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I Call Foul Play: Overusing smartphones does more harm than good The Daily Free Press – Daily Free Press

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Since the early 1990s, there has been a technological revolution unfolding before our very eyes. Today, individuals are more reliant on technology than ever before. A whopping 97% of Americans own a cell phone, and 85% own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center.

This progressive trend has arguably provided incredible societal and cultural benefits for the average user effortless and swift communication with others may promote a feeling of enhanced connection, especially in the current moment.

Moreover, online trends leveraging social media to advocate for civic engagement can be beneficial. However, multiple studies prove that social media and electronic device addiction harms those who succumb to the pressures of obsessive technology.

Phone applications and cellular devices themselves are specifically designed to encourage dependency. For companies such as Samsung and Apple or platforms like Instagram, a successful product is one that keeps its users constantly engaged. Active, constant interaction drives profit.

Thus, cell phones have become an essential part of American life.

In many ways, humans themselves have become semi-bionic creatures. Though a fully bionic creature would have permanent electronic body parts, people today can feel lost and even experience panic and anxiety when they are without their electronic devices.

This trend will probably continue. Already, Elon Musks Neuralink Corporation, which is developing neurotechnology for permanent implantable brainmachine interfaces, plans to start testing new technology on humans as early as this year.

Do humans depend on technology too much as is? Studies on app and phone use may argue we do.

Individuals with high social media use actually felt more isolated than others, according to a 2017 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In addition, there is an association between passive social media use and symptoms of depression such as fatigue and loneliness, according to a 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.

While the negative effects of prolonged phone and social media usage can have negative consequences on mental health, they can cause

physical musculoskeletal harm as well. A direct relationship was found between phone addiction and neck disability, according to a 2017 study published by King Saud University.

The science is clear: Phone addiction is unhealthy and can be extremely damaging to mental and physical health.

The multiple studies that prove how harmful cell phone addiction is should be alarming. Society is faced with a very problematic paradox: Phones are extremely addictive, people are extremely dependent on them and this dependence can cause harmful disabilities, yet we cant seem to live without them in the modern technological era.

What should one do about this perplexing issue? Conscious and mindful phone use can provide a useful alternative to the phone use that plagues many Americans.

While it is not the average users fault that phones are constructed specifically to induce hyper dependency and fixation, a conscious citizen can resist phone addiction by limiting screen time, turning off notifications and deleting unhealthy applications. In regards to Musks Neuralink, one can only hope that such emerging technology will bring some good to humanity.

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Neuralink monkey can play Pong with its mind – what could a human do? – Metro.co.uk

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Neuralink says its brain implant allows a monkey to play Pong with its mind (Picture: Neuralink)

David Tuffley, senior lecturer in applied ethics & cyber security, Griffith University

Some weeks ago, a nine-year-old macaque monkey called Pager successfully played a game of Pong with its mind.

While it may sound like science fiction, the demonstration by Elon Musks neurotechnology company Neuralink is an example of a brain-machine interface in action (and has been done before).

A coin-sized disc called a Link was implanted by a precision surgical robot into Pagers brain, connecting thousands of micro threads from the chip to neurons responsible for controlling motion.

Brain-machine interfaces could bring tremendous benefit to humanity. But to enjoy the benefits, well need to manage the risks down to an acceptable level.

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Pager was first shown how to play Pong in the conventional way, using a joystick. When he made a correct move, hed receive a sip of banana smoothie. As he played, the Neuralink implant recorded the patterns of electrical activity in his brain. This identified which neurons controlled which movements.

The joystick could then be disconnected, after which Pager played the game using only his mind doing so like a boss.

This Neuralink demo built on an earlier one from 2020, which involved Gertrude the Pig. Gertrude had the Link installed and output recorded, but no specific task was assessed.

According to Neuralink, its technology could help people who are paralysed with spinal or brain injuries, by giving them the ability to control computerised devices with their minds. This would provide paraplegics, quadriplegics and stroke victims the liberating experience of doing things by themselves again.

Prosthetic limbs might also be controlled by signals from the Link chip. And the technology would be able to send signals back, making a prosthetic limb feelreal.

