Chips and processor hardware

Nvidia deepens investment in India’s AI ecosystem

Nvidia is expanding its presence in India through new partnerships focused on building AI infrastructure, developing Indian language models and training AI professionals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Interview: Why Java is the future of cloud applications

The CEO of Azul speaks to Computer Weekly about Java’s performance and its ability to run on different server chips in the datacentre Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Snapdragon Summit 2024: Qualcomm gains mileage with automotive offer

Qualcomm accelerates automotive offering designed to drive success with leading OEMs such as GM, BMW, Li Auto and Mercedes as cars become new computing space Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Snapdragon Summit 2024: PC, mobile reach AI first inflection point

Annual conference of leading mobile technology platform sees launch of processors, and mission to set the pace of innovation in PC, mobile, automotive and spatial computing Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

What are tensor processing units and what is their role in AI?

We look at Google’s TPUs – tensor processing units – and ask what makes them different to CPUs, GPUs and DPUs, as well as how you can take advantage of them in AI processing Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Foxconn and Nvidia to build Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer

The supercomputer, powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, will drive breakthroughs in cancer research, large language models and smart city initiatives Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Government accepts most quantum regulation recommendations

Three of the 14 recommendations on quantum regulations put forward by the Regulatory Horizon Council have been accepted in principle Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations

The newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm team for next-gen industrial IoT

Strategic collaboration will pair STM32 microcontroller ecosystem and wireless connectivity solutions to allow simple, fast, and cost-effective design of next-gen industrial and consumer IoT applications augmented by edge AI Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Semiconductor market scaleups to benefit from multimillion-pound investment from Innovate UK

National innovation agency Innovate UK is offering 16 semiconductor scaleups access to millions of pounds of funding to support their continued growth Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Driving IT sustainability in datacentres

Europe’s datacentre operators need to get their power report cards to comply with the European Commission’s drive to greener EU datacentres Continue Reading

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• Joe Fay

HSBC tests post-quantum VPN tunnel for digital ledgers

Encryption required for post-quantum cryptography will have a material impact on the performance of distributed ledgers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Revised roadmap projects quantum advantage by 2029

Quantinuum is planning to develop a machine called Apollo by 2029, which it claims will have enough logical qubits to perform complex calculations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Why the government should still bet on DSIT’s five key technologies

When the Conservative government launched the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, it identified five key technologies for UK investment. The new Labour government must continue this plan Continue Reading

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• Laura Foster, TechUK

CTO interview: Budgeting in nanoseconds

At high-performance financial exchange LMAX Group, applications are allowed just eight nanoseconds of latency – but how does it achieve this? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence

Several initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

What is a transistor?

A transistor is a miniature semiconductor that regulates or controls current or voltage flow in addition to amplifying and generating these electrical signals and acting as a switch/gate for them. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Rahul Awati

AI hype hits reality roadblock

Recent surveys point to failings of artificial intelligence initiatives to achieve business objectives and deliver return on investment Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Nvidia drives forward accelerated computing advantage

Nvidia is experiencing huge demand for accelerated computing using GPUs to run compute-intensive datacentre workloads Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

An era of post Moore's Law computing?

Every now and then Computer Weekly asks the question of whether Moore’s Law is still relevant. Gordon Moore presented his vision of how computing would evolve in an article published in April 1965. ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Linus Torvalds discusses Linux development, security and AI at KubeCon

Linus Torvalds delves into the challenges in Linux development, the importance of swift security responses, and artificial intelligence’s future role in kernel programming Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

QiStor flashes key-value storage software for hardware acceleration

US-based startup will develop storage software allied with FPGA chips to allow data storage to bypass spinning disk era block addressing to speed performance and cut energy use Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Challenges of deploying PQC globally

Quantum computers will eventually be powerful and reliable enough to crack strong encryption. PQC is the answer, but it could take years to deploy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CXL moves forward as memory technology for AI

A recent demo has showcased how the new memory technology could be applied in Red Hat Linux to speed up AI workloads cost-effectively Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Singtel expands GPUaaS offering to Southeast Asia

Singapore telco teams up with the Bridge Alliance industry group to bring its GPU-as-a-Service to enterprises across Southeast Asia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ASEAN organisations lack mature AI strategy

IBM-commissioned study reveals that while ASEAN organisations are engaging with AI, only 4% have reached a transformative level of AI maturity Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is a microcontroller (MCU)?

