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Spectre, Meltdown Redux: Intel Chips Found Vulnerable to More Malware
A published report states that Intel chips are vulnerable to three new malware attacks with the ability to steal passwords, personal information, financial data and encryption keys. Intel has ...Full Article
Intel Reveals Next Gen Xeon Processors, Optane Persistent Memory
For all its power, success, profits and influence, life at Intel is a permanent struggle. Chide if you will Andy Grove’s faith in paranoia as an organizing corporate principle, ...Full Article
Rigetti Eyes Scaling with 128-Qubit Architecture
Rigetti Computing plans to build a 128-qubit quantum computer based on an equivalent quantum processor that leverages emerging hybrid computing algorithms used to test programs and potential applications. Founded ...Full Article
Ubiquitous Nvidia Powers Dell EMC AI Stack
Wherever there’s AI, Nvidia’s there. Wherever there’s a car trying to drive itself, Nvidia’s there. Wherever there’s a robot stacking boxes coming off a warehouse conveyer belt, Nvidia’s there. ...Full Article
Supercomputer-Powered Enterprise AI Platform from NetApp and Nvidia
Bestowing the blessings of AI, machine learning and deep learning upon more than the 1 percent means easing entry into the mysteries of AI. This requires new combinations of ...Full Article
Modernizing ‘Cranky’ Rendering Code for HPC-based Animation
When Miguel – the 12-year old protagonist of “Coco,” the recently released film from Disney and Pixar – first sees the Land of the Dead, it’s a beautiful moment ...Full Article
Cloud Computing, IoT Drive Chip Design Surge
Semiconductor design is booming, propelled by unrelenting demand for new memory chips, cloud computing and the digitization of entire industry sectors such as automotive and industrial. Technology tracker IHS ...Full Article
Scaling the Cloud and High Availability: Two Perspectives, One Approach
System administrators and database administrators have different perspectives on high availability (HA). The differences can cause problems ranging from consternation and conflict to wasted investments and excessive downtime. While ...Full Article
AWS Joins Cloud Memory Push
Public cloud vendors are focusing their infrastructure upgrades on the growing number of memory-intensive enterprise workloads. Earlier this week, Google rolled out virtual machines that support persistent memory for ...Full Article
Samsung Said to be Readying New GPU Design
Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, is reportedly developing a new graphics processor and has hired a former Nvidia GPU architect to bring the chip to fruition. Jon Peddie, ...Full Article
