Chips and processor hardware

Swedish IT industry braced for China’s response to Huawei 5G ban

Swedish IT and communications equipment suppliers fear economic backlash from China following Huawei ban Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

New machine learning algorithm to detect quantum errors

University of Sydney and quantum control startup Q-CTRL have developed a new way to reduce quantum computing errors using custom machine learning algorithms Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

arithmetic-logic unit (ALU)

An arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) is the part of a central processing unit (CPU) that carries out arithmetic and logic operations on the operands in computer instruction words. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna

Intel hails data analytics-powered GB Olympics swimming success

Intel has claimed its part in the GB swimming team’s Olympics success, with the analysis of ‘data pools’ and the use of its servers and workstations Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Gartner: Purchasing enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage

How can organisations purchase enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage? They need to outsmart the crisis Continue Reading

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• Autumn Stanish

Can India become a global manufacturing hub?

India can be a major player in the global manufacturing supply chain by shoring up IP protection and tapping opportunities in contract manufacturing and firmware design Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Purported Intel-GlobalFoundries deal targets chip shortage

Hoping to build its chip production to better compete with TSCM and Samsung, Intel is rumored to be making a bid to acquire GlobalFoundries for $30 billion, among other moves. Continue Reading

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• Ed Scannell, Freelancer
• Carol Sliwa

BMW launches quantum challenge for automotive sector

Car maker is encouraging researchers and startups to submit industry-specific algorithms that take advantage of quantum computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Driving intelligence – behind the scenes of Volkswagen’s in-car software

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes of Volkswagen’s in-car software R&D centre. The UK’s largest supercomputer has gone live in Cambridge – we find out how it will transform healthcare research. And we talk to DWP’s digital chief about the restructuring of its IT capabilities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Important LGBTQ+ figures who shaped tech’s history

As the world celebrates Pride month, we take a deep dive into the lives of some of the people who have shaped the technology we use today, who are also LGBTQ+. Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

GlobalFoundries to open new fab in Singapore

US chip foundry GlobalFoundries is building a $4bn semiconductor fabrication plant in Singapore to expand its manufacturing capacity as chip demand surges worldwide Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Tech features high on McKinsey’s disruption list

The management consulting firm has published a list of innovations that could disrupt business models, with many related to IT Continue Reading

How Ubisoft is embracing the cloud

Game developer Ubisoft has been tapping cloud computing to overcome the constraints of game development and create gaming experiences that live on for years to come Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The drive towards computational storage

The explosion in data is driving demand for faster computing and storage remains a bottleneck – but things are about to change Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

IBM and Hartree partner on AI and quantum research

Hartree Centre joins IBM’s Digital Accelerator programme to further research into artificial intelligence and quantum computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Swedish university is behind quantum computing breakthrough

Chalmers University of Technology simplifies the process of measuring the temperatures of quantum computers during complex calculations Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Oracle debuts low-cost Arm compute instances

Oracle is offering Arm instances powered by Ampere’s Altra processors at one cent per core hour as enterprises look to deploy more Arm-based workloads Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Time to watch Thunderbolt

Those who are into high-end PC games are generally well-versed in the significance of GPU acceleration. So called AAA games often need the most powerful GPUs available to achieve the best ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HP taps micro virtual machines in endpoint security

HP’s Wolf Security technology stack uses an endpoint security controller to run computing tasks in micro virtual machines so that any potential malware can be isolated and contained Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

IBM demonstrates ‘120x speedup’ in target quantum application

A simulation of the molecule lithium hydride, which even on a quantum computer takes 45 days, can now be run in just nine hours, researchers claim Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Computational storage: What is it? Why now, what for, who from?

Computational storage is an emerging architecture category, in which compute is put near storage to address I/O bottlenecks resulting from large volumes of data Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Chip supply shortages are hitting hard

In this week’s Computer Weekly, a shortage of semiconductors is affecting industries beyond just IT – we examine the implications. We talk to the CIO of pharmacy chain Boots about how tech helped in being an essential retailer during lockdown. And we look at the prospects for young people entering the IT sector post-pandemic. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Impact of low chip supply spreads

Covid-19, shifts in consumer purchasing, sanctions and a drought in Taiwan have come together as a perfect storm to squeeze the supply of semiconductors Continue Reading

IBM: Another chip in the wall

Big Blue has developed technology it hopes will support semiconductor developments for the next decade Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Impact of low chip supply spreads