A microcontroller is a compact integrated circuit designed to govern a specific operation in an embedded system. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director

On the politics of ‘techno-refusal’, and the lessons that can be learned from a clandestine group of French IT workers who spent the early 1980s sabotaging technological infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Deep dive into quantum-resistant cryptography for email security

Quantum computers have the potential to crack many of the encryption methods we currently rely on to keep our digital communications safe. Quantum-resistant cryptography may be the answer Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

The Security Interviews: Google’s take on confidential computing

We speak to Google’s Nelly Porter about the company’s approach to keeping data as safe as possible on Google Cloud Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Labour drops Edinburgh exascale supercomputer but funds more AI

The £1.3bn pledge by the former government to build an £800m supercomputer in Edinburgh has gone – but there’s new money for artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Second round of ChipStart sees 11 more companies receive support

Government-backed ChipStart initiative aims to support UK startups developing semiconductor technology Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs

Five university hubs are receiving funding to support the development of quantum applications that can support healthcare and businesses Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Useful commands to check CPU info in Linux systems

You can issue commands through your Linux CLI to gather CPU information, including detailed information on cores, class, virtualization support, architecture and usage. Continue Reading

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• Jack Wallen

cache thrash

Cache thrash is an issue caused by an ongoing computer activity that fails to progress due to excessive use of resources or conflicts in the caching system. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Cameron McKenzie, TechTarget

ITER workshop highlights the role of computing technology in nuclear fusion

One of the themes from the private sector workshop run in France this May is that information technology remains a key enabler for nuclear fusion Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Gulf Edge to operate Google Distributed Cloud in Thailand

The Gulf Energy subsidiary will offer Google’s sovereign cloud service in Thailand with a focus on air-gapped configurations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

A revolution in space

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to astronaut Tim Peake about the imminent revolution in space tech and what it means for IT leaders. AI is set to transform the movie industry – we hear from the producers of the latest Mad Max film about how it’s already changed the process for them. And we find out about plans for Neom, the Saudi Arabian smart city in the desert. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CMOS sensor

A CMOS sensor is an electronic chip that converts photons to electrons for digital processing. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control

In an ever more dangerous world, the technology is outpacing diplomacy and holds clear strategic value. Retaining human control over its use will require embracing imperfect solutions Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly

An IT admin’s guide: Windows 10 end of support explained

In this guide, we look at what issues end user computing IT teams need to consider when migrating from Microsoft Windows 10 to Windows 11 Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Are diamonds a quantum computer’s best friend?

The UK report on quantum tech is out, revealing that synthetic diamonds could play a key role in establishing a niche for the UK quantum sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HPE takes $4.5bn in enterprise IT AI server orders

The server company is prepping everything for greater enterprise artificial intelligence demand Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The challenges of supporting Copilot+ PCs in the enterprise

Windows PCs generally use x86 compatible hardware, with Intel or AMD processors. Microsoft is now propelling Windows on Arm for AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Digital border problems are stacking up

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the government’s post-Brexit plans for digital borders as problems begin to emerge. We find out about AI PCs and ask whether they will make any difference for enterprise IT. And we talk to Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks about the open source opportunities from AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Forrester: Preparing for the era of the AI PC

PC manufacturers are gatecrashing the artificial intelligence industry party. There are now a number of devices that incorporate AI acceleration hardware Continue Reading

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• Andrew Hewitt

Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI

Nutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter

With a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DSIT unveils plans for independent institute to underpin UK Semiconductor Strategy

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is marking the first anniversary of the launch of the UK Semiconductor Strategy by setting out plans to create an institute to underpin its plans Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Bristol goes live with UK AI supercomputer

The Isambard-AI supercomputer is set to revolutionise AI research in the UK Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

nanosecond (ns or nsec)

