“The Future of Data Science”

Three key trends influencing the future of data science and what you can do to take advantage of the coming opportunities

It was around 8:00pm and I was driving home, having picked up some groceries. As I drove into a dimly lit cross section, I barely noticed the flash of light before I felt a violent impact when another driver lost control of his car and crashed into me. Fortunately, the damage was only to the vehicles. What transpired next, is purely stuff of the future.
— Read on Towards Data Science

BSI untersucht Sicherheit von Windows 10

Das BSI nimmt derzeit die sicherheitsrelevanten Funktionen von Windows 10 unter die Lupe. Erste Ergebnisse befassen sich mit der eingebauten Telemetrie.
Von Hajo Schulz

Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) hat sich auf die Fahnen geschrieben, die sicherheitskritischen Funktionen von Windows 10 einer genauen Analyse zu unterziehen. Die Untersuchungen firmieren unter dem Titel SiSyPHuS Win10 (Studie zu Systemintegrität, Protokollierung, Härtung und Sicherheitsfunktionen in Windows 10). Ihr Ziel sei es, die Sicherheit und Restrisiken für eine Nutzung von Windows 10 bewerten zu können, teilte das BSI mit. Darüber hinaus sollen Rahmenbedingungen für einen sicheren Einsatz des Betriebssystems identifiziert sowie Empfehlungen für eine Härtung und den sicheren Einsatz von Windows 10 erstellt werden.
— Weiterlesen auf heise online

Amazon’s own ‘Machine Learning University’ now available to all developers

by Dr. Matt Wood | on 26 NOV 2018 | in Amazon Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, AWS Re:Invent
Today, I’m excited to share that, for the first time, the same machine learning courses used to train engineers at Amazon are now available to all developers through AWS.

We’ve been using machine learning across Amazon for more than 20 years. With thousands of engineers focused on machine learning across the company, there are very few Amazon retail pages, products, fulfillment technologies, stores which haven’t been improved through the use of machine learning in one way or another. Many AWS customers share this enthusiasm, and our mission has been to take machine learning from something which had previously been only available to the largest, most well-funded technology companies, and put it in the hands of every developer. Thanks to services such as Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Polly, Amazon Translate, and Amazon Lex, tens of thousands of developers are already on their way to building more intelligent applications through machine learning.
— Read on AWS Machine Learning Blog

Why I use VPNs all the time (and so should you)

by GARY EASTWOOD
More and more web-browsers in the contemporary age are beginning to rely on virtual private networks (VPNs) for a myriad of reasons, which has led to a boom in their proliferation. Many people still don’t know anything about VPNs, however, and certainly don’t know where to start when it comes to learning about them and whether they can be trusted.
— Read on The Next Web

Intel’s ‘neural network on a stick’ brings AI training to you

Andrew Tarantola, @terrortola
Ahead of its first AI developers conference in Beijing, Intel has announced it’s making the process of imparting intelligence into smart home gadgets and other network edge devices faster and easier thanks to the company’s latest invention: the Neural Compute Stick 2…
— Read on engadget

The future of Java and OpenJDK updates without Oracle support – RHD Blog

This post describes the furture support for Java and OpenJDK updates, now that Oracle has announced that soon it will no longer supply free binaries for JDK releases or write patches for bugs.
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The Problem With AI: Machines Are Learning Things, But Can’t Understand Them

Everyone’s talking about “AI” these days. But, whether you’re looking at Siri, Alexa, or just the autocorrect features found in your smartphone keyboard, we aren’t creating general purpose artificial intelligence. We’re creating programs that can perform specific, narrow tasks.
— Read on How-To Geek

Fix: My Webcam Doesn’t Work on Windows 10

Your webcam may not work on Windows 10 for several reasons. The usual troubleshooting steps apply, but Windows 10 has a new system-wide option that completely disables your webcam in all applications.
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Everything You Need To Know About the Blue Screen of Death

The blue screen of death—or BSOD—is always an unwelcome sight. BSODs appear when Microsoft Windows encounters a critical error from which it can’t recover, usually the result of low-level software (or drivers) crashing or faulty hardware…
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Millions of PCs Running Windows 10’s October Update Haven’t Received Critical Fixes

Microsoft has spent that last month frantically fixing bugs in Windows 10’s October 2018 Update. But, if you’re one of the millions of people who installed the update when it was available, you haven’t actually been getting those bug-fix updates!

Update: With the re-release of the October 2018 Update on November 13, early adopters can now get these fixes through Windows Update. Just head to Settings > Update & Security > Check for Updates. Your Windows 10 PC will automatically download and install them, too…
— Read on How-to Geek