Podcasts about Computing

The word “foundry” might make you think of large machines pouring metal into molds, but Argonne National Labs has a Quantum Foundry that implants individual atoms, like silicon, into materials such as diamond. The resulting spin qubits are optically active and can use photons to communicate. We can expect spin qubits to help interconnect systems, which could help us achieve distributed quantum computing, but they also could be used for everything from room-temperature biological sensors to durable, space-based dark matter detectors. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a cosmic chat with Benjamin Pingault from Argonne National Laboratory.    For more information on Argonne National Laboratory and the Argonne Quantum Foundry, visit https://www.anl.gov/.   Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services  to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

The path to reopening the government. NEC Director Kevin Hassett joins Money Movers, first on CNBC, with more on the economic impact of a potential reopening and how missed economic data plays into forecasts. Then, the CEO of Rigetti Computing – reacting to earnings and laying out how investors should think about valuing the quantum trade. And new reports surrounding the departure Meta's AI chief. More on the shifting priorities in big tech. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When we think of China today, we think of a technological superpower. From Huawei and 5G to TikTok and viral social media, China is stride for stride with the United States in the world of computing. However, China's technological renaissance almost didn't happen. And for one very basic reason: the Chinese language, with its 70,000 plus characters, couldn't fit on a keyboard.Today, we tell the story of Professor Wang Yongmin, a hard-headed computer programmer who solved this puzzle and laid the foundation for the China we know today.Special thanks to Martin Howard. You can view his renowned collection of typewriters at: antiquetypewriters.com. EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Simon AdlerProduced by - Simon Adler Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Bonus Fun Virtual ExperienceGoogle's virtual Route 66 driving adventure (Source: Google Arts & Culture in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation)Link: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/route-66Main StoriesPowered by mushrooms, living computers are on the rise - Neural organics lead to lower energy costs, faster calculation speeds (Source: Ohio State News)Link: https://news.osu.edu/powered-by-mushrooms-living-computers-are-on-the-rise/See also: https://bioengineer.org/mushroom-powered-technology-the-emergence-of-living-computers/See research paper here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0328965Kubota Claims World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Self-Driving Tractor (Source: Equipmentworld.com)Link: https://www.equipmentworld.com/technology/article/15768565/kubota-worlds-first-hydrogen-selfdriving-tractor-unveiledSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzIBOK_fkfUEye prosthesis is the first to restore sight lost to macular degeneration (Source: Stanford Medicine News Center)Link: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/10/eye-prosthesis.htmlSee research paper here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2501396Scientists Reverse Alzheimer's in Mice with a Single Injection - It only took two hours for a visible difference (Source: ZME Science)Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/scientists-reverse-alzheimers-in-mice-with-a-single-injection/See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-025-02426-1Honorable MentionsHydrogen Production Takes Flight at Hamburg Airport with New Infrastructure Roadmap (Source: Hydrogenfuelnews.com)Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-production-takes-flight-at-hamburg-airport-with-new-infrastructure-roadmap/8573558/Smart elastomer muscles give soft robotics record 2,000x lifting capability (Source: Interesting Engineering)Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/smart-elastomer-muscles-give-soft-robotics-record-2000x-lifting-capability/ar-AA1P4fo5?ocid=BingNewsVerpToyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster (Source: Livescience.com)Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/toyota-to-launch-worlds-first-ev-with-a-solid-state-battery-by-2027-theyre-expected-to-last-longer-and-charge-fasterSee press release here: https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/43380876.htmlAI identifies batteries in the waste stream (Source: Recycling-magazine.com)Link: https://www.recycling-magazine.com/2024/05/21/ai-identifies-batteries-in-the-waste-stream/See company website here: https://lionvision.co.uk/

Scott talks with Stephen Jones of the new Interim Computing Museum, about the craft of bringing old computers back to life. From wire-wrapped boards to tape drives and terminals, this episode dives into why running the old systems — not just displaying them — matters for understanding how modern computing came to be.Support, Visit, and Donate to the ICM at http://icm.museum 

A researcher working on the design AI-driven methods for secure and trustworthy drone operations will share his expertise at one of the South East Science Festival's most keenly anticipated free events. 'Drones in Everyday Life - Promise, Potential, and Protection' is the title of Walton Institute researcher Iftikhar Umrani's talk in Clonmel Library in Tipperary on Wednesday, November 12, at 6.45pm. Pre-registration is not required. Drones are transforming how we live and work, from helping farmers monitor crops and improve harvests to enabling doorstep delivery of packages and medicines, he said ahead of the much-anticipated talk. "As these intelligent flying systems take on bigger roles in daily life, the UAVSec project at Walton Institute, SETU, funded by CONNECT Research Ireland Centre, investigates how to keep them secure ensuring they cannot be hacked or disrupted while in flight. The aim is to build trust in drone technology so it can serve communities with confidence and security. "Drones are opening new opportunities in areas such as precision farming, environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and the fast delivery of essential goods. They help reduce costs, save time, and support communities particularly in rural or hard-to-reach areas. "As drones become more autonomous, ensuring their safety, privacy, and security is essential. Public acceptance and regulatory frameworks also remain important challenges. Research under the UAVSec project focuses on protecting these systems from interference and building public trust in their use," the PhD researcher in the Department of Computing and Mathematics at Walton Institute, South East Technological University said. Iftikhar Umrani has been with Walton since March 2023, lives in Waterford City and has a keen interest in how emerging technologies can serve local communities safely and responsibly. The much-anticipated event is one of dozens on the South East Science Festival programme for 2025 from November 8 to 16 across pubs, restaurants, libraries, theatres, schools and community hubs in Waterford city and county, Clonmel and Carlow. All of the events across all three counties are designed to showcase how relevant all things science are in our everyday lives. Dr Sheila Donegan, Director of CALMAST, the South East Technological University's STEM engagement centre, said. "We're really looking forward to engaging with all sections of the community, from primary school children right up to adult-only audiences for this year's South East Science Festival programme. It's fun, it's engaging, it's entertaining and educational. We're delighted to work with Research Ireland and with our partners and sponsors, key among them the local authorities, SETU, key STEM employers in the region. "We now invite members of the public to peruse the schedule of events running across libraries, theatres, pubs, educational hubs, museums and so much more and to book their place. We will mix comedy and science and will be looking at why copper was mined in Waterford and if it could be again. We're examining fossils in the city, will host a coastal change workshop and walk and much more. Many events booked out within hours last year and we expect the very same for 2025," Dr Donegan said.

