Original Apple I computer, sold by Steve Jobs in 1976, could reach $1 million at auction

On December 11, the only known surviving Apple I computer personally sold by Steve Jobs — out of his parents’ garage in 1976 — will be offered at auction. The auctioneer, Christie’s, estimates a sale price of between $400,000 and $600,000 — but just last week, the Henry Ford Museum bought a similar Apple I at auction for $905,000, and that particular computer lacked documentation tying it directly to Steve Jobs. We wouldn’t be surprised if this Apple I which is still in fully working order, incidentally sells for over $1 million, making it by far the most expensive computer relic in the world.

via Original Apple I computer, sold by Steve Jobs in 1976, could reach $1 million at auction | EventnNews.

Ask Watson or Siri: Artificial intelligence is as elusive as ever

In 1966, some MIT researchers reckoned that they could develop computer vision as a summer project, perhaps even get a few smart undergrads to complete the task.

The world has been working on the problem ever since.

Computer vision is where computers recognize objects like people do. That’s a tree. He’s Carlos. And so on. It’s one of a number of tasks we consider essential for generalized artificial intelligence, in which machines can act and reason as humans do.

While we’ve been making some considerable headway in computer vision, especially in recent years, that it has taken 50 years longer than expected shows why AI (artificial intelligence) is such a difficult and elusive goal.

via Ask Watson or Siri: Artificial intelligence is as elusive as ever | Computerworld.

National Cybersecurity Career Fair

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All interested students – take a minute and check out the National Cybersecurity Career Fair, a virtual career fair that will allow you to directly connect with employers about cybersecurity job and internship opportunities in an online format over two days this Fall! NCCF will be held November 20-21, please don’t wait to register – sign up NOW at https://app.brazenconnect.com/events/cyberaces-us-career-fair! And connect with NCCF on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

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Opportunities from Cynthia Flores

Cynthia Flores, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at CSUCI, has just attended the SACNAS conference this past weekend, and has noted several great opportunities for students in Computer Science:

  • Tapia Conference Codeathon: although applications for funding are closed for the TAPIA conference in Boston, MA, the Code-a-thon is accepting applications for a hands-on workshop. Perhaps some students may still have an opportunity to attend the Code-a-thon.
  • The following links are of interest to us as a Hispanic serving institution, and also the CI Computer Girls:
    CAHSI
    NCWIT
    Anita Borg 

Stop worrying about mastermind hackers. Start worrying about the IT guy.

Mistakes in setting up popular office software have sent information about millions of Americans spilling onto the Internet, including Social Security numbers of college students, the names of children in Texas and the ID numbers of intelligence officials who visited a port facility in Maryland.

The security problem, researchers say, has affected many hundreds of servers running popular Oracle software, exposing a peculiar melange of data to possible collection by hackers. Most of the institutions affected have been universities or government agencies, though they hold a wide range of information on individuals and private companies.

The UCLA Health system, for example, had communications records — including doctors’s names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers — visible online. The Pentagon’s Defense Information Systems Agency, which maintains secure military networks, exposed a contracting database appearing to show $164 million in purchases. Two Texas state agencies failed to protect the personal details of people receiving government services.

This was not the work of sophisticated Russian hackers or Chinese cyber-warriors, who typically get blamed for problems in computer networks. Instead, researchers are pointing to humble system administrators for making routine errors that left the data unsecured.

via Stop worrying about mastermind hackers. Start worrying about the IT guy. – The Washington Post.