Cochlear implants already do this, converting external acoustic signals into neuronal information, which the brain translates into sound for the wearer to hear.

Neuralink has also claimed its technology could remedy depression, addiction, blindness, deafness and a range of other neurological disorders. This would be done by using the implant to stimulate areas of the brain associated with these conditions.

Brain-machine interfaces could also have applications beyond the therapeutic. For a start, they could offer a much faster way of interacting with computers, compared to methods that involve using hands or voice.

A user could type a message at the speed of thought and not be limited by thumb dexterity. Theyd only have to think the message and the implant could convert it to text. The text could then be played through software that converts it to speech.

Perhaps more exciting is a brain-machine interfaces ability to connect brains to the cloud and all its resources. In theory, a persons own native intelligence could then be augmented on demand by accessing cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI).

Human intelligence could be greatly multiplied by this. Consider for a moment if two or more people wirelessly connected their implants. This would facilitate a high-bandwidth exchange of images and ideas from one to the other.

In doing so they could potentially exchange more information in a few seconds than would take minutes, or hours, to convey verbally.

But some experts remain sceptical about how well the technology will work, once its applied to humans for more complex tasks than a game of Pong. Regarding Neuralink, Anna Wexler, a professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said:

neuroscience is far from understanding how the mind works, much less having the ability to decode it.

At the same time, concerns about such technologys potential harm continue to occupy brain-machine interface researchers.

Without bulletproof security, its possible hackers could access implanted chips and cause a malfunction or misdirection of its actions. The consequences could be fatal for the victim.

Some may worry powerful artificial AI working through a brain-machine interface could overwhelm and take control of the host brain.

The AI could then impose a master-slave relationship and, the next thing you know, humans could become an army of drones. Elon Musk himself is on record saying artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity.

He says humans will need to eventually merge with AI, to remove the existential threat advanced AI could present:

My assessment about why AI is overlooked by very smart people is that very smart people do not think a computer can ever be as smart as they are. And this is hubris and obviously false.

Musk has famously compared AI research and development with summoning the demon. But what can we reasonably make of this statement? It could be interpreted as an attempt to scare the public and, in so doing, pressure governments to legislate strict controls over AI development.

Musk himself has had to negotiate government regulations governing the operations of autonomous and aerial vehicles such as his SpaceX rockets.

The crucial challenge with any potentially volatile technology is to devote enough time and effort into building safeguards. Weve managed to do this for a range of pioneering technologies, including atomic energy and genetic engineering.

Autonomous vehicles are a more recent example. While research has shown the vast majority of road accidents are attributed to driver behaviour, there are still situations in which AI controlling a car wont know what to do and could cause an accident.

Years of effort and billions of dollars have gone into making autonomous vehicles safe, but were still not quite there. And the travelling public wont be using autonomous cars until the desired safety levels have been reached. The same standards must apply to brain-machine interface technology.

It is possible to devise reliable security to prevent implants from being hacked. Neuralink (and similar companies such as NextMind and Kernel) have every reason to put in this effort. Public perception aside, they would be unlikely to get government approval without it.

Last year the US Food and Drug Administration granted Neuralink approval for breakthrough device testing, in recognition of the technologys therapeutic potential.

Moving forward, Neuralinks implants must be easy to repair, replace and remove in the event of malfunction, or if the wearer wants it removed for any reason. There must also be no harm caused, at any point, to the brain.

While brain surgery sounds scary, it has been around for several decades and can be done safely.

According to Musk, Neuralinks human trials are set to begin towards the end of this year. Although details havent been released, one would imagine these trials will build on previous progress. Perhaps they will aim to help someone with spinal injuries walk again.

The neuroscience research needed for such a brain-machine interface has been advancing for several decades. What was lacking was an engineering solution that solved some persistent limitations, such as having a wireless connection to the implant, rather than physically connecting with wires.

On the question of whether Neuralink overstates the potential of its technology, one can look to Musks record of delivering results in other enterprises (albeit after delays).