The $5 trillion milestone signals the dawn of a new technological epoch. Nvidia's GPUs have replaced CPUs as the foundation of the future. Everything about computing is being rewritten.Get the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiAI Chat YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JaedenSchaferJoin my AI Hustle Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle

AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a new deal between OpenAI and Amazon.

- New Exa-Class Supercomputers at DOE labs, HPE, AMD, NVIDIA, Oracle, - AI-RAN, Telecoms+AI, Nvidia+Nokia+partners - Intel+SambaNova ? [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HPCNB_20251103.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20251103 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Grit Brokerage's Brian Harbin and Michael Law discuss some of their recent sales including Sunlight.com, Computing.com, Phoenix.com, Assembly.com, Pallet.com, Nowhere.com, Yet.com, Quo.com, and others.  They also discuss acquisition and sales stories and recent trends in the domain industry.  Enjoy!Website: https://www.grit.org/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYFCl9ZQw6opYuNsm48euwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gritdotorg/?igshid=NzNkNDdiOGI%3DTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grit.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gritdotorg/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grit-org

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has installed a Quantum Brilliance quantum computer system to advance hybrid quantum-classical computing. This collaboration aims to integrate quantum computing into classical high-performance computing (HPC) systems, enabling significant computational power gains. You can listen to all of the Quantum Minute episodes at https://QuantumMinute.com. The Quantum Minute is brought to you by Applied Quantum, a leading consultancy and solutions provider specializing in quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum communication, and quantum AI. Learn more at https://AppliedQuantum.com.

Local clarinetist, wind synthesist and producer Sam Davidson joins Jasper in Studio A to perform and talk about his project Unrealistic Spaces. Sam is bringing Unrealistic Spaces to the Roy Barnett Recital Hall here on Campus on November 9th, 2025. You can read more and get your tickets below. Use the promo code "CITR" to get 50% off. Event Details ● Title: Unrealistic Spaces ● Date & Time: November 9th, 2pm ● Venue: Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music ● Tickets $25 ● https://unrealistic-spaces.eventbrite.ca Unrealistic Spaces places performers within unique 3D sound spaces layered with complex acoustics and ambiences that range from picture-perfect, immersive field recordings to completely artificial, hyper-real sonic environments. Eight venue-specific compositions merge the stark abstraction of musique concrète with colloquial elements of modern jazz, hip-hop, and minimalism. Each piece aims to explore a singular context for artists and listeners to inhabit, where the performers' reactions are as intrinsic to the music as the notes and rhythms themselves. In these pieces, immersive technology is used not as a sound enhancement tool, but as a means to carry expression across an invisible collage of sound. 3D audio is about approaching, matching, and moving beyond real-world listening. Sound is reproduced from all around the listener—in both the horizontal and vertical planes—to create an enveloping experience as possible. Musical and non-musical sound scenes can range from highly natural to completely fantastical. This program was composed specifically for 3D venues and has been realized over several months at the University of British Columbia's Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), of which The Roy Barnett Recital Hall hosts a mirrored sound system.

How are recent quantum computing breakthroughs reshaping business, competition, and society itself? What global challenges might quantum and AI either help with or introduce? We're trying something a little different and asking a futurist and bestselling author of The Quantum Economy to weigh in on how our increasing qubit counts might all play out in a few years. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging, philosophical chat with Anders Indset, and get ready to hear about simulation theory towards the end.   For more information on Anders Indset and his books, visit https://andersindset.com/.   Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services  to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

- Google Claims Verifiable Quantum Advantage - Quantum Computing Applications and Current Status - US Govt's Rumored Interest in Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms - NextSilicon's New Chip - A Bit of History on Reconfigurable Computing, Data Flow Architecture, Systolic Arrays [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HPCNB_20251027.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20251027 appeared first on OrionX.net.

