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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).

IoT Security Plan Emphasizes Full Disclosure

October 19th, 2020 (0)
Compliance with security standards and a growing list of state and national regulations aimed at protecting consumers is an imperative for Internet of Things equipment vendors. With that in mind, a U.K.-based industry group has released what it says ...

Sonic Boom: Net OS Touted as Next Linux

October 16th, 2020 (0)
An industry consensus is emerging around the network operating system called Sonic. A growing list of enterprise infrastructure vendors have announced switching gear and other networking components based on the Software for Open Networking in the Cloud. Market tracker ...

Hackers Target Chip Makers

October 16th, 2020 (0)
Another indication of the strategic importance of the foundational semiconductor industry is a recent surge in cyberattacks directed at global chip manufacturers. Security researchers in Taiwan reported earlier this year that a year-long cyber campaign emanating from China launched ...

BlackSwan Unveils an AI OS

October 14th, 2020 (0)
An Israeli software services developer debuting this week positions its platform service as an enterprise AI operating system that combines deep and machine learning, natural language processing, neural networks as well as data operations. Tel Aviv-based BlackSwan Technologies also ...

AMD Expands Roster of Datacenter Server Partners

October 14th, 2020 (0)
AMD announced expanded datacenter partnerships with server maker Lenovo and Nutanix Inc. that will use the chip makers Epyc processor to deliver hyperconverged and virtualized infrastructure. The expanded ecosystem also pulls in Nutanix partner Hewlett Packard Enterprise and another ...

Xilinx Rolls AI Model, Kit for X-Ray Classification

October 13th, 2020 (0)
Deep learning frameworks are being widely used as a diagnostic tool to help clinicians scan medical imagery with greater accuracy. Those models are being deployed on dedicated processors and accelerators capable of running neural networks used to classify and ...

OpenShift Gets an Automation Upgrade

October 13th, 2020 (0)
As the OpenShift platform becomes the centerpiece of IBM’s hybrid cloud strategy, the company’s Red Hat unit is integrating its Ansible automation suite into OpenShift to help combine cloud-native and legacy infrastructure. The idea is to preserve existing infrastructure ...

The ‘Git’ DevOps Ecosystem Expands

October 12th, 2020 (0)
It’s getting harder to keep track of “Git”-branded DevOps startups with ties to the Microsoft-owned GitHub open source software mothership. Among the latest is Gitpod, which announced native integration with GitLab, the open-source DevOps platform. Gitpod also last week ...

IBM Bets on Hybrid Cloud, Spinning Off IT Unit

October 9th, 2020 (0)
In April, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna emphasized the company’s hybrid cloud offerings upgraded through its 2018 acquisition of Red Hat and its OpenShift platform. Hybrid cloud was among the few bright spots in the company’s quarterly financial results. The ...

Reports: AMD in Talks to Acquire Xilinx

October 9th, 2020 (0)
When reports surfaced during the summer that IP chip vendor Arm Ltd. was on the block, among the potential suitors besides the eventual winner Nvidia were a number of chip rivals that included, down the list, Advanced Micro Devices. ...
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