Any guidance can help.
NYDFS Issues Ransomware Guidance Outlining Expected Security Controls
On June 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS,” the “Department”) issued guidance to all New York state regulated entities on ransomware (the “Guidance”), identifying controls it expects regulated companies to implement whenever possible.
To help prevent successful ransomware attacks, the Department outlines a playbook of known cybersecurity countermeasures and controls. Notably, the guidance states that, given the substantial risk from ransomware, “every NYDFS-regulated company should seek to implement the controls outlined in this Guidance to the extent possible.”
Ah, the French. They are different. What would Napoleon do?
https://www.makeuseof.com/french-competition-regulator-slaps-google-with-593m-fine/
French Competition Regulator Slaps Google With $593M Fine
The French antitrust regulator is set to fine Google €500 million ($593 million) after the tech giant failed to reach a deal with publishers using its platform. The argument centers around a 2020 decision levied on Google News to pay media outlets and publishers for snippets displayed on the service.
Google has apparently ignored the Autorité de la concurrence and now will have to pay the fine. Or, more likely, head straight back to court to contend the fine.
Misapplication of (undue reliance on) an algorithm, if not a true AI.
Italian Supervisory Authority Fines Foodinho Over its Use of Performance Management Algorithms
On July 5, 2021, the Italian Supervisory Authority (“Garante”) announced that it has fined Foodinho S.r.l. (“Foodinho”) 2.6 million EUR for its use of performance algorithms in connection with its employees. The authority held Foodinho in breach of the principles of transparency, security, privacy by default and by design, and held it responsible for not implementing suitable measures to safeguard its employees’ (i.e., riders’) rights and freedoms against discriminatory automated decision making. The Garante’s decision is the first of its kind in the realm of the algorithmic management of gig workers. According to the Garante, Foodinho’s management violated Article 22(3) of the GDPR.
We need to keep up with the Chinese, let’s spend lots of money!
Congress wants to pour hundreds of billions (yes with a B) of dollars into the federal government to increase the nation’s competitiveness in emerging technology and, in particular, to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that are vital to protecting our national security. The bipartisan support shown for the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA ) – the bill that provides these funds – is a noteworthy and important step in ensuring the United States is resilient and competitive in the 21st century. And that kind of money is nothing to sneeze at. But can the federal government manage to spend it? [They will likely spend it without management. Bob]
… However, having spent the last 20 years in the U.S. government, 15 of them in the Intelligence Community (IC), I believe that without a visible, concerted effort to revisit current budget, acquisition, risk, and oversight frameworks – led by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and IC leadership – the IC will not be able to effectively identify, develop, and incorporate in real-time the technological advances needed to keep its competitive edge, regardless of how much USICA money comes its way.
AI systems have the potential to transform how the IC makes sense of the world, rapidly and at scale. To discover secrets and provide policymakers with exquisite intelligence and insights at mission speed, the IC must be able to quickly and accurately sort through vast amounts of data to find patterns, uncover connections, understand relevance, and draw conclusions in real-time. Without the advantages that evolving AI will continue bring, the IC will quickly be outmatched by the nation’s formidable adversaries.
An interesting idea. We are far from this level of AI.
https://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Machine-Learning-and-the-End-of-Search-147641.aspx
Machine Learning and the End of Search
Does the wider adoption of machine learning mean the end of search as we know it? Northern Light CEO David Seuss explained why he believes it does and how search must leverage smart taxonomies going forward during his presentation at Data Summit Connect 2021.
"We are approaching the era when users will no longer search for information in the traditional way. They will expect the machine to find what they need on its own and bring it to them. To do this, search must evolve to have an in-depth understanding of the search material and the ways of knowing in the user's domain so you can't just throw a generic search solution at a generic content set and have this work," Seuss said.
An AI resource.
https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/cern-sparks-podcasts-explore-artificial-intelligence/
CERN Sparks Podcasts Explore Artificial Intelligence
On Tuesday, CERN will launch a new podcast series on artificial intelligence. The series looks forward to the first edition of the Sparks! Serendipity Forum in September, when over 30 leading thinkers will converge on the laboratory for high-level multidisciplinary discussions designed to spark ethical innovation.
To whet your appetite for the forum, the podcasts bring a selection of the Sparks delegates together in pairs. Think of these conversations like collisions in the LHC. Rather than protons, however, we’re colliding a diverse cast of thought leaders featuring computer scientists, neuroscientists, philosophers, physicists and psychologists. And rather than energy being transformed into new particles, the weight of scholarship is transformed into new seams of creative energy — a foretaste of the intellectual dust-up planned for September.
They say it’s satire, I’m not so sure.
Trump Sues Eighty-one Million Voters for Banning Him from White House
“This would mean that it’s up to millions of Americans to decide who gets to use the White House and who doesn’t,” the former President said.
Something those of us who teach MS software should consider?
YouTubers are making a living on videos about Microsoft software
When Microsoft updated its Teams communication app with a more sophisticated way to give PowerPoint presentations in January, the company published a 500-word blog post on the feature. People could read the blog post and try to figure out how to use it, or they could consult YouTube.
On the video service owned by arch-rival Google, a former Microsoft employee named Kevin Stratvert published a video on Presenter Mode to his more than 800,000 subscribers, garnering more than 180,000 views and hundreds of comments. Microsoft itself had not published a video on the topic.
Tools & Techniques.
https://www.makeuseof.com/find-word-cant-remember-onelook-reverse-dictionary/
How to Find the Word You Can't Remember With OneLook Reverse Dictionary
OneLook Reverse Dictionary is a free reference site to find a word by its definition. Most language producers face the problem of finding the right word at the right time, just when their brains can't recall it.
OneLook Reverse Dictionary helps users find the word by explaining what it means. The dictionary allows users to find synonyms and phrases related to the word they're looking for. You can also type the suggested definition that falls into the same category of the related word and the dictionary will provide you with the best-related words.
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