IEEE Spectrum

• IEEE Day’s 15th Anniversary: Largest Celebration Yet December 10, 2024
  The global technology community came together on 1 October to celebrate the 15th anniversary of IEEE Day, which commemorates the first time professionals gathered to share their technological innovations and advancements. IEEE Day is held annually on the first Tuesday of October. This year’s celebration was the largest yet, with more than 1,100 events worldwide. […]
  Adrienne Hahn
• Ferroelectric Devices Could Make IoT Data Unhackable December 10, 2024
  In an age where data is bought and sold as a commodity, true privacy is rare. But homomorphic encryption can protect your data completely, so no one, not even the servers used to process it, can read your information.Here’s how it works: A device encrypts data, sends it out for processing, computations are done on […]
  Kohava Mendelsohn
• Big Tech Backs Small Nuclear December 10, 2024
  When Meta announced last week that it’s looking for a nuclear energy developer to power its future AI operations, it joined a growing cadre of tech companies all suddenly repeating the same refrain: We need more power—preferably carbon-free—and lots of it. Electricity demand in the United States is expected to grow more than 15 percent […]
  Emily Waltz
• AI Is Driving India’s Next Agricultural Revolution December 10, 2024
  Farming in India is tough work—and it’s only getting tougher. Water shortages, a rapidly changing climate, disorganized supply chains, and difficulty accessing credit make every growing season a calculated gamble. But farmers like Harish B. are finding that new AI-powered tools can take some of the unpredictability out of the endeavor. (Instead of a surname, […]
  Edd Gent