- Chip Shortage Spreads to Japan - Tesla Earnings Drop Along with ZEV Credits - Samuelsson Delivers, Volvo's Stock Goes Up - Renault Up Strong in Weak EU Market - GM Reveals All-New Centralized Computing System - Opel Could Rebadge Leapmotor Model for EU - Stellantis Could Get Broken Up - BMW Wants EU to Consider Biodiesel for CO2 Reduction

- Chip Shortage Spreads to Japan - Tesla Earnings Drop Along with ZEV Credits - Samuelsson Delivers, Volvo's Stock Goes Up - Renault Up Strong in Weak EU Market - GM Reveals All-New Centralized Computing System - Opel Could Rebadge Leapmotor Model for EU - Stellantis Could Get Broken Up - BMW Wants EU to Consider Biodiesel for CO2 Reduction

Dan Morgan says IBM Corp. (IBM) doesn't flex the same muscles hyperscalers have when it comes to data center buildout, though he believes its software segment offers it another edge. He explains how investors will eye IBM's hybrid cloud and details on its Anthropic partnership in Wednesday's postmarket report. Dan also notes the company's quantum computing business as one that will offer "the next leg of growth." Tom White turns to the options front for IBM.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Join Mateus Karvat Camara this week for a discussion of his Master’s thesis exploring how collaborative perception can be used to improve autonomous vehicle operation under adverse weather conditions.  For more information check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen's University School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs website – https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/research/share/grad-chat

