IBM Enables Quantum Computing Experimentation
IBM Research is pairing its Jupyter-based Data Science Experience notebook environment with its cloud-based quantum computer, IBM Q, in hopes of encouraging a new class of entrepreneurial user to ...Full Article
Why Immutability Should Be a Standard Feature in Cloud Storage
Data is the new gold in our digital society, and the loss of it can cause panic or serious consequences. Recently, I saw an article about the Oakland, CA, ...Full Article
Putin: Who Controls AI ‘Will Be Ruler of the World’
AI alarmism took on a geopolitical cast today as Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that whoever is first to build breakthrough artificial intelligence technology will have world domination. According ...Full Article
Unlearning Racism and Sexism in Learning Machines
What if a learning machine learns the wrong lessons? In a world where software and machine intelligence increasingly are placed in decision making roles – such as, say, helping ...Full Article
The New Data Landscape: 4 Sectors into 2
Driven by digital transformation, the data landscape is evolving from four sectors into two. The macro forces driving this shift range from IoT to machine learning and AI. Technology ...Full Article
Intel Debuts Myriad X Vision Processing Unit for Neural Net Inferencing
Intel today introduced the Movidius Myriad X Vision Processing Unit (VPU) which Intel is calling the first vision processing system-on-a-chip (SoC) with a dedicated neural compute engine to accelerate ...Full Article
Crypto-Currency ‘Mining’ Boosts GPU Demand
The booming GPU market propelled by new implementations ranging from "GPU clouds" for deep learning to HPC applications is getting an additional lift from growing demand for "add-in" graphics ...Full Article
IoT: The Crippling Effect of Outdated Connectivity
While hardware and cloud environments have made it easier for companies to advance their IoT infrastructures, this has also brought to the forefront a glaring, remaining challenge: connectivity. A ...Full Article
Microsoft, Intel Unveil FPGA-driven ‘Real-Time AI’ in Azure
We know about the seeming light-speed processing power of FPGAs and the natural fit they pose for data-dense AI workloads. But we also know that FPGAs present usability and ...Full Article
Blockchain: Global Food Companies Use New IBM Platform for Detection of Contaminated Food
IBM today joined in the recent spate of blockchain news from Intel and Microsoft with two significant announcements: The adoption by major food companies of a global blockchain implementation ...Full Article
