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bp Joins the IBM Quantum Network to Advance Use of Quantum Computing in Energy
February 16th, 2021
LONDON, Feb. 16, 2021 -- IBM announced bp has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the use of quantum computing in the energy industry. By joining the IBM Quantum Network as an Industry Partner, bp will have access to IBM's ...
DoD Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Manufacture Secure Chips at Fab 8 in Upstate New York
February 16th, 2021
MALTA, N.Y., February 16, 2021 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), a leading specialty foundry, announced a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable supply of semiconductor solutions manufactured at GF’s Fab 8 in ...
Upstart Credits AI with Advancing Loans
February 12th, 2021
Feb. 12, 2021 -- In a blog post, John Ashley, head of the Global Financial Services Industry strategy team at NVIDIA, discussed how AI banking company Upstart is expanding consumer lending thanks to machine learning on GPUs. The blog ...
World Meteorological Organization Joining ‘AI for Disaster Management’ Focus Group
February 12th, 2021
Feb. 12, 2021 -- The World Meteorological Organization is participating in a new interdisciplinary Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural hazards with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The International Telecommunications Union Focus Group ...
New EU Consortium Shaping the Future of Quantum Computing
February 12th, 2021
ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 12, 2021 -- Europe has always been excellent in academic research, but over the past few decades commercializing research projects has been slow compared to international competition. This is starting to change with quantum technologies. As one ...
Supermicro Refutes Bloomberg’s Claims of China-Hacked Hardware
February 12th, 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 12, 2021 -- Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, strongly refutes the accuracy of information in a recent Bloomberg article. Bloomberg’s story is a ...
CHIPS Alliance Welcomes Antmicro and VeriSilicon to the Platinum Membership Level
February 12th, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2021 -- CHIPS Alliance, a leading consortium advancing common and open hardware for interfaces, processors and systems, welcomed Antmicro and VeriSilicon to the company’s Platinum membership level. Antmicro, one of the initial members of the ...
Arm Ecosystem Ships a Record 6.7 Billion Arm-Based Chips in the Final Quarter of 2020
February 12th, 2021
February 11, 2021 -- In the fourth quarter of 2020 (Arm FY Q320), Arm reported its silicon partners shipped in the prior quarter a record 6.7 billion Arm-based chips, which equates to ~842 chips shipped per second. To-date, Arm partners ...
Fujitsu and Entanglement Solve COVID-19-Related Problems Through Quantum-Inspired Technology
February 11th, 2021
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 -- Fujitsu partnered with Entanglement, Inc. to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of the Digital Annealer (DA), a quantum-inspired computing platform and related services, to address large scale logistical combinatorial optimization challenges related to ...
Semiconductor Leaders Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding for Manufacturing, Research
February 11th, 2021
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2021 — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors, comprised of CEOs and senior executives at leading U.S. chip companies, today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to include substantial funding for semiconductor manufacturing and research in the administration’s economic ...