
Qualcomm announces AI datacenter Cloud AI 100 SoC
Series of products in 2020
Last week Qualcomm announced a Cloud AI 100 data accelerator targeting future AI loads in big data centers. Facebook and Microsoft seem to be interested as they presented at the Qualcomm AI events in San Francisco.

AI predicts Game of Thrones deaths
Big Data says that Bronn and Sansa are toast
An AI application developed by students from the Technical University of Munich which has had a pretty good run of predicting who in the Game of Thrones will die has bad news for fans of Bronn and Sansa and Bran Stark.

Qualcomm reveals AI ready chips
Gunning for Nvidia
Chipmaker Qualcomm revamped the midrange products in its system-on-chip portfolio with faster graphics, more power efficient cores, and Nvidia beating AI functions.

AI is only good for the capitalists
The workers are still doomed
Futurist Gary Grossman has warned AI "may be the fastest paradigm shift in the history of technology may not create as many jobs as its displaces.

Apple headhunts Google AI boffin
Needs more live brains
Fruity cargo cult Apple is desperate for new ideas and has hired one of Google's top minds in artificial intelligence to help out.

The future brings 5G, AI, notchless screens and better cameras
The phone trends in 2019
There is a clear trend toward a whole uninterrupted screen for end users to enjoy on their phones and every year we are getting closer to that. The trend includes more cameras, slide, and pop-up, all helped by computation and AI.

Poll: AI could do a better job than politicians
Not saying much – even a cat would realise Brexit was a bad idea
A new survey on Europeans' attitudes towards technology found that a quarter of people would prefer it if policy decisions were made by artificial intelligence instead of politicians.

Nvidia GTC 19 Keynote failed to impress
AI is the elephant in the room
First of all, I want to apologise to all the hard-working people that worked so many hours on the production and material of the keynote, this is not about you. Everyone did a great job, but the content picked was mostly just utterly boring.

Nvidia releases DIY AI
Jetson Nano
The GPU maker named after a Roman vengeance demon, Nvidia, has released an entry level AI mini-computer for those who like to tinker.

Most AI start-ups don’t use AI
AI systems are really human powered
While investors seem keen to invest in start-ups with AI tech, they might want to have a look under the bonnet first to see if they are getting what it says on the tin.