US falling behind on artificial intelligence
Published in AI


Intel's Brian Krzanich warns US that other countries are more artificially intelligent


While China, India, Japan, France and the European Union are crafting bold plans for artificial intelligence (AI), the US is falling behind having shut down its own AI taskforce, says Intel CEO Brian Krzanich.

Android P is all about AI
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 10 May 2018 11:11

Android P is all about AI


New android first thoughts

Google launched its Android P beta and for the first time it made it available for nine phones and only two are the usual Google Pixel and Pixel 2 suspects.

Google’s new AI talks like a human
Published in AI
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 12:49

Google’s new AI talks like a human


You could be working with Duplex and be unaware of it

Search engine Google has been showing off an AI tool dubbed "Duplex" which is an AI assistant that can call people up and interact with them – without anyone ever knowing they were speaking to a robot.

Xilinx has majority of LiDAR market
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 17:31

Xilinx has majority of LiDAR market


Essential for Level 4 / 5 self driving

Xilinx is not a name that you associate that much with the automotive industry, but these guys actually play in most of the self driving and other automotive markets.

IBM AC922 Power 9 server has 6 Nvidia V100s
Published in AI


Enterprise AI beats the X86 competition

IBM has just announced an AC922 Power 9 based machine that addresses artificial intelligence (AI), deep and machine learning -  aimed at the enterprise AI market.

Microsoft announces Project Brainwave
Published in AI
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 12:00

Microsoft announces Project Brainwave


AI modules with specialised chips for Brainiacs 

Software King of the World Microsoft has announced that its system for running AI models with specialised chips is now available in preview on Azure.

5G will bring a massive AI and IoT push
Published in IoT
Thursday, 03 May 2018 12:20

5G will bring a massive AI and IoT push


Dell talks up new phone tech

5G will spark a considerable growth in the development of AI and IoT applications creating a massive headache for the tech industry, according to Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell.

Zen man Jim Keller leaves Tesla for Intel
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 26 April 2018 08:48

Zen man Jim Keller leaves Tesla for Intel


Updated: Leaves Tesla to kick-start Chipzilla

Jim Keller, the former AMD chip executive behind the Zen roadmap, has left Tesla for Intel and joining fellow AMD refugee Raja Koduri to help Chipzilla sort out of its manufacturing stall of the last few years.

AI boffins create a European superhub
Published in AI
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 11:59

AI boffins create a European superhub


Want to beat the Americans

Leading scientists in the EU have drawn up plans for a vast multinational institute devoted to world-class artificial intelligence (AI) research.

AI robot does something a human can't
Published in AI
Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:42

AI robot does something a human can't


Builds IKEA furniture without using a hammer to knock in the screws

A team of boffins has created robots that can do something even most humans struggle with – making IKEA furniture.