a computer so that it can be accessed and used efficiently. In woodworking or...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device
Fifteen years ago I blogged about a different SQUID. Here’s an update: Fleeing drivers are a common problem for law enforcement. They just won’t stop unless persuaded...
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At SC24: Intel, oneAPI and the UXL Foundation — Enabling Open Source Software for HPC-AI
HPC-AI chip companies have built out and manage major major software development operations, and at SC24, we caught up with two software managers associated with...
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AVK and Rolls-Royce Report Green-Powered Data Center Generator Sales
London, 5th December 2024 — AVK, a UK supplier of power solutions for data centers in Europe, and the business division Power Systems of Rolls-Royce have announced...
From Schneier on Security
Detecting Pegasus Infections
This tool seems to do a pretty good job. The company’s Mobile Threat Hunting feature uses a combination of malware signature-based detection, heuristics, and machine...
From insideHPC
Quantum: CDP Venture Capital Invests in Multiverse Series A
Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain,December 5, 2024 —Multiverse Computing, a quantum and quantum-inspired AI software company, announced an investment from the largest...
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QCT Leverages NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Platform to Enhance AI Powerhouses
When we last took a close look at QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology), the data center, hyperscale and cloud server maker based in Taiwan, we pointed out that the company...
From insideHPC
QCT Releases New Platform Powered by NVIDIA GPUs for GenAI at Scale
QCT, the global data center solution provider with an expanding presence in the world of HPC-AI servers, is releasing a new hardware platform powered by NVIDIA...
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PCI-SIG Reaches 1000 Member Companies Worldwide
BEAVERTON, Ore. – December 5, 2024 – PCI-SIG, responsible for the PCI Express standard, today announced that it has reached 1,000 member companies. PCIe technology...
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Registration Opens for Energy HPC Conference at Rice Univ. Feb. 25-27
Dec. 4, 2024 — Registration is now open for the Energy High Performance Computing Conference at Rice University’s Ken Kennedy Institute in House, Tuesday-Thursday...
From Computational Complexity