Have you ever considered how a single server can support countless applications and workloads at once?   In this episode, hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham, together with Principal OCI Instructor Orlando Gentil, explore the sophisticated technologies that make this possible in modern cloud data centers.   They discuss the roles of hypervisors, virtual machines, and containers, explaining how these innovations enable efficient resource sharing, robust security, and greater flexibility for organizations.   Cloud Tech Jumpstart: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/cloud-tech-jumpstart/152992 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. -------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript:   00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Lois: Hello and welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs with Oracle University, and with me is Nikita Abraham, Team Lead: Editorial Services. Nikita: Hi everyone! For the last two weeks, we've been talking about different aspects of cloud data centers. In this episode, Orlando Gentil, Principal OCI Instructor at Oracle University, joins us once again to discuss how virtualization, through hypervisors, virtual machines, and containers, has transformed data centers. 00:58 Lois: That's right, Niki. We'll begin with a quick look at the history of virtualization and why it became so widely adopted. Orlando, what can you tell us about that?  Orlando: To truly grasp the power of virtualization, it's helpful to understand its journey from its humble beginnings with mainframes to its pivotal role in today's cloud computing landscape. It might surprise you, but virtualization isn't a new concept. Its roots go back to the 1960s with mainframes. In those early days, the primary goal was to isolate workloads on a single powerful mainframe, allowing different applications to run without interfering with each other. As we moved into the 1990s, the challenge shifted to underutilized physical servers. Organizations often had numerous dedicated servers, each running a single application, leading to significant waste of computing resources. This led to the emergence of virtualization as we know it today, primarily from the 1990s to the 2000s. The core idea here was to run multiple isolated operating systems on a single physical server. This innovation dramatically improved the resource utilization and laid the technical foundation for cloud computing, enabling the scalable and flexible environments we rely on today. 02:26 Nikita: Interesting. So, from an economic standpoint, what pushed traditional data centers to change and opened the door to virtualization? Orlando: In the past, running applications often meant running them on dedicated physical servers. This led to a few significant challenges. First, more hardware purchases. Every new application, every new project often required its own dedicated server. This meant constantly buying new physical hardware, which quickly escalated capital expenditure. Secondly, and hand-in-hand with more servers came higher power and cooling costs. Each physical server consumed power and generated heat, necessitating significant investment in electricity and cooling infrastructure. The more servers, the higher these operational expenses became. And finally, a major problem was unused capacity. Despite investing heavily in these physical servers, it was common for them to run well below their full capacity. Applications typically didn't need 100% of server's resources all the time. This meant we were wasting valuable compute power, memory, and storage, effectively wasting resources and diminishing the return of investment from those expensive hardware purchases. These economic pressures became a powerful incentive to find more efficient ways to utilize data center resources, setting the stage for technologies like virtualization. 04:05 Lois: I guess we can assume virtualization emerged as a financial game-changer. So, what kind of economic efficiencies did virtualization bring to the table? Orlando: From a CapEx or capital expenditure perspective, companies spent less on servers and data center expansion. From an OpEx or operational expenditure perspective, fewer machines meant lower electricity, cooling, and maintenance costs. It also sped up provisioning. Spinning a new VM took minutes, not days or weeks. That improved agility and reduced the operational workload on IT teams. It also created a more scalable, cost-efficient foundation which made virtualization not just a technical improvement, but a financial turning point for data centers. This economic efficiency is exactly what cloud providers like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure are built on, using virtualization to deliver scalable pay as you go infrastructure.  05:09 Nikita: Ok, Orlando. Let's get into the core components of virtualization. To start, what exactly is a hypervisor? Orlando: A hypervisor is a piece of software, firmware, or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines, also known as VMs. Its core function is to allow multiple virtual machines to run concurrently on a single physical host server. It acts as virtualization layer, abstracting the physical hardware resources like CPU, memory, and storage, and allocating them to each virtual machine as needed, ensuring they can operate independently and securely. 05:49 Lois: And are there types of hypervisors? Orlando: There are two primary types of hypervisors. The type 1 hypervisors, often called bare metal hypervisors, run directly on the host server's hardware. This means they interact directly with the physical resources offering high performance and security. Examples include VMware ESXi, Oracle VM Server, and KVM on Linux. They are commonly used in enterprise data centers and cloud environments. In contrast, type 2 hypervisors, also known as hosted hypervisors, run on top of an existing operating system like Windows or macOS. They act as an application within that operating system. Popular examples include VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, and Parallels. These are typically used for personal computing or development purposes, where you might run multiple operating systems on your laptop or desktop. 06:55 Nikita: We've spoken about the foundation provided by hypervisors. So, can we now talk about the virtual entities they manage: virtual machines? What exactly is a virtual machine and what are its fundamental characteristics? Orlando: A virtual machine is essentially a software-based virtual computer system that runs on a physical host computer. The magic happens with the hypervisor. The hypervisor's job is to create and manage these virtual environments, abstracting the physical hardware so that multiple VMs can share the same underlying resources without interfering with each other. Each VM operates like a completely independent computer with its own operating system and applications.  07:40 Lois: What are the benefits of this? Orlando: Each VM is isolated from the others. If one VM crashes or encounters an issue, it doesn't affect the other VMs running on the same physical host. This greatly enhances stability and security. A powerful feature is the ability to run different operating systems side-by-side on the very same physical host. You could have a Windows VM, a Linux VM, and even other specialized OS, all operating simultaneously. Consolidate workloads directly addresses the unused capacity problem. Instead of one application per physical server, you can now run multiple workloads, each in its own VM on a single powerful physical server. This dramatically improves hardware utilization, reducing the need of constant new hardware purchases and lowering power and cooling costs. And by consolidating workloads, virtualization makes it possible for cloud providers to dynamically create and manage vast pools of computing resources. This allows users to quickly provision and scale virtual servers on demand, tapping into these shared pools of CPU, memory, and storage as needed, rather than being tied to a single physical machine. 09:10 Oracle University's Race to Certification 2025 is your ticket to free training and certification in today's hottest technology. Whether you're starting with Artificial Intelligence, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Multicloud, or Oracle Data Platform, this challenge covers it all! Learn more about your chance to win prizes and see your name on the Leaderboard by visiting education.oracle.com/race-to-certification-2025. That's education.oracle.com/race-to-certification-2025. 09:54 Nikita: Welcome back! Orlando, let's move on to containers. Many see them as a lighter, more agile way to build and run applications. What's your take? Orlando: A container packages an application in all its dependencies, like libraries and other binaries, into a single, lightweight executable unit. Unlike a VM, a container shares the host operating system's kernel, running on top of the container runtime process. This architectural difference provides several key advantages. Containers are incredibly portable. They can be taken virtually anywhere, from a developer's laptop to a cloud environment, and run consistently, eliminating it works on my machine issues. Because containers share the host OS kernel, they don't need to bundle a full operating system themselves. This results in significantly smaller footprints and less administration overhead compared to VMs. They are faster to start. Without the need to boot a full operating system, containers can start up in seconds, or even milliseconds, providing rapid deployment and scaling capabilities. 11:12 Nikita: Ok. Throughout our conversation, you've spoken about the various advantages of virtualization but let's consolidate them now.  Orlando: From a security standpoint, virtualization offers several crucial benefits. Each VM operates in its own isolated sandbox. This means if one VM experiences a security breach, the impact is generally contained to that single virtual machine, significantly limiting the spread of potential threats across your infrastructure. Containers also provide some isolation. Virtualization allows for rapid recovery. This is invaluable for disaster recovery or undoing changes after a security incident. You can implement separate firewalls, access rules, and network configuration for each VM. This granular control reduces the overall exposure and attack surface across your virtualized environments, making it harder for malicious actors to move laterally. Beyond security, virtualization also brings significant advantages in terms of operational and agility benefits for IT management. Virtualization dramatically improves operational efficiency and agility. Things are faster. With virtualization, you can provision new servers or containers in minutes rather than days or weeks. This speed allows for quicker deployment of applications and services. It becomes much simpler to deploy consistent environment using templates and preconfigured VM images or containers. This reduces errors and ensures uniformity across your infrastructure. It's more scalable. Virtualization makes your infrastructure far more scalable. You can reshape VMs and containers to meet changing demands, ensuring your resources align precisely with your needs. These operational benefits directly contribute to the power of cloud computing, especially when we consider virtualization's role in enabling cloud and scalability. Virtualization is the very backbone of modern cloud computing, fundamentally enabling its scalability. It allows multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server, maximizing hardware utilization, which is essential for cloud providers. This capability is core of infrastructure as a service offerings, where users can provision virtualized compute resources on demand. Virtualization makes services globally scalable. Resources can be easily deployed and managed across different geographic regions to meet worldwide demand. Finally, it provides elasticity, meaning resources can be automatically scaled up or down in response to fluctuating workloads, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. 14:21 Lois: That's amazing. Thank you, Orlando, for joining us once again.  Nikita: Yeah, and remember, if you want to learn more about the topics we covered today, go to mylearn.oracle.com and search for the Cloud Tech Jumpstart course.  Lois: Well, that's all we have for today. Until next time, this is Lois Houston… Nikita: And Nikita Abraham, signing off! 14:40 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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“Infrastructure” is one of those words that can mean a lot of different things to different people. At George Mason, we're focused on infrastructure in terms of sustainability – how can we help innovate new systems for the world's infrastructure that will be resilient and flexible enough to support a changing world.   On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington is joined by two guests working at the intersection of innovation and sustainability to develop George Mason's capabilities as a living laboratory for students, faculty, and staff to find solutions to our grand challenges: Liling Huang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing and the Dominion Energy Faculty Fellow in Power and Energy Systems, and Leah Nichols, executive director of the Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) in the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact.    

