TSMC jumps in to save Moore’s Law
2500 mm2 interposer and 5nm N5P EUV to the rescue
Usually, it is Intel which talks about Moore’s Law, but this time our long-time industry friend Godfrey Cheng at TSMC talked about potential and the future of the world’s finest manufacturing facility.
AI pioneer mate of Jeffrey Epstein
Alleged to have had forced sex with one of Epstein's victims
A victim of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein testified that she was forced to have sex with MIT professor Marvin Minsky.
Xilinx Alveo U50 adaptable compute is out
Wins against Xeon and Tesla
Xilinx has a data center first strategy that Victor Peng and his team are executing flawlessly so far, and part of that plan is to launch an adaptable compute, network and storage card and call it Alveo U50.
AIs should be allowed their names on patents
If they invented it
A team of boffins said that an artificial intelligence system should be recognised as the inventor of two ideas in patents filed on its behalf.
AI is a computer power bugbear
Keeps Facebook’s AI expert awake at night
Facebook's AI initiatives, VP Jerome Pesenti (left) has warned that AI demands an increasing amount of compute power and it is keeping him awake at night worrying about it.
Aussie AI designs a “turbocharged” flu vaccine
To be trailed in the US
An Aussie AI has designed a “turbocharged” flu vaccine which is about to be trialled in the United States.
EU panel calls for ban of AI for mass surveillance
Ethical AI
A group of policy experts assembled by the EU has recommended that it ban the use of AI for mass surveillance and mass “scoring of individuals”.
Aussie grocer wants to save a billion dollars
Using AI and other tech to see off competition
Australia's second-biggest grocery chain Coles revealed its intention to cut A$1 billion in costs through more deliberate use of technology. It reflects the new imperative for supermarkets looking to stay competitive amidst pressure from deep discounters and online retailers.
First customers getting Versal ACAP
7nm first adaptive compute platform
Xilinx has confirmed that the Versal, product developed under Everest condemned was taped out last year, and today the company has confirmed that the first tier-one customers are getting the first Versal AI core products.
Renesas develops AI accelerator
For super fast AIs
Renesas has announced it has developed an AI accelerator that performs CNN (convolutional neural network) processing at high speeds and low power.