Covid-19, shifts in consumer purchasing, sanctions and a drought in Taiwan have come together as a perfect storm to squeeze the supply of semiconductors Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Intel seeks broader platform play with Ice Lake

Company is counting on performance improvements from its third-generation Xeon ‘Ice Lake’ chip and its broader platform strategy to regain its mojo in the market Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Intel quarterly results reveal tactics to address ARM in the datacentre

The chipmaker aims to make use of standard chip libraries and offer its customers different ways to package and optimise Intel silicon Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Met Office prepares for 1.5 million processor, 60 petaflop supercomputer

Azure, Cray supercomputers and Epyc core are the key ingredients inside weather forecasting service’s latest development to improve data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Digital secretary steps in on Nvidia/Arm deal

The first stage of a formal investigation by the CMA is now underway, to look at whether the sale of Arm to Nvidia will damage the chip industry Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Data processing units accelerate infrastructure performance

DPUs often run on networking packets to move information in the data center, instead of supporting processing workflows. Get an overview of the technology and the main vendors. Continue Reading

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• Daniel Robinson

Nvidia targets datacentre memory bottleneck

The graphics processing unit (GPU) chipmaker has introduced its first datacentre chip, named after computer pioneer, Grace Hopper Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How Lenovo is tackling HCI workloads

Lenovo has teamed up with AMD to address mission-critical workloads such as in-memory databases as APAC organisations look beyond VDI in their hyperconverged infrastructure deployments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Ecolabels and data sanitisation key to recycling and reusing IT assets

Ecolabels on hardware and data sanitisation of devices are key to recycling and reusing old IT equipment respectively, helping enterprises avoid unnecessary asset destruction and contributing to increasingly high levels of electronic waste globally Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Intel puts chips on everyone’s menu

Digitisation and geopolitical tension between the US and China may be behind Pat Gelsinger’s news about building fabrication plants in the US and Europe Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Laying the groundwork on quantum roadmap

IBM has plans to develop a 1,000-plus qubit quantum computer system within two years. We look at how it is preparing software developers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Coronavirus: How PCs in quarantine and intensive care units can be managed remotely

NHS IT staff generally have limited access to deployed devices, especially if that device is in an operating theatre or intensive care unit Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK Space Agency funds projects to tackle space rubbish and micropropulsion

The UK Space Agency is funding projects such as climate change sensors, compact propulsion systems and satellite image analysis to support the nation’s space ambitions Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Computers in space – managing a datacentre on the ISS

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the International Space Station gets a datacentre upgrade, we look at the challenges of system maintenance in space. As nation states increase their cyber attacks, we assess the risk for businesses. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the colocation market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Oracle unveils final cog in cloud strategy

Oracle’s Roving Edge Infrastructure is getting interest from mining companies in Australia and manufacturers in ASEAN that are looking to run cloud-based workloads in edge locations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The risk of giving in to quantum progress

Over the next few years the tech industry has a roadmap to overcome the challenges facing quantum computing. This will pave the way to growth in mainstream quantum computing to solve "hard ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021

Saudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Where is Intel going to place its next strategic bet?

Intel is getting a new CEO and the company is on a mission to move beyond the x86, a processor architecture that it has defined and dominated Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Qualcomm announces Nuvia acquisition plan

Mobile chip giant makes strategic acquisition to augment technology roadmap to redefine compute performance for next-generation devices Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

AI advancement: Mimicking decision-making

In The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is transported back to 1984. If Arnie had to rely on cloud connectivity, he’d still be walking around naked. Continue Reading

Competition and Markets Authority kicks off Nvidia/Arm investigation

In September, Arm and Nvidia announced a £31bn merger. Will Arm chip design remain free from Nvidia’s influence? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI advancement: Mimicking decision-making

In The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is transported back to 1984. If Arnie had to rely on cloud connectivity, he’d still be walking around naked Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Singapore trials beacons to bolster police operations

Police beacons equipped with video cameras, sirens, floodlights and speakers are being deployed at two parks to improve public safety in a year-long trial Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Atos develops Q-Score benchmark for quantum computing

HPC will outpace quantum computer performance for a few years, but Atos believes businesses need a quantum computing strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Dangerous Trickbot evolves to target UEFI/BIOS firmware

Dubbed Trickboot by researchers, Trickbot’s new features enable malicious actors to read, write or even erase UEFI/BIOS firmware Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How valuable is Moore's Law?