A nanosecond (ns or nsec) is one-billionth (10-9) of a second. A nanosecond is a measure of time that has many practical applications, particularly in computer science and IT. Continue Reading

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• Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
• Rahul Awati

The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain

We look at how UK national semiconductor strategy stacks up and what actions are needed to secure access to chips. Continue Reading

What’s it like being the IT chief at Man Utd?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to the chief digital information officer at Manchester United Football Club to discuss the IT that keeps a premiership team running. We also investigate how well prepared the UK is for major semiconductor supply chain disruptions. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Big tech’s cloud oligopoly risks AI market concentration

The oligopoly that big tech giants have over cloud computing could translate to a similar domination in the AI market, given the financial and compute resources needed to make the technology effective at scale Continue Reading

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• Andrew Kersley

Swedish company first to use STMicroelectronics chips

Powerful new processors help power next-generation industrial human machine interfaces, starting in the Nordics Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Arm accelerates Edge AI with Ethos-U NPU and IoT reference design

NPU said to deliver 4x performance uplift for high performance edge AI applications such as factory automation and smart cameras through new IoT reference design platform to accelerate deployment of voice and vision systems Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain

The UK’s national semiconductor strategy aims to establish the country's credentials as a leader in the sector. We look at how it stacks up Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Qt Group teams with Qualcomm to streamline industrial IoT UI

Product development lifecycle software provider partners with mobile processor platform giant to reduce time-to-market for IoT manufacturers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Embedded World 2024: Edge AI to transform industry

Keynote from global chip manufacturer says rapid developments in both artificial intelligence and edge computing are setting new standards, with real-time performance, data security and customisation as critical reasons for growth Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Report highlights shortcomings in UK chip plans

The national semiconductor strategy needs to encourage greater collaboration with international parters such as South Korea Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government lifts chip strategy with a bit more cash

Unlike the EU and US, the UK government appears to be taking its time on providing a large cash injection to build out the UK semiconductor sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cern: Challenges of GPU datacentre management

Cern is a major user of Kubernetes. The container orchestration technology offers a way to democratise AI hardware Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

GTC 2024: Storage suppliers queue up to ride the Nvidia AI wave

Storage supplier announcements at Nvdia conference centre on infrastructure integration, tackling the GPU I/O bottleneck and AI hallucinations by running Nvidia NeMo and NIM microservices Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

IBM enhances network IT automation capabilities with Pliant acquisition

Tech giant makes strategic purchase to further boost software networking capabilities, offering customers the tools to enable network infrastructure observability, connectivity, control and automation across hybrid cloud environments Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

programmable logic controller (PLC)

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is a small, modular, solid-state computer with customized instructions for performing a particular task. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Zola

Vast targets AI checkpointing write performance with distributed RAID

AI checkpointing operations targeted by Vast Data as it touts QLC-based storage for AI workloads Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

G7 nations sign deal to harness AI potential

G7 nations will produce a joint report on how to increase artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, boost growth of the quantum sector and create an AI toolkit to inform policy-making Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative

Signing up to the Chips Joint Undertaking means the UK will receive up to £35m to support chip development Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

A new security partnership to build a silicon valley in South Wales

The £140m acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by American firm Vishay is to be welcomed but the UK needs needs security, stability and strategic investment to grow our domestic semiconductor capability, writes Alun Cairns MP Continue Reading

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• Alun Cairns

UK and German governments sign up to greater R&D collaboration

Declaration aims to build on joint R&D efforts, as well as support artificial intelligence, quantum computing and clean tech Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Lis Evenstad

program counter

A program counter is a special register in a computer processor that contains the memory address (location) of the next program instruction to be executed. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Government urged to take a pro-innovation approach to quantum regulation

Responsible innovation, learning from AI and the use of foresight techniques should inform policymaking Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

context switch

A context switch is an operation that a computer's central processing unit (CPU) carries out when alternating between processes or threads while ensuring that the processes do not conflict. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Toshiba and Orange test quantum encryption on traditional network