- How about an AI system that needs 2x the energy NYC uses? - A GPU for every person - HPC-Quantum hybrid systems - Exascale Day 10/18, ExaFlops or ExaWatts? - Seymour Cray 100th birthday - Cray-1 50th anniversary - US Mint's new dollar coin featuring the Cray-1 - Cray-1 masterclass in... branding! [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HPCNB_20251020.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20251020 appeared first on OrionX.net.

professorjrod@gmail.comWhat if the world's hard drives merged into one invisible place—and you used it a hundred times today without thinking? We pull back the curtain on cloud storage, tracing its unlikely path from room-sized machines and punch cards to AWS's game-changing S3, Dropbox's frictionless sync, and the moment Netflix stopped shipping envelopes and started streaming the future. Along the way, we unpack why storage got so cheap, how reliability reached “eleven nines,” and where the hidden risks still live.We start with J.C.R. Licklider's radical idea—computing as a utility—and follow the thread through ARPANET, early hosting, and the price freefall that turned terabytes into pocket change. Then we shift from enterprise to everyday life: the folder that follows you everywhere, photos that back up before you can worry, and classrooms that collaborate across continents. But convenience has a cost, and we tackle it head on: infamous breaches, painful outages, and the reality that all clouds are built on real servers, power grids, and people. You'll hear how modern security—encryption by default, MFA, redundancy—raised the bar, and why good hygiene still starts with you.The story crescendos with Netflix's bold pivot: betting on bandwidth, partnering with AWS for storage and compute, and building Open Connect to put content near viewers. That playbook—rent the core, own the edge—reshaped entertainment and proved what elastic infrastructure makes possible. We also confront the environmental bill for our “infinite” drive: data centers' energy appetite, the race to renewables, and why the next leap must be cleaner, not just faster and cheaper. Finally, we look ahead to decentralized storage, edge computing, and AI-guided data management—and face the paradox of abundance: when everything can be saved, deletion becomes a superpower.If this journey sharpened how you think about the files you trust to the sky, share it with a friend, hit follow, and leave a quick review. Tell us: what do you trust the cloud with—and what will you delete today?Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showArt By Sarah/DesmondMusic by Joakim KarudLittle chacha ProductionsJuan Rodriguez can be reached atTikTok @ProfessorJrodProfessorJRod@gmail.com@Prof_JRodInstagram ProfessorJRod

Computing Power Drives the Future by William Meisel https://www.amazon.com/Computing-Drives-Future-William-Meisel/dp/1088244149 Computing power has long grown at an exponential rate. That rapid advance has allowed digital systems to do more each year. Computer power crossed a major threshold when it made "Artificial Intelligence" driven by deep neural networks economically feasible. And huge investments are being made in ever-larger computer centers to support AI. This book challenges the assumptions behind those huge investments and explains why the generative AI that is making all the news is over-rated. Computer power crossing a threshold allowed deep neural nets to be practical, and they have indeed been used effectively for many limited applications. Meisel discusses the "next big thing" that exponential growth in computer processing speed will allow. The book provides a realistic description of what we can expect as computer power grows ever more quickly than most past innovations, with major impacts on society, the economy, and competition between countries.

In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Join host Dr. Arun Seraphin for a conversation with Dr. Steve Harber of Parallax Advanced Research and the Ohio Aerospace Institute. In this episode, Dr. Harber discusses neuromorphic artificial intelligence, an approach to AI that models computing after the human brain's efficient, adaptive neural networks. The discussion highlights the advantages of neuromorphic AI over traditional computing in power consumption, processing, and its ability to intuitively learn, as well as possible defense applications in edge computing, UAS operations, and electronic warfare. The episode dives into the maturity of the technology and the challenges to developing an entirely new way of computing.To receive updates about Emerging Technologies Institute activities please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.orghttps://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETIhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI

Join host Dr. Arun Seraphin for a conversation with Dr. Steve Harber of Parallax Advanced Research and the Ohio Aerospace Institute. In this episode, Dr. Harber discusses neuromorphic artificial intelligence, an approach to AI that models computing after the human brain's efficient, adaptive neural networks. The discussion highlights the advantages of neuromorphic AI over traditional computing in power consumption, processing, and its ability to intuitively learn, as well as possible defense applications in edge computing, UAS operations, and electronic warfare. The episode dives into the maturity of the technology and the challenges to developing an entirely new way of computing. To receive updates about Emerging Technologies Institute activities please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI

