Software engineers have two years to upskill
Published in AI
Thursday, 10 October 2024 11:11

Software engineers have two years to upskill


Or collect their P45s and pink slips

More than  80 per cent of the software engineering workforce will need to upskill by 2027, to keep pace with the growing demands of generative AI.

Google forcing better Gemini integration in WhatsApp
Published in Mobiles


Part of its cunning plan to replace Google Assistant

Search engine outfit Google is working on making its Gemini AI project more tightly integrated with WhatsApp.

Samsung says sorry for the loses
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 11:35

Samsung says sorry for the loses


About a billion short

Samsung has issued an unusual apology after announcing it expects to post just €6.78 billion in operating profit for the most recent quarter, falling approximately €900 million short of analyst expectations.

Super Micro Computer surprises Wall Street
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 10:05

Super Micro Computer surprises Wall Street


Shipped more graphics processors than predicted

Super Micro Computer surprised the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with the news that it is currently shipping more than 100,000 graphics processors per quarter and has unveiled a new suite of liquid cooling products.

BitEnergy boffins cut AI power by 95 per cent
Published in AI
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 09:42

BitEnergy boffins cut AI power by 95 per cent


All it needs is a special type of hardware

Boffins from BitEnergy AI have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a new method that they think can cut AI model power consumption by up to 95 per cent.

MediaTek releases Dimensity 9400 chipset
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 09:21

MediaTek releases Dimensity 9400 chipset


Based on TSMC’s 3nm process

MediaTek has lifted the kimono on its new Dimensity 9400 chipset, constructed on TSMC’s 3nm process, and featuring an All Big Core design

Qualcomm launches AI-powered wireless networking platform
Published in Network


Claims better faster Wi-fi 7

Qualcomm has just launched a new wireless networking platform run by an AI co-processor.

Samsung starts mass production of PM9E1 SSD
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 08 October 2024 09:38

Samsung starts mass production of PM9E1 SSD


Claims industry's most powerful PC SSD for AI

Samsung has announced that it has started the mass production of the PM9E1, a PCIe 5.0 SSD. Based on 5nm controller and 8th Gen V-NAND, Samsung is promising industry's highest performance and largest capacity.

AI offers no significant improvements to developers
Published in AI


Introduced more bugs

A recent Uplevel report found that AI was not the helpful tool developers and their bosses thought it might be.

China creates single generative AI
Published in News
Monday, 30 September 2024 11:16

China creates single generative AI


Can run across several data centres

China has developed a single generative AI (GAI) model across multiple data centres—a massive feat considering the complexity of using different GPUs in a single data centre, let alone servers in multiple geographic locations.