AWS-Designed Inferentia Chips Boost Alexa Performance
Almost two years after unveiling its Inferentia high-performance machine learning inference chips, Amazon has almost completed a migration of the bulk of its Alexa text-to-speech ML inference workloads to ...Full Article
Google, SkyWater Partner on Open ASIC Designs
Google along with chip foundry partner SkyWater Technology and an IC design kit vendor are joining forces to offer what they promote as “open source manufacturing of custom ASICs.” ...Full Article
The Present and Future of AI: A Discussion with HPC Visionary Dr. Eng Lim Goh
As HPE’s chief technology officer for artificial intelligence, Dr. Eng Lim Goh devotes much of his time talking and consulting with enterprise customers about how AI can benefit their ...Full Article
AI Career Notes: November 2020 Edition
In this monthly feature we bring you up to date on the latest career developments in the enterprise AI community -- promotions, new hires and accolades: Bertil Brendeke Submer, ...Full Article
It’s Time To Set Industry Standards for AI
The AI hype cycle has shifted from real promise to real life. The intense complexities that accompany enterprise AI – like the data issues, sustainability and scalability, and of ...Full Article
Graph Databases Gaining Enterprise-Ready Features
Graph database vendors are broadening their applications by adding enterprise-focused features to help customers who are dealing with the burdens of huge troves of business-critical data. In a move ...Full Article
AT&T, IBM Extend 5G to the Edge Via OpenShift
IBM and AT&T are building on their ongoing 5G wireless partnership by combining AT&T's (NYSE: T) next-generation wireless network with IBM's Cloud Satellite hybrid platform. The move aims to ...Full Article
Robotics Startup Attracts Stellar Cast
A robotics startup developing a “cognitive engine” that would allow industrial robots to operate autonomously on the factory floor announced a $15 million funding round, supplementing earlier bets by ...Full Article
AMD Reveals $35B Acquisition of Xilinx, Reports Record Q3 Revenue
AMD this morning reported record quarterly revenue of $2.8 billion and a finalized deal to buy FPGA-maker Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition helps AMD ...Full Article
Fintech Is a VC Magnet
Billions of dollars in venture capital are flying around in search of the Next Big Thing, while most investments in technology startups likely won’t pan out. Still, investors are ...Full Article
