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Chips and processor hardware
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November 14, 2023
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Nov'23
Chip sector gears up for AI revolution
While Nvidia has established its AI dominance, Intel has been working on AI chips running on supercomputers
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November 14, 2023
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Nov'23
AMD survey finds AI hardware lacking in many IT departments
Global survey finds that IT leaders are finding it hard to keep up with the pace of change in AI
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November 07, 2023
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Nov'23
Interview: Paul Scully, minister for technology and the digital economy, DSIT
The technology minister speaks to Computer Weekly about the government’s semiconductor strategy, how to solve the digital skills challenge in the UK and moving towards the country’s net-zero target
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
Pension changes set to boost UK tech
UK technology and science startups could benefit from changes to UK pension funds
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Banking should start testing out quantum ideas
The finance sector should not ignore quantum computing, even though the technology is not yet ready
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October 20, 2023
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Oct'23
Belgian researchers raise speed limit in European datacentres
Researchers have developed a prototype of an optical receiver that will help datacentres process data at a much higher rate
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October 19, 2023
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Oct'23
How AWS is building a tech stack for generative AI
Olivier Klein, chief technologist for Asia-Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services, dives deeper into the technology stack the company has built to ease GenAI adoption
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
UK startups pilot semiconductor funding
ChipStart is a new initiative from the UK government to help build out the National Semiconductor Strategy by supporting startups
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
How ready does the world need to be for the quantum era?
Great use cases may exist for quantum computing, but no one knows for sure how long they will need to wait for a production-ready machine
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September 20, 2023
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Sep'23
How Google is priming its infrastructure for the AI wave
The technology giant is integrating purpose-built hardware with an optimised software stack to meet the heightened computational demands of next-generation AI workloads
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September 19, 2023
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Sep'23
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface
A decade after Snowden exposed NSA’s mass surveillance in cooperation with the British GCHQ, only about 1% of the documents have been published – but three major facts can finally be revealed thanks to a doctoral thesis in applied cryptography by ...
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September 14, 2023
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Sep'23
Bristol Uni to host one of Europe’s most power supercomputer clusters
A high-performance computer system being built at the University of Bristol will run thousands of GPUs to support research in artificial intelligence and scientific discovery
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September 08, 2023
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Sep'23
HSBC collaborates on hybrid quantum optimisation
The bank, which wants to be at the forefront of quantum computing, is looking at how it can manage collateral assets more efficiently
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September 08, 2023
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Sep'23
Executive interview: Richard Moulds, Amazon Braket
We speak to Richard Moulds, who heads up Amazon’s Braket quantum computing services, about how the technology is progressing
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August 24, 2023
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Aug'23
Accelerated datacentre computing propels record Nvidia revenue
GPU company Nvidia has seen record growth, driven by demand for AI acceleration in datacentres
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August 23, 2023
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Aug'23
Inside Micron Singapore’s sustainability journey
The chipmaker has been doubling down on sustainability efforts in Singapore by tapping solar power, recycling water and waste, as well as treating greenhouse gases, in a bid to achieve net zero by 2050
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August 23, 2023
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Aug'23
VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud
The two companies are collaborating on a platform that uses Nvidia GPUs and VMware cloud infrastructure
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August 11, 2023
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Aug'23
IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
Analogue electronics promises a more efficient way to train AI systems than computers that rely on zeros and ones
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August 11, 2023
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Aug'23
Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
Executive Order prohibits investment firms from supporting Chinese firms specialising in AI, quantum and advanced semiconductors
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August 03, 2023
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Aug'23
UK government recruits panel to focus on semiconductors
A panel of experts is being recruited as part of the government's national semiconductor strategy to ensure the UK’s chip sector can grow
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August 03, 2023
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Aug'23
Hybrid quantum workflow offers potential for hydrogen fuel cell efficiency
BMW, Airbus and Quantinuum have collaborated on a project to simulate a reaction that could pave the way to more efficient hydrogen fuel cells
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July 27, 2023
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Jul'23
Meta results show impact of data fines and datacentre upgrade strategy
The owner of Facebook is battling with regulators over transferring EU data to the US. It is also seeing less improvements on CPUs
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July 05, 2023
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Jul'23
HSBC explores quantum-safe comms to AWS edge
Banking group HSBC is looking at how to secure transactions and the benefits of quantum computing in finance
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July 04, 2023
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Jul'23
Coping with the ongoing chip crisis in the UK
China has imposed export restrictions on key semiconductor compounds, so how will the UK's National Semiconductor Strategy cope?