Over the last few months Computer Weekly has asked readers about their early experiences of computing and their first computer. A number sent in stories of how they learned programming on the home ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How IoT keeps water flowing in rural communities

Non-profit organisation Charity: water has built an internet-of-things device packed with sensors to keep wells in remote parts of Africa and Asia flowing with clean water Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Intel and AMD processors affected by another side-channel exploit

Two years after Spectre and Meltdown, the x86 processor faces another side-channel exploit – only this time, it is based on sensing temperature Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AMD, Nvidia chip acquisitions target Intel's dominance

AMD, Nvidia and Intel raised the competitive heat in the chip industry with all three making strategic acquisitions to run AI workloads. Continue Reading

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• Ed Scannell, Freelancer
• Carol Sliwa

HPE to build new Pawsey supercomputers

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has snagged a A$48m deal to deliver a supercomputer for Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Nvidia adds DPUs to GPU lineup for artificial intelligence apps

Nvidia has rolled out a new chip technology that supplements its GPUs, along with a new development kit and architecture to create more capable AI-based applications. Continue Reading

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• Ed Scannell, Freelancer

Nvidia reveals its plans for Arm

Nvidia intends to acquire Arm for £31bn, as part of its plan to “create the computing company for the age of AI” Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Quantum is years away, but business case can be made today

Business leaders are being urged to start thinking about how their organisations could solve complex problems with quantum technology Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Can Arm stay strong under Nvidia?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the implications of the controversial acquisition of UK chip leader Arm by US rival Nvidia. Black Lives Matter has raised awareness of social inequalities, but is the tech sector becoming more diverse? And we ask if business software can learn from the addictive nature of social apps. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

IBM targets Goldeneye to keep its qubits chilled

IBM has ambitions to build a million-plus quantum computer. To get there, it is building a fridge bigger than anything commercially available Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Can Nvidia expand software business through £31bn Arm deal?

Nvidia is to buy rival chip designer Arm for £31bn in a deal it hopes will put it at the forefront of artificial intelligence for edge computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How low-cost computing gets kids into tech

We speak to a teenager about the joys of programming a Raspberry Pi and the startup he has formed around a Pi-based medical device Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HPE sees IT spending increase – expect server prices to rise

Organisations are buying more tech to keep operations running, but DRAM shortages will lead to server price increases Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

My first computer: Making the leap into an IT career

The IT sector has always struggled to attract enough young talent from different backgrounds. We look at how people gained their first tech experience Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Intel’s DAOS tops the IO500 speed challenge for HPC storage

Following on from Lustre, Intel’s DAOS is an object storage-based system with that is designed specifically for use with Optane for metadata and SSD for bulk storage in HPC environments Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra and Antony Adshead

First computers that led to a career in IT

The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Preview of The National Museum of Computing’s virtual tour

We preview a new exhibition running at The National Museum of Computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Atos signs £5m supercomputing deal to support Oxford University-led AI research push

University-led push to accelerate the pace of machine learning and artificial intelligence research in UK enters new phase with the deployment of a second supercomputer Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Why we must prepare for a quantum impact

If the experts are to be believed, quantum computers will radically change problem solving. IBM recently held  an event to explore the skills gap that exists between the education system and ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Inside Intel’s transition into an enterprise tech company

Computing giant Intel is pushing deeper into the enterprise with investments in data-centric and emerging technologies along with partnerships with local firms to develop new solutions Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NUS develops e-skin system in neuromorphic computing breakthrough

The National University of Singapore has developed an electronic skin system that could give robots and prosthetic devices a sense of touch Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Is digital art coming of age during lockdown?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the pandemic forces many sectors into a business rethink, digital art is hoping to capitalise on changing times. Chinese supplier Lenovo is dominating the supercomputer market – we examine how it got there. And as datacentre engineers become key workers, we look at the health and safety issues. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Lenovo, top-of-the-world Chinese supercomputer supplier, sweeps all markets

Supercomputers are not just about computing power, they are a symbol of political ambition. Chinese supercomputer supplier Lenovo is now the dominant supplier across the world Continue Reading

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• Kevin Cahill

Microsoft wants developers to be Quantum-inspired

Some problems cannot be solved on binary computers. With a new set of tools, Microsoft hopes to entice developers to swap bits for QuBits Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK quantum technology projects get a £70m boost

Government is funding 38 projects, one-third of which are focused on quantum computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How hard is a robot?