אחד מתסמיני דאנינג-קרוגר הקשורים לרשתות נוירונים הוא ההקבלה שלהן למוח האנושי.אם תשאלו מישהו לא מהתחום על רשתות נוירונים, הוא יגיד בביטחון שזה עובד כמו במוח האנושי.מי שכבר קצת יחקור יגלה די מהר שהנוירונים של chatGPT שונים משל בני האדם.ואם תקשיבו לפרק של היום - תגלו שיש פער עצום ומנסים לצמצם אותו.חומרה שבנויה בצורה דומה למוח האנושי נקראת Neuromorphic.המילה ניורומורפית היא הלחם של המילים נוירו (νεῦρον), שהיא תא עצב ביוונית, ומורפי (μορφή) שהיא המילה צורה ביוונית. כלומר, מחשבים שיש להם את הצורה של תאי עצב - כלומר הצורה של המוח.כדי להכיר יותר לעומק את הטכנולוגיה הזאת הזמנו את הסלב הקבוע שלנו - פרופ׳ @שחר לדבר איתנו על רשתות נוירונים, אבל זה רק בשביל להתחמם. עיקר השיחה שלנו התרכזה בנושא עיבוד נוירומורפי והופתענו מכל תשובה מחדש!אז על מה דיברנו?- אילו סוגי רשתות נוירונים קיימים?- איזו מוטיבציה יש לעבוד עם רשת נוירונים ״לא סטנדרטית״?- מה הקשר בין רשתות נוירונים למחשוב נוירומורפי?- מה ההבדל בין מעבד נוירומורפי דיגיטלי ואנלוגי?- מה ההבדל בין מעבד נוירומורפי סינכרוני ואסינכרוני?אחרי שהאזנתם לפרק מוזמנים להצטרף לקבוצת המאזינים שלנו - שם אנחנו שולחים הודעות ספייק בצורה א-סינכרונית >>>https://chat.whatsapp.com/KwUu8pQsxx220qS7AXv04Tפרק זה הוקלט במהלך מלחמת ״חרבות ברזל״.מוזמנים ליצור איתנו קשר במייל podcasthardreset@gmail.comהאזנה נעימה.

In this episode, we're joined by Kunle Olukotun, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University and co-founder and chief technologist at Sambanova Systems, to discuss reconfigurable dataflow architectures for AI inference. Kunle explains the core idea of building computers that are dynamically configured to match the dataflow graph of an AI model, moving beyond the traditional instruction-fetch paradigm of CPUs and GPUs. We explore how this architecture is well-suited for LLM inference, reducing memory bandwidth bottlenecks and improving performance. Kunle reviews how this system also enables efficient multi-model serving and agentic workflows through its large, tiered memory and fast model-switching capabilities. Finally, we discuss his research into future dynamic reconfigurable architectures, and the use of AI agents to build compilers for new hardware. The complete show notes for this episode can be found at https://twimlai.com/go/751.

Santosh Vempala, Frederick Storey II Chair of Computing and Distinguished Professor in the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech, explains his paper co-authored by OpenAI's Adam Tauman Kalai, Ofir Nachum, and Edwin Zhang. Read the paper: Sign up for future AI research paper readings and author office hours. See LLM hallucination examples here for context.Learn more about AI observability and evaluation, join the Arize AI Slack community or get the latest on LinkedIn and X.

We had the opportunity to catch up again with Professors Keren Bergman to discuss the latest developments in all things optical: co-packaged photonics/opto-eletcronics/silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and optical computing. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/104@HPCpodcast_SP_Keren-Bergman_Silicon-Photonics_20251012.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcast-104: Silicon Photonics, w Keren Bergman (2) appeared first on OrionX.net.

- AMD OpenAI - AMD Oracle - Intel Clearwater Forest (Xeon 6+) - Intel Fab52 18A looks like is catching up with TSMC - SC25 conference looks like another big one [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HPCNB_20251013.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20251013 appeared first on OrionX.net.

A hour or so of retro computing chat including: How dare you diss the Amstrad CPC! Roger Dean talks about his work with Psygnosis. Do you really think computers were cheaper in the 8-bit era? It would be just wonderful if you could head over to https://www.addict.media/ and check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Each issue focuses on the cultural impact of home computing with hardware profiles, interviews, vintage software and game reviews. You will also find Amiga Addict as well as some one off issues dedicated to other classic computers. Tell them that we sent you and they will wonder why you are telling them that. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:18 - The Amstrad CPC Was Perfect and Bears No Criticism Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHK4n4CIsVc 14:57 - Mountains Come Out Of The Sky Story Link: https://spillhistorie.no/2025/10/03/legends-of-the-games-industry-roger-dean/ Additional Link: https://www.rogerdean.com/ New Games In 2025: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nxpx2o/picking_up_that_new_game_in_2025/ David Retro Games Played Badly: https://www.youtube.com/@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 35:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:34 - They Cost How Much? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nvzxtq/1985_computer_deals_adjusted_for_2025_prices/  56:16 - Community Question of the Week

Looking beneath the screens and circuits to the element that holds them all: silicon. I trace the history of our relationship to it and connect its ubiquitous power - both geological and technological - to the potential for hope. We are being held and each of us has a deeply intimate relationship with silicon.I hope this episode makes you smile and also inspires you.Links:Captured: The Secrets Behind AI's Silicon Valley TakeoverIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: The Case Against SuperIntelligent AI (Yudowsky & Soares)SUBSCRIBE TO EROS FOR LIFE ON SUBSTACKTo receive daily emails go to the Eros for Life publication settings and subscribe to the "Eros for Life - Daily" Section.