The path seems clear for Neuralinks therapeutic trials to go ahead. More grandiose predictions, however, should stay on the backburner for now.

A human-AI partnership could have a positive future as long as humans remain in control. The best chess player on Earth is not an AI, nor a human. Its a human-AI team known as a Centaur.

And this principle extends to every field of human endeavour AI is making inroads into.

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Facial Recognition Market 2021 Investigation Highlights Growth Trends in COVID-19 | Gemalto NV, Ayonix Face Technologies, Cognitec Systems The…

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Strategic Study on Face and Voice Biometrics Market 2021, Covers Detail Analysis (Impact of Covid-19), Share, Size, Future Opportunity in Global…

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Global Face and Voice Biometrics Market Growing Demand and Growth Opportunity 2026

Overview

The report is a comprehensive analysis of the Face and Voice Biometrics market and covers facts and growth drivers for the market profile. Manufacturing technologies and applications that form a part of this Face and Voice Biometrics market success are also included in the report. Based on such information, the market has been segmented into various categories and portrays the maximum market share for the forecast period. The study is a result of various analysis techniques used to derive the relevant information. These analysis techniques include SWOT methodologies and Porters Five Force Model. Further, the report has an acute focus on global players, products with the highest demand, and the various product categories, which are causative of the Face and Voice Biometrics market growth. Micro and macroeconomic indicators, government stipulations that could affect the market, and advice from industry leaders is also included in the report compilation. The study of the market has been taken place during 2019, the base year and the forecast period stretches till 2026.

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Top Key Players Profiled in this report: 3M Cogent (USA), NEC Corporation of America (USA), AcSys Biometrics Corp. (Canada), AGNITiO S.L. (Spain), Cognitec Systems GmbH (Germany), Nuance Communications(USA), Eurotech S.P.A (Italy), Ivrnet Inc. (Canada), Kimaldi Electronics, S.L. (Spain), National Security Resources (USA), Neurotechnology (Lithuania), PSP Security Co. Ltd (Hong Kong), SAFRAN Group (France), Sensible Vision (USA), Sensory(USA), Suprema(Korea), VoiceTrust eServices(Canada), and VoiceVault(USA)

Segmental Analysis

The market study contains the division of the overall market into different regional segments according to the key geographic regions. The whole of the Face and Voice Biometrics market has been covered with regards to the key countries and regions. Using the results from the regional analysis, the report also presents a forecast for the local markets. The market presence of manufacturers and key players have also been studied.

All the major regions in the market have been covered with broad segments including North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. The other major segmentations on the market cover the product types and end-user applications.

North America held dominant position in the global Face and Voice Biometrics market in 2021, accounting for XX% share in terms of value, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific, respectively.

Market Dynamics

The various factors that can boost the Face and Voice Biometrics market growth in the current scenario as well as in the coming years have been discussed in detail. The interplay of demand and supply forces in this market along with the factors affecting them have been analyzed. The internal and external factors affecting the market in terms of growth have been studied by this market study. The pricing policies used and the effect they have on the consumption behaviour have been studied for various regions of the Face and Voice Biometrics market. The study conducted looks at the upstream as well as the downstream aspects of the market.

Research objectives

To study and forecast the market size of Face and Voice Biometrics in global market.

To analyze the global key players, SWOT analysis, value and global market share for top players.

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To analyze and compare the market status and forecast among global major regions.

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To strategically analyze each submarket with respect to individual growth trend and their contribution to the market

To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.

Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers

North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)

Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)

Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia etc.)

Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa).

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Chapter 2: Global Market Status and Forecast by Regions

Chapter 3: Global Market Status and Forecast by Types

Chapter 4: Global Market Status and Forecast by Downstream Industry

Chapter 5: Market Driving Factor Analysis

Chapter 6: Market Competition Status by Major Manufacturers

Chapter 7: Major Manufacturers Introduction and Market Data

Chapter 8: Upstream and Downstream Market Analysis

Chapter 9: Cost and Gross Margin Analysis

Chapter 10: Marketing Status Analysis

Chapter 11: Market Report Conclusion

Chapter 12: Research Methodology and Reference

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Face Recognition Technology Trend Analysis, Market Revenue, Business Strategies, COVID Vaccine Impact The Courier – The Courier