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June 21, 2023
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Jun'23
Belgian researchers build energy-efficient AI frameworks
Researchers in Belgium are working on a new generation of platforms to support artificial intelligence applications in an energy-efficient manner
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Lenovo ups ante on AI infrastructure investments
Lenovo is investing $1bn over three years to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure offerings, including services to help organisations deploy and tap AI capabilities in a responsible manner
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June 13, 2023
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Jun'23
RISC-V rises to software ecosystem challenge
The open source hardware and software system on a chip specification has recognised the need to coordinate low-level software development
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June 12, 2023
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Jun'23
Rishi Sunak calls for urgency in building out UK tech
The UK prime minister used his speech during London Tech Week to discuss funding tech, attracting talent and AI safety
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June 09, 2023
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Jun'23
UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration
Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree greater collaboration on responsible artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Open RAN
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June 07, 2023
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Jun'23
Researchers in Belgium move towards industrial production of qubits
Using existing equipment and know-how, researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in Belgium are finding ways of mass-producing qubits
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May 30, 2023
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May'23
Nvidia CEO sees ChatGPT as iPhone moment for AI
It took the iPhone to kickstart a revolution in mobile phone usage, and Jensen Huang believes datacentres will radically change to support AI workloads
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May 25, 2023
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May'23
BASF ramps up petaflops with new Quriosity HPE-build hardware
The AMD-powered 3 petaflops supercomputer will offer BASF the ability to run more complex simulations of chemical processes
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May 19, 2023
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May'23
National semiconductor strategy: Balancing skills, migration and security
The UK government is putting £1bn into semiconductor research and design over the next 10 years to develop a robust chip sector
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May 17, 2023
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May'23
CTO interview: Europe benefits from energy gains in AMD chips
AMD’s chief technology officer explains how the latest chip technology can help European organisations solve the energy puzzle facing IT departments
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May 08, 2023
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May'23
How lab grown neurons could power the future of AI
Melbourne-based Cortical Labs’ lab grown neurons could speed up AI training in a more energy efficient way and its work has caught the eye of hyperscalers and Amazon’s CTO
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April 21, 2023
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Apr'23
Swedish university demos quantum chemistry simulation
A quantum computer, named after a slaughtered pig, is being used to test a new approach to modelling quantum chemistry
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March 28, 2023
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Mar'23
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies
Moore was instrumental in the pace of development in the tech industry
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
MPs explore how to expand quantum computing in business
Commons Science and Technology Committee is looking for evidence of where the UK’s new quantum strategy needs improvement
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March 15, 2023
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Mar'23
UK government commits £2.5bn to boost quantum
Decade of funding aims to fast-track quantum computing engineers to the UK and drive business adoption of this emerging technology
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February 27, 2023
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Feb'23
How Dell is future-proofing its business
Dell Technologies is building a more resilient supply chain, investing in growth areas like edge and multicloud, and responding to shifts in consumption models to position itself for long-term growth
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February 14, 2023
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Feb'23
Dell tells suppliers to diversify fab and backend facilities
Dell calls for chip suppliers to diversify their fabrication and backend facilities by the end of 2024 to improve its supply chain resilience
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February 03, 2023
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Feb'23
UK seeks head of quantum office
A vacancy on the civil service jobs site suggests the UK’s new quantum strategy is about to be rolled out – and there’s going to be a new chief
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January 31, 2023
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Jan'23
Crédit Agricole tests quantum in finance
The corporate and investment bank has run experiments with Pasqal and Multiverse to demo quantum computing in finance
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January 12, 2023
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Jan'23
PC industry sees biggest decline ever, says Gartner
Gartner figures show an industry stuck between high levels of inventory and a lack of affordable products to tempt buyers in the PC market
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January 11, 2023
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Jan'23
What’s happening with quantum-safe cryptography?
Chinese researchers claim quantum technology is reaching a point where a quantum device will soon be able to crack RSA 2048 public key encryption
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January 10, 2023
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Jan'23
Tech firms failing to address forced labour in supply chains
Subpar due diligence processes in the tech sector – including poor purchasing practices, sparsely implemented collective bargaining coverage, and a lack of redress for workers – is leaving supply chain workers open to abuse, says KnowTheChain
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December 05, 2022
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Dec'22
DCMS to assess UK semiconductor industry
The ongoing global chip crisis, geopolitician tension with China and deal-blocking are the backdrop to this latest assessment
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November 29, 2022
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Nov'22
Government needs to do more for UK semiconductor industry, say MPs
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee report says the government is putting the UK chip industry at ‘significant risk’ by failing to support it sufficiently, and calls on Whitehall to publish its semiconductor strategy immediately
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November 03, 2022
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Nov'22
Russia risks shortage of PCs and software
Russian consumers and businesses could face a shortage of IT equipment including PCs and software
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October 31, 2022
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Oct'22
SoftIron’s HyperCloud to ease private cloud deployments
SoftIron claims its technology stack fully automates the provisioning of storage, compute, networking and infrastructure services, providing a fully functioning, multi-tenant cloud