(00:00:00) The Importance of Infrastructure in AI Computing (00:04:53) Challenges of Power Consumption in AI (00:11:11) Retrofitting vs. New Data Centers for AI (00:20:28) Optimizing Power Distribution for High-Density Racks (00:25:10) Emerging Cooling Technologies for AI Workloads (00:29:22) Structured Cabling Solutions for AI (00:35:59) Future-Proofing Data Centers for AI Adoption (00:38:21) Motivation and Passion in AI Infrastructure In this conversation, Todd Reed speaks with Bob Wagner, Senior Development Manager at Panduit, about the critical infrastructure supporting AI computing. They explore the challenges of power consumption and heat generation in data centers, the importance of optimizing power distribution, and the emerging cooling technologies necessary for managing AI workloads.The discussion also covers the differences between retrofitting existing data centers and building new ones, the role of structured cabling in simplifying installations, and strategies for future-proofing data centers to meet the demands of AI. Bob shares his passion for innovation and problem-solving in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI infrastructure.Thank you for listening and please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review our show on your favorite app.To get a hold of us here at Keepin' The Lights On, please email: podcast@graybar.comThank you to our sponsor, Panduit:  https://www.graybar.com/manufacturers/panduit/c/sup-panduit?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Ep+61+AI+Cooling&utm_campaign=podcast-main-page&utm_id=PodcastPanduitTo reach Bob Wagner on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-wagner-57a5b46/Learn more about Panduit: https://www.graybar.com/manufacturers/panduit/c/sup-panduit?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Ep+61+AI+Cooling&utm_campaign=podcast-main-page&utm_id=PodcastPanduitMeson Sabika (Spanish Tapas): www.Mesonsabika.comHesed House, a shelter for the unhoused in Aurora, IL: www.hesedhouse.orgWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wKU1tu7yJIATakeaways Distribution is crucial for the infrastructure of AI computing.AI computing is leading to unprecedented power consumption challenges.Retrofitting existing data centers for AI is complex and requires careful planning.High-density racks require optimized power distribution solutions.Emerging cooling technologies are essential for managing heat in AI workloads.Structured cabling solutions can simplify installation and maintenance in data centers.Future-proofing data centers involves planning for power and cooling needs.The demand for AI is driving innovation in data center infrastructure.Collaboration and planning are key to addressing the challenges of AI computing.Passion for problem-solving drives innovation in AI infrastructure.

In this episode, we discuss an article (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12528-025-09446-4) in the Journal of Computing in Higher Education. Things that bring us joy this week: David Sedaris (https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/) House of Guinness on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81664250) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

OpenAI's new hardware and apps will need data centers, and OpenAI is signing the deals. Plus Tim Cook's successor.Starring Tom Merritt and Rob Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: Europe's AI startups head to the U.S. for funding. And Verizon names Daniel Schulman as its new CEO. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Paramount buys Bari Weiss's The Free Press for $150 million. And French President Emmanuel Macron loses his fourth Prime Minister in just over a year. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.  Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matilde Marcolli is a computational linguist and mathematical physicist currently serving as Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech. Her latest book is Mathematical Structure of Syntactic Merge: An Algebraic Model for Generative Linguistics with Noam Chomsky and Robert C. Berwick.ReferencesFrancesco Cirillo, "L'autonomia nomade." Gli autonomi: La autonomia operaia meridionale—Basiclica, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, part 3. eds Antonio Bove, Francesco Festa. DeriveApprodi, 2022.Oscar Greco, "L'Autonomia nel Sud. Affinità e divergenze tra i movimenti e l'autonomia calabrese." Gli autonomi: La autonomia operaia meridionale—Basiclica, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, part 3. eds Antonio Bove, Francesco Festa. DeriveApprodi, 2022.Adriano Maini, "Si strutturano nuove modalità di protesta quali assemblee, conferenze, dibattiti, sit-in, commissioni di lavoro," Collasgarba, January 5, 2023.David P. Palazzo. The "Social Factory" In Postwar Italian Radical Thought From Operaismo To Autonomia. Dissertation. State University of New York, 2014.Fabio Papalia. Il Sessantotto italiano nella dinamica delle occupazioni e dei cortei: un confronto tra i movimenti studenteschi di Torino, Milano e Roma. Dissertation. Università degli studi Roma Tre, 2011.Paolo Perri, "Per un pugno di riviste? Il blitz all'Università della Calabria." Gli autonomi: La autonomia operaia meridionale—Basiclica, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, part 3. eds Antonio Bove, Francesco Festa. DeriveApprodi, 2022.Franco Piperno, Lo spettacolo cosmico. Scrivere il cielo: lezioni di astronomia visiva. DeriveApprodi, 2007.Franco Piperno, "Conversazione in Calabria." Gli autonomi: La autonomia operaia meridionale, part 1. eds Antonio Bove, Francesco Festa. DeriveApprodi, 2022.Franco Piperno, "⁠AUTONOMIA POSSIBILE, VALORE D'USO, LAVORO NON-OPERAIO⁠." Metropoli, Rome, 1978.Franco Piperno and Francesco Raparelli, "La rivolta del sapere," Dinamo Press, June 27, 2018. Potere Operaio. "Alle avanguardie per il partito," 1970.Marco Scavino. Potere operaio: La storia. La teoria. Vol. 1. Roma: Derive Approdi, 2018.Steve Wright. The Weight of the Printed Word: Text, Context and Militancy in Operaismo. Leiden: Brill, 2021.

- Provably unconditional quantum (information) supremacy - Big clouds balance own vs merchant GPUs - Big unexpected players in HPC/AI infratech [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HPCNB_20251006.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20251006 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Can you put a quantum computer in a satellite, car, or even laptop? It's possible with diamond-based quantum technologies that work at room temperature. Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center qubits challenge the notion that quantum computing is confined to massive data centers. Such mass-deployable quantum computers and sensors can be used in medical diagnostics, satellite imaging, and anywhere local inference is useful. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging chat with Marcus Doherty from Quantum Brilliance and learn how soon we'll have 64 mobile qubits!  For more information on Quantum Brilliance, visit https://quantumbrilliance.com/.   Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services  to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