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Syndicate Market Research recently launched a study report on theglobal Face Recognition Technology marketproject light on the significant drifts and vigorous cannon into the evolution of the trade, which includes the restraints, market drivers, and opportunities. The report talks about the competitive environment prevailing in the Face Recognition Technology market worldwide. The report lists the key players in the market and also provides insightful information about them such as their business overview, product segmentation, and revenue segmentation. In 2018, the global Face Recognition Technology market size was xx million US$ and it is expected to reach xx million US$ by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2026.

The Specialist team offers you a Free PDF Sample copy of the research report as per your Querry/Requirement, additionally, impact analysis of COVID-19 provides on Face Recognition Technology industry development

The authors of the report have segmented the global Face Recognition Technology market as per vendor list, product, application, and region.Segments of the global Face Recognition Technology market are analyzed on the basis of market share, production, consumption, revenue, CAGR, market size, and more factors.The analysts have characterized leading industry players of the universal Face Recognition Technology market, keeping in vision their recent developments, market sales, share, revenue, product portfolio, areas covered, and other aspects.

The top players including Overview, Financials, Product Portfolio, Business Strategy, and Recent Developments:Nviso, Daon, Idemia, Keylemon, Nuance Communications, Ayonix, IBM, Neurotechnology, Animetrics, Cognitec Systems, NEC, 3M, Gemalto, Techno Brain, Herta Security, Crossmatch, Facefirst Inc.

How data can be gathered?

With all the information congregated and examined using SWOT analysis, there is a vivacious picture of the competitive landscape of the Global Face Recognition Technology Market. Openings for the future market development were revealed and preoccupied competitive dangers likewise textured. The movement and tendency of this market were considered and it illustrates that there was outstanding strategic supervision observed. By the grasping market foundation and using the determined excellence, methodologies, and inclinations of other driving markets for references, market statistics was understood.

Globally, the global Face Recognition Technology market has been fragmented into various regions such asNorth America, Latin America, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Europe. Furthermore, it gives a holistic snapshot of the competitive landscape across the world. To get a better outlook in the businesses, it offers various strategies and methodologies. The global Face Recognition Technology market has been presented in a clear, concise and professional manner which helps to better understanding readers. Different infographics have been incorporated in the report, to offer the graphical presentation of some significant facts and figures of the market.

North America:U.S.Canada, Rest of North AmericaEurope:UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Rest of EuropeAsia Pacific:China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Rest of Asia PacificLatin America:Brazil, Argentina, Rest of Latin AmericaThe Middle East and Africa:GCC Countries, South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa

Points Covered in The Report:Global Face Recognition Technology market 2021 studies afford a primary overview of the enterprise which includes definitions, classifications, programs, and industry chain structure. The Global Face Recognition Technology Market analysis is supplied for the global markets which include improvement developments, competitive landscape evaluation, and key areas development status. Development policies and plans are discussed in addition to manufacturing procedures and value systems are also analyzed. This document also states import/export consumption, delivery and call for Figures, value, price, sales, and gross margins.

Types: 2D Facial Recognition, 3D Facial Recognition

Applications: Intelligent Signage, Photo Indexing and Sorting, Photo Indexing and Sorting, Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security, Business Intelligence, ID Management, Physical Security

Chapter 1Introduction

Chapter 2Industry Cost Structure and Economic Impact

Chapter 3Rising Trends and New Technologies with Major Manufacturers Profiles/Analysis

Chapter 4Global Face Recognition Technology Market Analysis, Trends, Growth Factor, Porters Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5Face Recognition Technology Market Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import and Business with Potential Analysis by Region

Chapter 6Global Face Recognition Technology Market Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type and Application

Chapter 7Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders

Chapter 8Industrial Demand-Supply Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers

Chapter 9Development Trend of Analysis, Market Effect Factors Analysis

Chapter 10Research Findings and Conclusion

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Face Recognition Technology Market study report analyses the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the leading manufacturers in the industry. In December 2019, the first case of the Covid-19 virus was reported in China. From that point forward, the illness has spread to almost 180+ nations around the globe.

