Sep 25
Coming just a year after the creation of the first carbon nanotube computer chip
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Aug 22
Report: Google to develop automated driving system with Continental and IBM
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Both Google and German auto supplier Continental made Nevada their high-tech vehicle testing grounds in 2012, but who’d have thought the companies might end up collaborating? According to German newspaper Daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the tech giant is very close to inking a deal not only with Continental but also with IBM. The paper’s sources didn’t go into specifics, only that the trio will collectively cook up an automated driving system for cars. It’s worth noting that what Continental tested in Nevada was a driver assist technology that makes it easier to navigate traffic. Whether Google is bringing the firm onboard to fine-tune its own self-driving car system or whether the companies will work on something new remains to be seen. However, if the deal does go through, we’ll know at least some of the juicy details in September, as Continental plans to officially debut the collaboration at the Frankfurt Car Show.
Filed under: Misc
Via: Autoblog
Source: Reuters
Aug 08
The brain’s an incredibly rich and complex computational core that we don’t really fully understand—but that isn’t stopping IBM building a new form of computing architecture around what’s happening inside our heads.
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Aug 07
IBM Research reveals new silicon chip foundation inspired by the human brain (video)
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The brain is an incredibly complicated thing, so much so that scientists have spent years trying to decipher its inner workings. IBM is one such institution attempting to crack the code of the human mind. In collaboration with DARPA’s SyNAPSE program, it developed a “neurosynaptic computing chip” back in 2011 designed to simulate some of the brain’s functions and successfully simulated 530 billion neurons last year thanks to the world’s second fastest supercomputer. Today, the company unveiled an important next step in this quest with a new software ecosystem made to program silicon chips that would closely emulate the brain’s low power and compact volume.
Some of the discoveries in the new ecosystem include a multi-threaded software simulator, a neuron model that supports wide-ranging neural computations, and programs made out of “corelets,” building blocks that represent neurosynaptic network blueprints. It’s quite a lot to grasp to be sure, so we’ve embedded a video after the break of IBM explaining the possible applications of its research. As for the scientifically-minded amongst you, feel free to peruse the press release for more details on IBM’s latest breakthrough in cognitive computing.
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Aug 07
Google, IBM and NVIDIA partake in OpenPOWER Consortium, a dev group for data centers
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It’s a rare occurrence to see Google, NVIDIA and IBM working lockstep towards a common goal, but the aforesaid trio has joined Mellanox and Tyan in order to launch a development group for data centers. The aptly-titled OpenPOWER Consortium is hailed as a “development alliance based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture.” We’re told that it intends to concoct “advanced server, networking, storage and GPU-acceleration technology aimed at delivering more choice, control and flexibility to developers of next-generation, hyperscale and cloud data centers.” Sounds pretty bold, and it’ll require IBM to offer up open-source POWER firmware to those participating. Moreover, NVIDIA and IBM will be jointly working to integrate the CUDA GPU and POWER ecosystems, but beyond that, it’s not entirely clear what the immediate impact on mankind will be. You’re more than welcome to take stabs in comments, though.
Filed under: Internet, Google, NVIDIA
Source: IBM
Jul 24
In the 1970s, civilian researchers at places like IBM, Stanford and MIT were developing encryption to ensure that digital data sent between businesses, academics and private citizens couldn’t be intercepted and understood by a third party. This concerned folks in the U.S. intelligence community who didn’t want to get locked out of potentially eavesdropping on anyone, regardless of their preferred communications method. Despite their most valiant efforts, agencies like the NSA ultimately lost out to commercial interests. But it wasn’t for lack of trying.
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Jul 02
Computer makers are focusing more and more on design these days with their products. Computers are no longer a beige square box, but almost pieces of art that need to look good sitting on a desk. Yesterday, the IDSA handed out its International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA for short), and companies like Dell, HP, IBM, and Vizio took home some of the prizes with their creations.
In the “Computer Equipment” category, Vizio took home two IDEA awards, one for their Thin + Light Notebook and the other for their All-in-One Touch PC. HP‘s Envy 120 e-All-in-One printer also won an IDEA award, as did Dell‘s Enterprise 12G Power Supply Unit and IBM‘s unique-looking PureSystems server machine. The Nest smart thermostat also made the list.
In the “Entertainment” category, the Blackmagic Cinema Camera took home an award (we’ve talked about this new camera before). The Sonos SUB and the Beats Executive headphones also won in the category. Most of the products mentioned here are either enterprise-level products or products that have just recently released. Vizio’s line, on the other hand, are probably some of the more ubiquitous from the winners.
We’ve taken a look at Vizio’s latest lineup in the past and even reviewed one of their latest all-in-one machines, as well as checked out their newest laptops at CES back in January. Of course, design was one of the first aspects that caught our eye, and while is seen to have a leg up in that category, many companies are catching up extremely quickly.
Design has become huge in recent years, and Ford’s executive chairman Bill Ford recently said that design is essentially “all-encompassing,” and it consists of not only how pretty something looks, but also how well something functions and what it can do to make it extra special.
Dell, HP, IBM, and Vizio take home 2013 IDSA design awards is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jun 13
It seems no job is safe in this economy, as it’s being reported that IBM has begun its first round of layoffs in the US, starting with what is said to be at least 1,300 employees spread out amongst various departments at the company. The layoffs are said to be a part of a major
Jun 13
IBM reportedly cuts over 1,600 US jobs as part of billion-dollar restructuring
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Missing your earnings target by five cents a share wouldn’t trouble most companies — but IBM isn’t like most companies. That’s why it’s reportedly implementing a billion-dollar restructuring program that’ll see up to 8,000 jobs being lost from the firm. The Alliance@IBM union is reporting that over 1,600 jobs in the US have already been cut, including 165 from chip research and 121 from storage development. Given that the company is also working out ways of making supercomputer Watson pay its own way, it seems that no-one’s immune to a spot of belt-tightening.
Filed under: Misc
Via: Bloomberg
Source: Endicott Alliance @ IBM
May 21
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