Chips and processor hardware

News 27 Jun 2024
Gulf Edge to operate Google Distributed Cloud in Thailand

The Gulf Energy subsidiary will offer Google’s sovereign cloud service in Thailand with a focus on air-gapped configurations Continue Reading
E-Zine 25 Jun 2024
A revolution in space

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to astronaut Tim Peake about the imminent revolution in space tech and what it means for IT leaders. AI is set to transform the movie industry – we hear from the producers of the latest Mad Max film about how it’s already changed the process for them. And we find out about plans for Neom, the Saudi Arabian smart city in the desert. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

News 14 Jan 2021

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
11 Jan 2021

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
News 07 Jan 2021

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
News 05 Jan 2021

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
News 13 Dec 2020

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
News 04 Dec 2020

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
News 03 Dec 2020

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
Blog Post 03 Dec 2020

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
News 02 Dec 2020

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
News 10 Nov 2020

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
Feature 09 Nov 2020

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
News 02 Nov 2020

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
News 08 Oct 2020

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
News 07 Oct 2020

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
News 30 Sep 2020

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
Tip 23 Sep 2020

Tips to select the right microcontrollers for IoT

Microcontrollers offer advantages over other processors for IoT deployments, including efficient energy use. Understand the market and criteria for microcontroller selection. Continue Reading
E-Zine 21 Sep 2020

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
News 16 Sep 2020

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
News 14 Sep 2020

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
News 08 Sep 2020

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
News 26 Aug 2020

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
News 25 Aug 2020

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
News 25 Aug 2020

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
News 20 Aug 2020

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
Photo Story 12 Aug 2020

Preview of The National Museum of Computing’s virtual tour

We preview a new exhibition running at The National Museum of Computing Continue Reading
News 05 Aug 2020

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
Blog Post 03 Aug 2020

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
News 22 Jul 2020

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
News 15 Jul 2020

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
E-Zine 14 Jul 2020

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
News 01 Jul 2020

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
News 19 Jun 2020

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
News 15 Jun 2020

UK quantum technology projects get a £70m boost

Government is funding 38 projects, one-third of which are focused on quantum computing Continue Reading
Blog Post 14 May 2020

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
News 28 Apr 2020

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
News 24 Apr 2020

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
News 15 Apr 2020

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
News 08 Apr 2020

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
News 03 Apr 2020

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
News 27 Mar 2020

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
News 25 Mar 2020

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
Feature 20 Mar 2020

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
Opinion 19 Mar 2020

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
Feature 09 Mar 2020

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
Feature 28 Feb 2020

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
News 18 Feb 2020

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
Feature 17 Feb 2020

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
News 17 Feb 2020

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
News 29 Jan 2020

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
News 13 Jan 2020

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
Blog Post 10 Jan 2020

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
News 09 Jan 2020

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
News 08 Jan 2020

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
E-Zine 07 Jan 2020

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
Feature 06 Jan 2020

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
Feature 02 Jan 2020

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
News 20 Dec 2019

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
E-Zine 17 Dec 2019

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
News 12 Dec 2019

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
Blog Post 11 Dec 2019

Intel delay: Update an old Windows 7 PC, or buy AMD

The shortage of Intel processors is having a knock-on effect on IT’s ability to upgrade whatever legacy Windows 7 PCs still remain in the organisation onto new Windows 10 hardware. At the time of ... Continue Reading
News 10 Dec 2019

Rapid evolution of quantum computing a concern for CISOs

With the race to achieve so-called quantum supremacy hotting up, security pros are concerned that it will outpace the development of appropriate safeguards, according to a report Continue Reading
News 09 Dec 2019

China bans foreign computing kit from government contracts

All government offices and public institutions must eliminate foreign hardware and software within three years, according to a leaked directive dubbed 3-5-2 Continue Reading
News 04 Dec 2019

AWS Outposts debuts in Australia

Amazon Web Services rolls out Outposts in Australia, enabling enterprises to run a consistent version of the AWS platform at locations that require low latency Continue Reading
News 03 Dec 2019

AWS VP of engineering on the cloud giant's first major quantum computing push

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has used the first day of its annual Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas to set out its plans to democratise quantum computing, while also firming up the enterprise use cases for the technology Continue Reading
Blog Post 28 Nov 2019

Intel delays means Windows 7 support deadline needs extending

In the last few days Hewlett Packard Inc and Dell have posted results, in which their respective chief financial officers have spoken about the issues their businesses face with the supply of Intel ... Continue Reading
Feature 05 Nov 2019

Is NVMe flash the right choice for you?

NVMe flash storage boosts performance for I/O-hungry operations, but how does it work, where can organisations best deploy it, and what are the key uses cases where it can make a difference? Continue Reading
News 29 Oct 2019

Why Singapore’s GovTech is building an IoT technology stack

Government Technology Agency has built an internet of things technology stack to level the playing field for smaller firms and drive innovation in public sector IoT projects Continue Reading
News 17 Oct 2019

BEIS launches multimillion-pound security investment package

Government is making available more than £50m to support a range of new cyber security initiatives and collaborations, including the latest phase of its Digital Security by Design programme Continue Reading
News 17 Oct 2019

Barclays demonstrates proof-of-concept quantum clearing algorithm

Barclays and IBM researchers publish paper on a quantum computing algorithm for securities transaction trading Continue Reading
News 16 Oct 2019