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In the Earth review: Cosmic horror in the void between technology and magic – Polygon

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For all our modern technological advancements, two sobering realities remain true: People go missing every day, and some corners of our world remain completely unexplored. Both facts are mysteries, and sources of fear. Where do people disappear to, and are they always the victim of mundane violence? Whats hiding in the oceans, jungles, and other locales so impenetrable that they reject humanitys presence?

Filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, Kill List) combines these anxieties in his latest horror movie, In the Earth. Written and directed by Wheatley during the COVID-19 pandemic, In the Earth is explicitly informed by the last year of our collective lives. The films sparse script builds an image of self-isolation, government failure, and widespread loss, while the characters decision-making is shaped by an initial sense of wariness toward strangers, then a headfirst rushing into camaraderie and trust. The latter often isnt the right choice, but dont most people want to believe other humans are inherently good? Wheatley scoffs at the idea of innate altruism, and also questions the distinction between mythology and science. In the Earth is an immersive portrait of tribalism and madness, angst and survivalism. And in spite of the somewhat predictable narrative, the film builds to an unshakably tense, unsettlingly eerie conclusion.

In the Earth (which would make a solid double-header with Woodshock, The Happening, Midsommar, or the season 1 X-Files episode, Darkness Falls) begins with an act of destruction deep inside a verdant forest, a sequence that serves as a subtle nod to Stanley Kubricks science fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. (Another film about wavering sanity in an alien location.) After the violent opening, the film moves to the UKs Gantalow Lodge research site, where scientist Dr. Martin Lowery (Love Wedding Repeats Joel Fry) has just arrived. Martin has been isolated for months due to an unnamed pandemic sweeping his world, and he seems almost desperate to connect with new people. But most of the scientists are in the field, and the lodge is disquietingly quiet.

The only people Martin spends time with are Frank (Mark Monero), the doctor who inspects him for symptoms of the spreading illness, and Alma (Ellora Torchia), the park ranger assigned to guide him into the forest to meet fellow scientist Dr. Olivia Wendle (Hayley Squires). Dr. Wendle, who is researching ways to make crop growth more efficient, is well-known for her theory that all the trees in a forest are connected, like one gigantic brain. (A not-uncommon belief, espoused by both groundbreaking ecologist Suzanne Simard and forester Peter Wohlleben, whose book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate is an international bestseller.)

Martin clearly has a complicated personal past with Dr. Wendle, but her affection for the forest seems to have rubbed off on him. When Frank warns him that the forest is a hostile environment he shouldnt underestimate, a place where people have gotten lost and died, Frys quietly bemused, slightly dismissive OK is a sign that Wheatleys grim sense of humor, sharpened in his previous films High-Rise and Free Fire, remains intact.

Could anything have dissuaded Martin from his two-day trek through the forest to meet Olivia? It doesnt seem so. Franks warning doesnt discourage him. Neither does Almas explanation of a foreboding tapestry that depicts Parnag Fegg, the Spirit of the Woods, a local folk tale who has terrified children for decades. The imagery of Parnag Fegg includes skeletons, headless and blinded figures, floating children, imps and demons, and a hooded figure wearing a crown of sticks, but none of that deters Martin. The forest is something that you can sense, Alma says, which raises questions: What has Alma felt in the woods before? What is Martin feeling thats drawing him there? And what about Olivia, who spent months in the woods, and whose abrupt cease in communications with Martin partially inspired his decision to find her?

In the Earth becomes a sort of road movie as the capable Alma guides Martin through landscapes both barren and dense. They walk in the sunshine through fields of flowers, duck under densely grown tree boughs, and pass by purple mushrooms emitting little puffs of spores, to a soundtrack that sounds like Gregorian chants. The all-business Alma is at first patient with Martin, then increasingly irritated by his shortcomings, and perhaps his mistruths; Torchia memorably flexes her face into a wide range of exasperated reactions.

