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Chips and processor hardware
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October 20, 2021
20
Oct'21
Alibaba Cloud to open datacentres in Thailand and South Korea
Chinese cloud supplier is expanding its regional datacentre footprint to Thailand and South Korea in 2022 alongside technology investments that include a custom Arm-based server chip
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October 19, 2021
19
Oct'21
What will the 2025 end of life mean for enterprise Windows 10?
Businesses have until 2025 to migrate to Windows 11, but older hardware may need updating and there’s a chip crisis
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October 17, 2021
17
Oct'21
Graphcore opens Southeast Asia hub in Singapore
The AI chipmaker is looking to expand its sales teams and hire more engineers to support customer deployments in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
The power of two: quantum or neuromorphic computing?
No one wants to run a computer operating at temperatures close to absolute zero – this is pushing the boundaries of new computing architectures
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September 30, 2021
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Sep'21
NUS and Thales to develop quantum technologies
The National University of Singapore and Thales have joined hands to test quantum technologies for commercial applications in security and sensing
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September 29, 2021
29
Sep'21
Security boost in Windows 11 limits PC reuse
Microsoft has put a lot of emphasis on improving security in Windows 11, but this comes at a cost as old hardware is no longer supported
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
IBM ramps up quantum education initiative
IBM is trying hard to break quantum computing away from the boffins to find real-world application areas
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September 17, 2021
17
Sep'21
British home computing inventor Sir Clive Sinclair dies
While the US started home computing in the 1970s, it was Sir Clive Sinclair’s low-cost devices which brought computing to the UK public
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September 17, 2021
17
Sep'21
Aftershock eyes corporate PC market
Singapore-based custom PC supplier Aftershock has set up a corporate sales team and is looking to offer a desktop as a service for business customers
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September 16, 2021
16
Sep'21
European president outlines tech vision to drive Europe
President of the European Commission has set out plans for a stronger European economy, with less reliance on US and Chinese tech giants
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September 02, 2021
02
Sep'21
NUS researchers develop brain-inspired memory device
A team of researchers led by the National University of Singapore have developed a brain-inspired molecular memristor that can be configured to perform a range of computing tasks
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August 31, 2021
31
Aug'21
More NAND SSD in fewer hands as WD $20m Kioxia bid likely
The NAND flash market could soon go from six major players to four, but the fusion of Kioxia into WD and SK Hynix with Intel’s NAND business will still leave Samsung atop the pile
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August 23, 2021
23
Aug'21
IBM unveils Telum to combat financial fraud in real time
Completely new architecture means the AI accelerator chip does not need to pass data to and from the main processor, PCI bus or operating system
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August 20, 2021
20
Aug'21
CMA urges further scrutiny of Nvidia purchase of Arm
Competition and Markets Authority has decided an in-depth investigation should be mounted into the proposed acquisition of Arm by US chipmaker Nvidia
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August 20, 2021
20
Aug'21
Swedish IT industry braced for China’s response to Huawei 5G ban
Swedish IT and communications equipment suppliers fear economic backlash from China following Huawei ban
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August 10, 2021
10
Aug'21
New machine learning algorithm to detect quantum errors
University of Sydney and quantum control startup Q-CTRL have developed a new way to reduce quantum computing errors using custom machine learning algorithms
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August 03, 2021
03
Aug'21
Intel hails data analytics-powered GB Olympics swimming success
Intel has claimed its part in the GB swimming team’s Olympics success, with the analysis of ‘data pools’ and the use of its servers and workstations
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Can India become a global manufacturing hub?
India can be a major player in the global manufacturing supply chain by shoring up IP protection and tapping opportunities in contract manufacturing and firmware design
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July 13, 2021
13
Jul'21
BMW launches quantum challenge for automotive sector
Car maker is encouraging researchers and startups to submit industry-specific algorithms that take advantage of quantum computing
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
GlobalFoundries to open new fab in Singapore
US chip foundry GlobalFoundries is building a $4bn semiconductor fabrication plant in Singapore to expand its manufacturing capacity as chip demand surges worldwide
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June 16, 2021
16
Jun'21
Tech features high on McKinsey’s disruption list
The management consulting firm has published a list of innovations that could disrupt business models, with many related to IT
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June 10, 2021
10
Jun'21
How Ubisoft is embracing the cloud
Game developer Ubisoft has been tapping cloud computing to overcome the constraints of game development and create gaming experiences that live on for years to come
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June 04, 2021
04
Jun'21
IBM and Hartree partner on AI and quantum research
Hartree Centre joins IBM’s Digital Accelerator programme to further research into artificial intelligence and quantum computing
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June 03, 2021
03
Jun'21
Swedish university is behind quantum computing breakthrough
Chalmers University of Technology simplifies the process of measuring the temperatures of quantum computers during complex calculations
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June 02, 2021
02
Jun'21
Oracle debuts low-cost Arm compute instances
Oracle is offering Arm instances powered by Ampere’s Altra processors at one cent per core hour as enterprises look to deploy more Arm-based workloads
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May 20, 2021
20
May'21
HP taps micro virtual machines in endpoint security
HP’s Wolf Security technology stack uses an endpoint security controller to run computing tasks in micro virtual machines so that any potential malware can be isolated and contained
