Algorithmia Adopts Blockchain for ‘AI Economy’
Algorithmia, the AI marketplace, has come up with a way of buying, selling and executing machine learning models on a blockchain platform, ushering in what it says is an ...Full Article
Blockchain and Biometrics Could Produce Paperless Global Travel, Boost Border Security
A wonderful week in Italy is coming to an end, and now it’s the heartbreak of leaving the life of the Med. But you're imbued with the spirit of ...Full Article
Start-up Aims AI at Automated Tuning of Complex Systems
There was a simpler time when system tuning consisted of adjusting a relatively few number of knobs, a manual and not overly demanding task that brought out the best ...Full Article
100-Year-Old Unbreakable Cipher Could Transform Digital Security
What if there were a cure for cancer, but the medical profession didn’t provide it? Or a plant that solves world food shortages, but farmers wouldn’t grow it? Or ...Full Article
AI ‘Dual Use’ Poses New Security Threats
While the genie may already be out of the bottle, the rapid growth and broad availability of AI and machine learning technology along with a growing list of development ...Full Article
IoT Gets a Security Upgrade
Processor specialist Arm is extending its push into the Internet of Things security market with a device authentication effort based on the cellular technology mainstay, the SIM card. Meanwhile, ...Full Article
AI Cloud Competition Heats Up: Google’s Cloud TPUs, Amazon’s AI Chip
Competition in the white hot AI (and public cloud) market pits Google against Amazon this week, with Google offering AI hardware on its cloud platform intended to make it ...Full Article
Intel Debuts Xeon SoC for Edge Applications, Addresses ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ Fears
Intel has addressed the drive for increasingly powerful processing at the edge of systems and networks with the launch this week of the Xeon D-2100 SoC, designed to support ...Full Article
Startup Brings HPC Containers to the Enterprise
The driving force behind Singularity, the popular HPC container technology, is bringing the open source platform to the enterprise with the launch of a new venture, Sylabs Inc., which ...Full Article
Chip Market Soared on Memory Demand
Global spending on semiconductors jumped a hefty 17 percent in 2017, driven by demand and corresponding price hikes for memory in datacenters and early industrial deployments of the Internet ...Full Article