Martin, meanwhile, acts more like a wilderness novice than a seasoned scientist, and Wheatley uses his inexperience to heighten the dread. Bird calls in the forest mimic human screams. Martin develops a mysterious rash that looks like a configuration of runes. Wheatleys close-ups find importance in holes, and the emptiness they represent: a circular gap in a stone that looks like a portal, the gaping maw of an abandoned tent deep in the forest, a horrendous gash on Martins foot, spurting blood. Where does the mass that used to be in a hole go, and what happens to our ecosystem, our society, or our relationships when the center cannot hold?

Wheatley handles all this early setup deliberately, and per usual, he imbues his visual language with more spookiness via a brutal electronic score by longtime collaborator Clint Mansell. But also per usual, Wheatley tends toward self-indulgence. About half an hour in, In the Earth takes a turn thats tedious and thoroughly predictable. After one new character is introduced, there are no plot surprises, and the middle portion of the film admittedly drags.

But to be fair to the filmmaker, perhaps shock isnt exactly what hes trying to communicate with In the Earth. Instead, his curiosity is focused on the unexpected overlaps between rigid repetitions of folklore and mythology on one side, and inflexible belief in scientific evidence, data, and demonstrable patterns on the other. Cosmic horror films thrive in the tension between what we can and cannot rationally explain, and in the knowledge that our lives are often insignificant compared with the whims of larger existential forces. Like the recent cosmic-horror film Color Out of Space, Wheatley creates tension through inexplicability, and litters the plot with prickly details that snag Martin and Alma like stinging nettles, marking them as trespassers in this place.

In spite of the pairs knowledge and capability, the forest thwarts their assumed dominance over the natural world. When pressed, Martin cant exactly explain what drew him to Dr. Wendle, nor the connection they have. Alma, who knows these woods well, is unnerved by plant life that doesnt seem to fit the regions ecology. The film abruptly and intermittently cuts to black, and never acknowledges lost time. Wheatleys visual tricks include trees that look like human silhouettes, while a stone obelisk that appears out of nowhere takes on outsized importance. Singularly, these arent immediately scary elements. But altogether, they coalesce into an enveloping kind of strangeness where every element, from an innocuous rock shard to the Parnag Fegg legend, masks hidden danger. Its a pandemic vibe if there ever was one.

People get a bit funny in these woods sometimes, Frank tells Martin, and In the Earth uses that line to explore the acid-trip possibilities of the natural world, and how our human need for control pollutes it. The result is a film that arguably shows its hand too early by reducing its villains to mouthpieces for Wheatleys face-off between magic and technology, and belief vs. reason. But the unease that In the Earth builds is infectious, and its moments of gory brutality, prevailing awe, and kaleidoscopic conclusion make it worth watching.

In the Earth will release in theaters on April 16. Before visiting a movie theater, Polygon recommends reading our guide to local state-by-state COVID precautionary measures.

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Quantum computers, here but not here what businesses need to know – Verdict

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The future may see us living on Mars, paying for everything with crypto, and relaxing or working as we travel effortlessly about in our driverless cars. But theres an even bigger change coming for many of us, and thats the gradual advent of quantum computing (QC) and what it means for the world of business.

People in the tech business are used to hearing about quantum computing, because its effects as and when it can be delivered at scale will be so gigantic. At the same time it tends to get put in the same folder as fusion power or directed energy weapons, technologies that have been perpetually five years away for many decades.

This long-established position, for many readers, may have obscured the new reality: Quantum computing is actually here in the real world nowadays, albeit on a small scale. Its in use right now by businesses such as IBM and Amazon. This month EU/US audiences (April 21st) and those in APAC (April 22nd) can learn all about the new state of play at a free-to-attend webinar with GlobalData analysts, focused on the real-world business landscape rather than academic theory.

That academic theory of QC is usually explained by saying that where a normal computer operates using bits of information, a quantum computer uses quantum bits or qubits. A normal bit is 1 or 0, on or off: a qubit is much more complicated. When it is measured it will be either 1 or 0; before that, it exists in a quantum superposition of those two states. The quantum superposition is usually described using complex numbers, mathematics based on the so-called imaginary unit, the square root of minus one.

