Investors chuck money at Cerebras Systems
Fastest AI chip in Hades
Investors seem rather keen to chuck money at Cerebras Systems as the start-up claims to make the fastest AI processor on the planet.
Converting diesel freight trains to battery power could save a fortune
New study
Research studying the possibility of electrifying diesel rail-based freight "finds that the technology is pretty much ready and save cash.
French surrender to Open Source
No more of your ‘orrible roast beef eating proprietary stuff
The French government's wants to use open source to make it a vector of digital sovereignty and a guarantee of "democratic confidence."
Problematic GTA trilogy practically unplayable
Even comes with porn code
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition was released on November 11 on all major platforms including the Switch, but it turns out that PC versions are unplayable and come with the secret porn version which was removed from the original.
IBM creates new quantum processor
Can do things too complex for a normal computer
IBM has created a quantum processor which it claims can process information so complex the work can't be done or simulated on a traditional computer.
The internal combustion engine is not dead yet
Toyota sees hydrogen and another way
The internal combustion engine will not be replaced by electric motors, according to Toyota’s boss Akio Toyoda.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council builds its own 5G private network
For local businesses
Cellnex UK has been awarded a contract by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to design and build a 5G private network, consisting of a 5G core network and a Radio Access Network, in Basing View, Basingstoke's central business district.
Intel rolls out new graphics driver for Alder Lake
For early adopters
Intel is rolling out a new version of the graphics driver for its processors with integrated graphics and discrete Iris Xe GPU.
US and EU must avoid chip subsidy race
EU Competition Commissioner warns of money for nothing and your chips for free
The United States and the European Union must avoid a subsidy race as they rush to support semiconductor production amid a global chip shortage, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.
Foxconn warns global chip shortage will last until next year
Tame Apple Press concerned
Foxconn has predicted that a global chip shortage would run into the second half of 2022 and its fourth-quarter revenue for electronics, including smartphones, would fall more than 15 per cent.