Matt Schultz, Co-founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of CleanSpark, joined me to discuss the latest in Bitcoin mining, adoption, and growth.Topics: - Cleanspark's Bitcoin Mining Operations - Future of Bitcoin Mining - US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve - CleanSpark's $100M BTC-backed loan from Coinbase Prime - AI and Quantum Computing impact on Bitcoin and mining Show Sponsor -

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts ACM Distinguished Member Cecilia Aragon, Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering and Director of the Human-Centered Data Science Lab at the University of Washington (UW). She is the co-inventor (with Raimund Seidel) of the treap data structure, a binary search tree in which each node has both a key and a priority. She is also known for her work in data-intensive science and visual analytics of very large data sets, for which she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2008. Prior to her appointment at UW, she was a computer scientist and data scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and NASA Ames Research Center, and before that, an airshow and test pilot, entrepreneur, and member of the United States Aerobatic Team. She is a co-founder of Latinas in Computing. Cecilia shares her journey into computing, starting as a math major at Caltech with a love of the Lisp programming language, to vital work innovating data structures, visual analytics tools for astronomy (Sunfall), and augmented reality systems for aviation. She highlights the importance of making data science more human-centered and inclusive practices in design. Cecilia discusses her passion for broadening participation in computing for young people, a mission made more personal when she realized she was the first Latina full professor in the College of Engineering at UW. She also talks about Viata, a startup she co-founded with her son, applying visualization research from her lab to help people solve everyday travel planning challenges. We want to hear from you!

- "World Models” aim for the next big thing in AI - Microsoft's $3.3B datacenter, with a $4B one to Follow - OpenAI talks central-park-sized datacenter, times 13 - In-Chip ‘Microfluidics' cooling - Caltech tames 6,100 neutral atom qubits with 12,000 optical tweezers [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HPCNB_20250929.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20250929 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Stanisław Marcin Ulam (13 April 1909 – 13 May 1984) was a Polish and American mathematician, nuclear physicist and computer scientist. He participated in the Manhattan Project, originated the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons, discovered the concept of the cellular automaton, invented the Monte Carlo method of computation, and suggested nuclear pulse propulsion. In pure and applied mathematics, he proved a number of theorems and proposed several conjectures.Original Audio

It's been a week since an Optus outage left hundreds of customers unable to call triple 0 in an emergency.But while there's been widespread outrage in the days since, is anyone really holding the telco to account for the deadly error? Today, technology expert from Melbourne University Suelette Dreyfus on Optus's astonishing failure.Featured: Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Computing and Information Systems

For the first time, Shor's Algorithm is running on logical qubits! The team at Infleqtion used their Sqale neutral atom processor to accomplish the feat. While the setup only uses six logical qubits, and we're still in the range of factoring 15 or 21, this is both a proof of concept and a proof of the need for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). We discuss the aggressive 2.5:1 physical-to-logical ratio of Sqale, which could lead to hundreds of logical qubits by 2028. Also, find out why Shor's Algorithm could surprisingly end up being one of the first killer apps for quantum computing, rather than a later use case. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging chat with Peter Noell from Infleqtion. For more information on Infleqtion, visit https://infleqtion.com/.   Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services  to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts 2024 ACM Prize in Computing recipient Torsten Hoefler, a Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), where he serves as Director of the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory. He is also the Chief Architect for AI and Machine Learning at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS). His honors include the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal, an award for outstanding mid-career scientists; the IEEE CS Sidney Fernbach Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the application of high-performance computers; and the ACM Gordon Bell Prize, which recognizes outstanding achievement in high-performance computing. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences (Academia Europaea), a Fellow of IEEE, and a Fellow of ACM. In the interview, Torsten reminisces on early interest with multiple computers to solve problems faster and on building large cluster systems in graduate school that were later turned into supercomputers. He also delves into high-performance computing (HPC) and its central role in simulation and modeling across all modern sciences. Bruke and Torsten cover the various requirements that power HPC, the intersection of HPC and recent innovations in AI, and his key contributions in popularizing 3D parallelism for training AI models. Torsten highlights challenges, such as AI's propensity to cheat, as well as the promise of turning reasoning models into scientific collaborators. He also offers advice to young researchers on balancing academic learning with industry exposure. We want to hear from you!

Joel Roberts, former host of a prime-time talk show on KABC Radio, Los Angeles, takes over hosting duties to talk Vasant Dhar about his upcoming book and Roberts' own scepticism regarding all things AI. Useful Resources: 1. Joel Roberts. 2. Thinking With Machines, The Brave New World With AI - Vasant Dhar3. AI and The Paper Clip Problem. 4. Dr. Jules White. 5. Geoffrey Hinton. 6. Yuval Noah Harari. 7. Augmented Intelligence - The Future of Generative AI and Computing. 8. How The Mind Works - Steven Pinker9. Brave New World Episode 94: Anil Seth On The Science of Consciousness. 10. Backpropagation 11. Brave New World Episode 98: There's no I in AI, Ben Shneiderman on The Evolution and State of Artificial Intelligence. 12. Brave New World Episode 97: Alex Wiltschko on Digitizing Scent. 13. Brave New World Episode 81: Alex Wiltschko on The Sense Of Smell.14. Joy Milne. 15. Brave New World Episode 89: Missy Cummings on Making AI Safe. 16. TEDx Talk - When Should We Trust Machines: Vasant Dhar. 17. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma: Mustafa Suleyman. 18.  Luis Elizondo. Check out Vasant Dhar's newsletter on Substack. The subscription is free!