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George Leopold
George Leopold has written about science and technology for more than 30 years, focusing on electronics and aerospace technology. He previously served as executive editor of Electronic Engineering Times. Leopold is the author of "Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom" (Purdue University Press, 2016).AI, Big Data Propelling Chip Design
September 30th, 2020 (0)
AI and big data generating those algorithms are transforming chip design in unexpected ways, accelerating fundamental tasks like finding the optimal design tradeoffs between performance and power consumption “Chips can help produce better chips” in terms of frequency, power ...
Hailo Adds Acceleration Module to its AI Edge Processor
September 30th, 2020 (0)
Hailo, the up-and-coming AI chip startup, released an acceleration module this week that allows its Hailo-8 processor to be plugged into edge devices. The Israeli chipmaker is also targeting its AI modules at rivals Google and Intel, claiming its ...
VMware, Server Partners, Rework Hybrid Clouds Around Net Adapters
September 29th, 2020 (0)
The shift to hardware accelerators used to boost the performance of AI, machine learning and cloud-native applications is also having the unintended consequence of adding complexity for already overworked development teams. In response, a group of vendors led by ...
5G is Going Cloud Native
September 28th, 2020 (0)
Cloud infrastructure vendors are lining to collaborate with telecommunications and network equipment partners to help roll out 5G services, aiming for what one public cloud vendor dubs “carrier-grade cloud.” For instance, a 5G network collaboration between IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) ...
Globalfoundries Sees Pandemic ‘Pulling’ Chip Demand
September 25th, 2020 (0)
Globalfoundries, the custom semiconductor manufacturer, announced advancements on several fronts this week, including the latest version of its FDX platform aimed at low-power, edge devices as well as a chip design verification kit that incorporates machine learning tools. The ...
DoD’s Early Warning System Targets New Enemy: COVID-19
September 24th, 2020 (0)
Artificial intelligence technology has been enlisted in a Defense Department research effort to develop an early warning system for identifying infectious diseases. Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the confined quarters of U.S. Navy ships illustrate the scale of the problem ...
AI Developers Adjust to ‘New Normal’
September 24th, 2020 (0)
The pandemic has shifted the focus of disrupted enterprise AI and machine learning projects from financial analysis and consumer insight to cost cutting and customer engagement, according to a vendor survey that also forecasts increased AI spending. The assessment ...
Kubernetes Adopters Ramp DevSecOps
September 23rd, 2020 (0)
The faster Kubernetes deployments are scaled, the bigger a target they become for hackers probing for security vulnerabilities. With security incidents rising sharply, Kubernetes-native container security platform vendor StackRox reports that 44 percent of respondents to a recent poll ...
PagerDuty Acquires DevOps Automator Rundeck
September 21st, 2020 (0)
PagerDuty Inc., the operations management specialist, is acquiring enterprise DevOps startup RunDeck in a cash-stock transaction valued at $100 million. San Francisco-based PagerDuty said Monday (Sept. 21) the acquisition would be paid for with about 60 percent in cash ...
Industrial-Strength Private Wireless Nets Emerge
September 21st, 2020 (0)
Network equipment makers are zeroing in on emerging 5G wireless capabilities increasingly seen as the backbone for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) deployments. Those 5G equipment vendors are shifting their focus from consumer to enterprise applications as manufacturers implement ...