Researchers used QKD on a fibre-optic network spanning 184km to show how the technology could be used to secure networks cost-effectively Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Rolls-Royce looks at viability of quantum computing in nuclear safety

The manufacturing firm is one of several participating in a Digital Catapult programme looking at industrial applications for quantum computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government funds two semiconductor centres

So-called information knowledge centres in Bristol and Southampton are each receiving £11m Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Generative AI – an early adopter’s experience

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as IT leaders start to implement GenAI in their organisations, we look at the experiences of one early adopter. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the key security trends for 2024. And Microsoft’s head of identity talks about a future without passwords. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK quantum initiatives get funding boost

Government funds new initiatives to drive quantum computing opportunities across the public sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Singtel ropes in industry partners in datacentre push

Singtel inks partnerships with Nvidia, Gulf Energy, Medco and others in its efforts to grow its datacentre business and support AI adoption in Singapore and Southeast Asia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Forrester: Curb your AI enthusiasm

Ongoing supply issues with semiconductors mean IT departments may have to wait up to a year for the latest hardware Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Quantum computing in 2024: What are the challenges?

Research shows that while there has been a big reduction in quantum computing investment, governments have been ploughing in funding Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Inside India’s supercomputing journey

India is looking to shore up its supercomputing capabilities, but more needs to be done to realise its ambition of becoming a world leader in the field Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

What developers need to know about LLMs in the enterprise

We look at the main areas enterprise developers need to consider when building, testing and deploying enterprise applications powered by large language models Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

NVM Express boosts computational storage standards

New command sets allow for computational storage with NVMe flash and includes frameworks to allow local memory usage in processing workloads on storage hardware Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Davos 2024: AI disinformation tops global risks

In this week’s Computer Weekly, AI-generated disinformation and misinformation will be the top risks for businesses, governments and the public over the next two years, according to the World Economic Forum. Intel’s CTO discusses the chip maker’s plans for the European market. And we examine the dearth of digital skills among elected officials. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Tech trends: what will be hot in 2024?

Five major technology trends for 2024 Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

AMD bets on India, doubles down on AI

The chipmaker recently inaugurated its largest global design facility in Bangalore as part of a $400m investment in India to support its expanded portfolio and build artificial intelligence capabilities Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

QuEra Computing sets out plan for error-correcting quantum computing

QuEra Computing is betting on transversal gates, a technology which it believes is key to simplifying error correction Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Risks and opportunities for the UK chip sector

In May 2023, the UK government unveiled a national semiconductor strategy. We find out how it has been going Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

A primer on AI chip design

Four common AI chips -- CPU, GPU, FPGA and ASIC -- are advancing with the current market for AI chip design. Read on to see what the future holds for AI chips. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Roundy

Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days

Barely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

logic gate (AND, OR, XOR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XNOR)

A logic gate is a device that acts as a building block for digital circuits. They perform basic logical functions that are fundamental to digital circuits. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

AMD goes after Nvidia with AI accelerator and software library

AMD has signed up major hardware companies to support its latest initiative to build out datacentre AI optimisation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How server makers are surfing the AI wave

While hyperscalers extend the life of their x86 equipment, the industry’s desperate pleas to find a new killer application to drive up server sales may well be coming true Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Quantum supercomputing: IBM plots roadmap beyond Condor

New quantum system and classical computing hybrid forms the basis of next-gen supercomputing at IBM Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CTO interview: Greg Lavender, Intel

Computer Weekly caught up with Intel’s chief technology officer to find out the semiconductor giant’s plans for the European market Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Autumn Statement reveals more AI and quantum initiatives

With the government keen to position the UK as pro-innovation, the chancellor used the 2023 Autumn Statement to discuss more plans to support that ambition Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The future of business software will put users front and centre

Today, quantum computing and AI; yesterday, cloud and blockchain. As sure as Moore’s law, there is always a Next Big Thing Continue Reading

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• Richard Rosenberg

Republic of Korea deal adds to UK quantum momentum

The new agreement paves the way to greater collaboration on AI and quantum computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Chip sector gears up for AI revolution

While Nvidia establishes its AI dominance, Intel works on AI chips running on supercomputers. Continue Reading