Earlier this month Ocado Technology and a consortium of academic institutes announced Armar-6, the culmination of the five years EU-funded SecondHands project. The premise behind the project was to ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IBM celebrates quantum cloud fourth anniversary with coding challenge

IBM has set four tasks for programmers to try out on its cloud-based quantum computer, in a bid to widen quantum coding skills Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Intel clean rooms work through lockdown

Intel has reported an increase in PC and datacentre processor sales, reflecting the shift to online and home schooling and working Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Folding@home invites people to share processors to combat coronavirus

In the 1990s, people could donate their spare computing in a distributed project to find aliens. Now distributed simulations are tackling the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Australian open source project to expand global reach

Data61’s open source seL4 microkernel project will be supported by a new foundation created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Singapore researchers get priority access to HPC resources

Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre is fast-tracking access to its high-performance computing resources for researchers working on Covid-19-related projects Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Huawei to boost Kunpeng ecosystem in cloud play

Chinese tech giant will shell out $200m this year to build an ecosystem around its Arm-based processor to bolster its position in the cloud computing market Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Coronavirus: iFixit builds resource to support medical technicians

Mobile phone DIY repair site is building on the work of Frank’s Hospital Workshop to help medtechs repair ventilators Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Computational storage: What is it and what are its key use cases?

Computational storage brings the CPU to the storage and so boosts system performance by tackling processing tasks, such as near the edge or in AI/machine learning workloads Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

A beginner’s guide to quantum computer programming

Quantum computing takes a radically different approach to programming. IBM’s education head discusses how to get started Continue Reading

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• Abraham Asfaw

Upcoming conflict minerals regulation does not cover major technology companies

A forthcoming regulation designed to stem the flow of conflict minerals is unlikely to change the behaviour of technology companies because loopholes in the new rules mean they are not covered Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The AI accelerator chip can make AI accessible to all

Specialized AI chips released by companies like Amazon, Intel and Google tackle model training efficiently and generally make AI solutions more accessible. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Walch, Cognilytica

China’s tech sector to shrink by 10% in Q1 amid virus outbreak

Hardware makers will be hit more badly than software houses, but the decline in China’s ICT market will be limited to the first quarter Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

From Pixar to GovTech: The inside story of Singapore’s AI whizz

After nearly a decade at Pixar, GovTech’s Chong Jiayi is leading a team of experts to solve hard problems in robotics and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Met Office gets a decade of funding to update supercomputers

As the UK goes through another storm battering, the Met Office has received a £1.2bn investment to power the next decade of weather forecasts Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Formulus Black Forsa turns memory into block storage

Forsa allows customers to bring application data into memory, by provisioning DRAM or persistent memory as block access storage with latency several times better than NVMe flash Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Secure data erasure is needed to ensure more people recycle their tech

A dedicated team of IT recycling experts offers free data erasure to give people confidence that their old tech can be safely disposed of Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Edge computing could fail, if you only pay attention to the tail

In its obsession with software development, all too often at the expense of other disciplines, the IT industry has let the tail wag the proverbial dog for more than ten years. Now, with the rise of ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

CES 2020: IBM grows Q network collaborators

ExxonMobil hopes quantum computing will enable it to model processes at the atomic scale – something that cannot be achieved today Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CES 2020: Chipmakers bet on new designs to boost PC market

The roulette wheels are certainly spinning in Las Vegas, with chipmakers vying for attention to show off their latest hardware innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Digital fashion for sustainable consumption

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at fashion for online personas, report on a programme to get more young women into cyber security, and examine edge computing as the new data frontier and how cloud-native platforms and AI might transform the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Life on the edge: A new world for data

Edge computing is regarded as the next frontier for data, with rapid growth expected in the market. We assess the prospects Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Processors re-imagined: Will cloud and AI lead mean all change in the datacentre?

We look at the changes cloud-native platforms and artificial intelligence could bring about in the datacentre. Continue Reading

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• Daniel Robinson

Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2019

The Windows desktop and laptop are not going away, but desktop IT is changing. Computer Weekly looks at the top trends in end-user computing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How data analytics is improving the world’s greatest tennis players

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the organisation that runs men’s tennis worldwide to find out how data analytics is transforming the sport. Intel processors delays will affect Windows 10 upgrades – we examine the implications. And we ask if AI is living up to the hype in enterprise IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Stanford University finds that AI is outpacing Moore’s Law

Every three months, the speed of artificial intelligence computation doubles, according to Stanford University’s 2019 AI Index report Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor