ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter - November, 2019
Chapter Activities
- 14 Nov., 2019: ‘How to BE a leader in times of uncertainty ?’, Dr. Latha Vijaybaskar, Founder & CEO, Lpcube Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
- 29 Nov., 2019: Computer Security Day Talks
- Trends in Cyber Systems and Consequent Security Challenges, Dr. Subrata Rakshit, Outstanding Scientist and Associate Director (Technology) CAIR (DRDO), Bangalore
- Blockchain Technology: Potential Applications and Practical Implementation, Mrs. P. R. Lakshmi Eswari, Associate Director, e-Security R&D, C-DAC Hyderabad
Upcoming Events
In December, 2019: Mini Tutorial on "Demystifying DevOps".
Headlines at a Glance
1. End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business 2. MOOCs on the Rise in China 3. An Internet of Tires? Pirelli Marries 5G And Automobile Wheels 4. Blockchain, 3-D Printing Combine to Make Aircraft Parts 5. Tech jobs: Python programming language and AWS skills demand has exploded 6. Machine learning has revealed exactly how much of a Shakespeare play was written by someone else
News in Detail ============================================================ ** End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business TechXplore.com | 28 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it was exiting the semiconductor business, selling its loss-making subsidiary to a Taiwanese firm as it struggles with intense competition from China and South Korea ...
Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** MOOCs on the Rise in China campustechnology.com | Dian Schaffheuser | 21 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ China's government has gotten into the MOOC game, setting annual targets for how many high-quality massive open online courses should be produced each year ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** An Internet of Tires? Pirelli Marries 5G And Automobile Wheels spectrum.ieee.org | Lawrence Ulrich | 27 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ The term “5G” typically makes people think of the smartphone in their hand, not the tires on their car. But Pirelli has developed the Cyber Tire, a smart tire that reads the road surface and transmits key data — including the potential risk of ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Blockchain, 3-D Printing Combine to Make Aircraft Parts WSJ.com | Agam Shah | 30 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ Aircraft-component maker Moog Inc. is testing a combination of blockchain and 3-D printing to speed up the replacement of defective aircraft parts to a few hours from several days or even weeks ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Tech jobs: Python programming language and AWS skills demand has exploded zdnet.com | Liam Tung | 20 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ The most sought-after tech skills in the US jobs market are SQL and Java, according to an analysis of skills listed in job postings over the past five years ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Machine learning has revealed exactly how much of a Shakespeare play was written by someone else MIT Tech Review | 22 Nov., 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ For much of his life, William Shakespeare was the house playwright for an acting company called the King’s Men that performed his plays on the banks of the River Thames in London ... Full Article ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================
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