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May 12, 2021
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May'21
IBM demonstrates ‘120x speedup’ in target quantum application
A simulation of the molecule lithium hydride, which even on a quantum computer takes 45 days, can now be run in just nine hours, researchers claim
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May 10, 2021
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May'21
IBM: Another chip in the wall
Big Blue has developed technology it hopes will support semiconductor developments for the next decade
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April 29, 2021
29
Apr'21
Impact of low chip supply spreads
Covid-19, shifts in consumer purchasing, sanctions and a drought in Taiwan have come together as a perfect storm to squeeze the supply of semiconductors
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April 29, 2021
29
Apr'21
Intel seeks broader platform play with Ice Lake
Company is counting on performance improvements from its third-generation Xeon ‘Ice Lake’ chip and its broader platform strategy to regain its mojo in the market
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April 23, 2021
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Apr'21
Intel quarterly results reveal tactics to address ARM in the datacentre
The chipmaker aims to make use of standard chip libraries and offer its customers different ways to package and optimise Intel silicon
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April 22, 2021
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Apr'21
Met Office prepares for 1.5 million processor, 60 petaflop supercomputer
Azure, Cray supercomputers and Epyc core are the key ingredients inside weather forecasting service’s latest development to improve data
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April 19, 2021
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Apr'21
Digital secretary steps in on Nvidia/Arm deal
The first stage of a formal investigation by the CMA is now underway, to look at whether the sale of Arm to Nvidia will damage the chip industry
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April 12, 2021
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Apr'21
Nvidia targets datacentre memory bottleneck
The graphics processing unit (GPU) chipmaker has introduced its first datacentre chip, named after computer pioneer, Grace Hopper
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April 05, 2021
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Apr'21
How Lenovo is tackling HCI workloads
Lenovo has teamed up with AMD to address mission-critical workloads such as in-memory databases as APAC organisations look beyond VDI in their hyperconverged infrastructure deployments
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March 24, 2021
24
Mar'21
Intel puts chips on everyone’s menu
Digitisation and geopolitical tension between the US and China may be behind Pat Gelsinger’s news about building fabrication plants in the US and Europe
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March 23, 2021
23
Mar'21
Laying the groundwork on quantum roadmap
IBM has plans to develop a 1,000-plus qubit quantum computer system within two years. We look at how it is preparing software developers
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March 18, 2021
18
Mar'21
Coronavirus: How PCs in quarantine and intensive care units can be managed remotely
NHS IT staff generally have limited access to deployed devices, especially if that device is in an operating theatre or intensive care unit
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March 12, 2021
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Mar'21
UK Space Agency funds projects to tackle space rubbish and micropropulsion
The UK Space Agency is funding projects such as climate change sensors, compact propulsion systems and satellite image analysis to support the nation’s space ambitions
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February 19, 2021
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Feb'21
Oracle unveils final cog in cloud strategy
Oracle’s Roving Edge Infrastructure is getting interest from mining companies in Australia and manufacturers in ASEAN that are looking to run cloud-based workloads in edge locations
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January 26, 2021
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Jan'21
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021
Saudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists
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January 22, 2021
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Jan'21
Where is Intel going to place its next strategic bet?
Intel is getting a new CEO and the company is on a mission to move beyond the x86, a processor architecture that it has defined and dominated
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January 14, 2021
14
Jan'21
Qualcomm announces Nuvia acquisition plan
Mobile chip giant makes strategic acquisition to augment technology roadmap to redefine compute performance for next-generation devices
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January 07, 2021
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Jan'21
Competition and Markets Authority kicks off Nvidia/Arm investigation
In September, Arm and Nvidia announced a £31bn merger. Will Arm chip design remain free from Nvidia’s influence?
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January 05, 2021
05
Jan'21
AI advancement: Mimicking decision-making
In The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is transported back to 1984. If Arnie had to rely on cloud connectivity, he’d still be walking around naked
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December 13, 2020
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Dec'20
Singapore trials beacons to bolster police operations
Police beacons equipped with video cameras, sirens, floodlights and speakers are being deployed at two parks to improve public safety in a year-long trial
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Atos develops Q-Score benchmark for quantum computing
HPC will outpace quantum computer performance for a few years, but Atos believes businesses need a quantum computing strategy
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December 03, 2020
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Dec'20
Dangerous Trickbot evolves to target UEFI/BIOS firmware
Dubbed Trickboot by researchers, Trickbot’s new features enable malicious actors to read, write or even erase UEFI/BIOS firmware
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
How IoT keeps water flowing in rural communities
Non-profit organisation Charity: water has built an internet-of-things device packed with sensors to keep wells in remote parts of Africa and Asia flowing with clean water
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November 10, 2020
10
Nov'20
Intel and AMD processors affected by another side-channel exploit
Two years after Spectre and Meltdown, the x86 processor faces another side-channel exploit – only this time, it is based on sensing temperature