Another way of visualising this is that normal bits are like coins lying on a table. They are either heads or tails up: they can be flipped over. A qubit, however, is like a coin spinning in the air. It can interact with other spinning coins, affecting how they spin, but none of them are heads or tails up until the quantum operations are complete.

Theoreticians can describe what qubits will do in a network of quantum logic gates, even if they dont have any actual machinery capable of carrying out the process. As a result, algorithms can be, and have been, developed for QC machinery even before there was any rather in the way that Ada Lovelace famously wrote some of the first conventional computer programs for Charles Babbages proposed 19th-century mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine, even though it was never actually built.

Thus we know many of the things that QC could achieve. Its effects, when it becomes available at appropriate scale, will be enormous. Quantum computers will find a use anywhere there is a large and complicated problem to be solved. That could be anything from predicting the financial markets, to improving weather forecasts, to cracking encryption systems.

Privacy advocates already fear that quantum computing could one day crack todays secure encryption and the many things built on it. Those with a stake in cryptocurrency may naturally be concerned, according to GlobalData analyst Sam Holt.

Bitcoin and other cryptos use an elliptic curve signature scheme where public and private encryption keys are used to verify transactions, Holt explains to Verdict. Older signature tech doesnt hash (fingerprint) the public key and this can therefore be known by anyone. Around 25% of bitcoins are stored using this older tech, and are vulnerable. At the moment, it remains difficult for bad actors to find out the private key. As early as 2027, however, quantum computers could be at the point where they could use the public key to break the encryption.

It could take only one quantum-crypto-heist for investors to lose confidence.

Before this happens though, fellow GlobalData analyst Mike Orme forecasts post-quantum cryptography (PQC) will have been developed using classical computers.

It wont take quantum computers to develop PQC (so) there doesnt seem to be a case for dumping Bitcoin, Orme believes. But there is a case for governments and enterprises to think seriously about shifting out of current RSA-encrypted systems.

Quantum computings capacity for number crunching may make it a lucrative option when it comes to cryptocurrency mining but its not yet at a suitable stage. Todays most advanced mining technology is extremely fast compared to the current clock speed of what quantum computers can offer now or in the short term, and its likely to stay that way for the next decade at least.

For a quantum computer to work in many of the applications which have already been worked out for it, it would need hundreds of thousands, even millions of qubits. The highest we can manage today is around a hundred. The process of a qubit calculation is so sensitive, that the apparatus around it has to block out various forms of interference, especially that of heat. The supply chain for this kind of tech cant yet be called a chain, and expertise is scarce.

But there is nonetheless already a QC market. GlobalDatas recent thematic report on quantum computing notes the QC market size in 2020 to have been somewhere in the range of $80m-$500m (the exact figure is hard to pin down).

Where is this money coming from? One source is Canadian QC company D-Wave, which has been selling quasi-quantum computers since 2011 for $20m each, notably to US national labs. These computers are based on the quantum annealing method, meaning they are suited to solving optimisation problems, but incapable of handling more advanced algorithms and problems.

Most revenue in quantum computing lies in cloud-based quantum service businesses from IBM, Google, Microsoft, Alibaba, Amazon and others. These Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) providers rent time on prototype quantum processors and simulators, often built using conventional compute power, to the rapidly swelling band of researchers and developers from government, major corporates and start-ups navigating through the quantum world.

These developers know there is money to be made on the software and application side, especially when it comes to algorithms. While it will be years until fully-fledged versions of quantum algorithms can be run on full-size quantum computers, there is scope to develop algorithms for intermediate-scale quantum devices in areas such as logistics optimisation. Such algorithms are likely to work in hybrid systems where some qubits are combined with classical computers in the next five years. Quantum simulators meanwhile, which essentially mimic quantum computers but run on classical computers, are becoming increasingly popular as a way of testing quantum computation without the need for an actual quantum computer.

