Update: Marvell Acquiring Interconnect Chip Vendor Inphi in $10B Deal
Arm chip maker Marvell Technologies is buying data interconnect vendor Inphi for about $10 billion in cash and stock, continuing a wave of recent big-name vendor consolidations that have ...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
Healthcare AI Still Dominated by Specialists
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into the healthcare ecosystem. Those efforts have so far achieved mixed results, according to an investment survey that found ...Full Article
IT Job Seekers: Open Source Jobs Need You, Especially in DevOps
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, companies around the world are continuing to seek IT workers with proven skills in open source software to fill job vacancies that consistently remain ...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
Nvidia-Arm Deal a Boon for RISC-V?
If and when Nvidia closes its $40 billion acquisition of Arm Ltd., the transaction could provide a boost for the competing RISC-V architecture. As regulators in the U.S., China ...Full Article
Data Scientists: Avoid These Top 4 Pitfalls
When working with business executives, the biggest pitfalls in data science boil down to errors in communication. For true success, data scientists must be bilingual to effectively accomplish their ...Full Article
AI Demands Are Fueling Hardware Acceleration
As Moore’s law chip scaling reaches the point of diminishing returns, processor architectures are evolving to accelerate everything from AI model training and inference, data centers that support those ...Full Article
DDN, Tintri Unveil New NVMe Storage Devices
DDN, a long-time leader in HPC storage, announced two new products today and provided more detail around its strategy for integrating DDN HPC technologies with the enterprise strengths of ...Full Article
Space-Based AI Sharpens Earth Observations
There are countless eyes on the sky, but the European Space Agency (ESA) and its technology partners that include Intel Corp. claim to be the first to apply AI ...Full Article
