Implement Photonic Tensor Cores for Machine Learning?
Researchers from George Washington University have reported an approach for building photonic tensor cores that leverages phase change photonic memory to implement a neural network (NN). Their novel architecture, ...Full Article
Huawei Disputes U.S.-Backed Open 5G Push
Huawei Technologies, the 5G leader, is pushing back on concerted efforts to forge an alternative radio access network for the next generation of wireless technologies. Western technology companies with ...Full Article
AI Career Notes: August 2020 Edition
In this monthly feature we bring you up to date on the latest career developments in the enterprise AI community -- promotions, new hires and accolades: Katy Crist The ...Full Article
Virtuous Cycle: AI Helps 5G Deliver Data for New AI Models
Artificial intelligence and 5G wireless are moving in tandem toward autonomous, self-healing networks able to maximize operational efficiency and reliability while leveraging new troves of network data to forecast ...Full Article
New AI Training Method Works on Individual Desktops, Laptops
Training AI models can be incredibly computationally intensive. Researchers often use supercomputers to ready the models, and the impact can be severe: the training process for a single model ...Full Article
Syntiant, AI Chip Specialist, Raises Funds, Ramps Production
Syntiant Corp., the “neural decision processor” startup, announced completion of another funding round this week along with the shipment of more than 1 million low-power edge AI chips. The ...Full Article
OpenShift Gets Virtual Upgrades to Handle Mixed Workloads
Red Hat continues to expand its OpenShift container applications platform with virtualization capabilities aimed at virtual machine-based workloads while integrating VM tools into its enterprise Linux distribution to handle ...Full Article
AWS re:Invent Goes Virtual (and Free) as COVID-19 Conference Cancellations Continue
AWS re:Invent has been re-imagined as a free, three-week virtual conference taking place in early December, Amazon Web Services announced last week, as the fall lineup of physical tech ...Full Article
Nvidia Said to Be Close on Arm Deal
GPU leader Nvidia Corp. is in talks to buy U.K. chip designer Arm from parent company Softbank, according to several reports over the weekend. If consummated, analysts said the ...Full Article
Cloud for Clouds: ClimaCell Leverages Cloud HPC to Deliver Weather Micro-Forecasting
Weather forecasting is a tricky, unforgiving business, and for weather-dependent clients in precise locations, like airlines and sports teams, accuracy is king. Making accurate predictions for a highly specific ...Full Article