The last few years have seen some road tests of quantum power, literally: a reduction of car waiting times by 20% in a large-scale traffic simulation, for example. This was achieved by Microsoft in partnership with Toyota Tshuso and Jij, a Japanese quantum algorithm start-up. Algorithms based on a realistic QC model were run on classical computers to reduce the waiting time for drivers at red lights, saving about five seconds on average for each car. In 2019, Volkswagen and D-Wave optimised routes in real-time for a fleet of municipal buses running between stops in Lisbon, considering potential traffic jams and passenger numbers. While hardware development in QC may be stuck in a metaphorical traffic jam, its a different story for QC software.

If youd like to find out more about real-world quantum computing, you can register for GlobalDatas free-to-attend Quantum Computing webinar on 21st April 2021 at 4pm (BST). APAC audiences will find a more suitably scheduled session on the 22nd; sign up free here. These expert-led sessions will explore the risks facing QC investors, and why and when quantum computing will change the game for business.

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LG Electronics works with Dutch firm to develop quantum computing technology for multiphysics simulation – Aju Business Daily

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Multiphysics is the coupled processes or systems involving more than one simultaneously occurring physical field and the studies of and knowledge about these processes and systems. Multiphysics simulations are used to analyze and validate them.

LG Electronics said the joint study would increase the competitiveness of future technologies by utilizing quantum computing that uses quantum bits or qubits, based on the principles of quantum theory, which explains the nature and behavior of energy and matter on the quantum level. Theoretically, a quantum computer would gain enormous processing power and perform tasks using all possible permutations simultaneously.

"Quantum computing is an innovative technology that goes beyond existing technologies and has considerable potential," said LG Electronics chief technology officer Park Il-pyung."Based on open innovation strategies, we will strengthen technological competitiveness with potential companies like Qu&Co and promote a high-level application study."

Qu&Co CTO Vincent Elfving said his company would cooperate with LG Electronics to introduce a new technology that effectively solves non-linear problems by utilizing quantum algorithms. The Amsterdam-based company develops quantum-computing algorithms, software and services running on currently available quantum hardware.

South Korea has joined an international race to develop quantum computing technology and hardware. The Ministry of Science and ICT aims to develop a practical five-qubit quantum computer by 2023.

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SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Qiskit – SDTimes.com

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Qiskit is an open-source framework for creating and running programs on quantum computers. The project was launched by IBM four years ago as an effort to introduce more programmers to quantum computing.

Since then, IBM has updated the SDK to better meet users needs and have provided pulse-level control to help programmers understand and work with qubits. Additionally, the company recently added the Qiskit Optimization model, which enables programmers to focus more on programs and less on how quantum systems work.

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IBM recently announced plans to evolve the Qiskit and provide a runtime environment that better reflects the developer community needs.

Plans include:

These changes, and those to come, all work toward creating frictionless programming on our quantum computers. That makes it easier for programmers to find what theyre looking for and creates a lower barrier to entry for scientists, financial analysts and other domain expert non-programmers who care more about leveraging the power of quantum computing to solve specific problems than they do about quantum circuits or qubit coherence, the IBM Quantum team wrote in a post.

IBM also recently announced a Quantum Developer Certification program to help provide developers with quantum computing skills.

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4 Projects Receive Research Computing Support Through PSU ICDS Seed Grants – HPCwire

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 15, 2021 The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has awarded the first round of RISE seed grants, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

RISE Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers is a team of ICDS computational scientists, data scientists and software engineers that help researchers leverage advanced techniques and skills for their research projects. The grant provides access to the team to complement and enhance computationally intense projects.

The first round of seed grants will support four projects:

The members of ICDSs RISE team support scientists in tackling data-driven and computationally intense investigations. In these grants, RISE team members will help the research teams by developing databases and science gateways so team members can access and manage their data efficiently and effectively. The awarded projects offer an example of how the RISE team can help enable computational research and discovery for researchers throughout the University. Some of the other ways the members of RISE can give assistance include offering effective ways to structure code and promoting best practices to improve performance of codes that are run on ICDSs Roar supercomputer.

Researchers are welcome to submit projects for consideration anytime and will be approved based on a rolling deadline. For more information, and to see the full skill set of the RISE team, please visitthe RISE Seed Grant webpage.

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