Intel makes Pivot towards 5G with Smart Edge acquisition

Chip giant Intel has signed a definitive agreement to buy the Smart Edge intelligent-edge platform business from infrastructure and service provider Pivot Technology Solutions Continue Reading
News 01 Oct 2019

Intel previews Optane persistent memory, QLC SSD and even PLC

Intel sets out roadmap for second-generation Optane persistent memory – between SSD and DRAM – as well as QLC SSD, with talk of PLC (penta-level cell) after that Continue Reading
News 27 Sep 2019

How Graphcore is putting AI on steroids

UK chipmaker Graphcore’s intelligence processing unit may just hold the key to unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
News 25 Sep 2019

Why quantum needs a classic approach for supremacy

Google claims it has developed an algorithm for a quantum computer that would take a traditional “classical” computer 10,000 years to run. We investigate Continue Reading
News 23 Sep 2019

AWS G4 aims to lower cost of GPU-powered AI inference

Amazon Web Services seeks to cut the cost of running artificial intelligence inference engines with the introduction of a Nvida V100 GPU-based instance Continue Reading
News 23 Sep 2019

The perfect storm for silicon photonics

By packaging optics with silicon chips, silicon photonics will enable datacentres to keep up with the exponential growth in demand for bandwidth Continue Reading
News 03 Sep 2019

Assessing China’s machine learning platforms

In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China Continue Reading
Feature 22 Aug 2019

Choosing the right chip foundation for AI-optimized hardware

Every enterprise is trying to implement AI and machine learning. But, before AI, before clean data and before platform comparison, enterprises need to find the best hardware to support AI. Continue Reading
News 21 Aug 2019

IBM Power chip instruction set now open source

IBM opened up its Power server Instruction Set Architecture allowing the open source community to develop more innovative hardware components for IBM's Power servers. Continue Reading
News 19 Aug 2019

Startup unveils trillion-transistor AI accelerator chip

The AI chip has 10,000 times more bandwidth to accelerate artificial intelligence training Continue Reading
News 13 Aug 2019

Cray to support US Department of Energy El Capitan exascale programme

Shasta platform will be used to expand traditional supercomputing to support complex workflows Continue Reading
News 07 Aug 2019

Industry collaborates to patch SwapGS CPU vulnerability

Newly disclosed SwapGS vulnerability in modern processors has been patched in Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, underlining the importance of keeping systems up to date Continue Reading
Podcast 24 Jul 2019

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 25

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Brian McKenna, and Clare McDonald are joined by Cliff Saran to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, including the technology involved, and how it compares with today’s technology Continue Reading
23 Jul 2019

How Apollo 11 influenced modern computer software and hardware

On 16 July 1969, Apollo 11 began its historic journey to send man to the Moon. We look at the pioneering computer technology developed by Nasa Continue Reading
Photo Story 19 Jul 2019

Apollo 11: From one small step to interplanetary computing

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Computers in space have come a long way since then Continue Reading
News 15 Jul 2019

Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note

Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note Continue Reading
News 15 Jul 2019

How Apollo 11 influenced modern computer software and hardware

On 16 July 1969, Apollo 11 began its historic journey to send man to the Moon. We look at the pioneering computer technology developed by Nasa Continue Reading
News 03 Jul 2019

IT pros see a role for high-performance computing in business

New application areas are pushing the limits of current computing architecture, leading to HPC moving out of research facilities Continue Reading
News 17 Jun 2019

Airbus works with Microsoft to trial HoloLens in aircraft manufacturing

Aircraft company Airbus believes mixed reality systems, powered using headsets such as HoloLens, will drive its digital manufacturing strategy Continue Reading
News 14 Jun 2019

How computer vision powered by Nvidia helped Winnow tackle food waste

Winnow has developed a biologically inspired machine learning algorithm to identify what foods are being thrown away Continue Reading
News 13 Jun 2019

Computer scientist Frank Land receives OBE

Frank Land, known for his work on the world's first business computer LEO, has received an OBE Continue Reading
Feature 05 Jun 2019

Enterprise HPC: Why HPE is buying Cray

HPE’s decision to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray for $1.3bn serves to highlight the growing importance of high-performance computing (HPC) deployments in the enterprise market Continue Reading
News 01 May 2019

How Amadeus used FPGAs to break Moore’s Law threshold

The innovation team at Amadeus worked with technology university ETH in Zurich to test how FPGAs can be used in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
News 17 Apr 2019

Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles Continue Reading
News 17 Apr 2019

Apple and Qualcomm settle up as Intel quits 5G chip business

Apple and Qualcomm have set aside their ongoing litigation and struck a deal to work together on future 5G iPhones, leaving Intel in the lurch Continue Reading
Blog Post 05 Apr 2019

Why are we serving up chips?

Custom hardware is usually the only option available to organisations that need to achieve the ultimate level of performance for AI applications. But Nvidia has taken massive strides in flipping ... Continue Reading
News 04 Apr 2019

Prepare to deploy custom hardware to speed up AI

Latest forecasts suggest spending on artificial intelligence is ramping up, and organisations that need raw machine learning performance are turning to custom hardware Continue Reading
News 12 Mar 2019

Singapore invests S$200m to upgrade supercomputing capabilities

The investment will shore up Singapore’s supercomputing prowess to facilitate research collaboration, as well as address national and business challenges Continue Reading
News 20 Feb 2019

How the immersive VR film Tree was created

New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience Continue Reading
News 07 Feb 2019

Businesses still figuring out digital transformation have already lost

Accenture is calling it a post-digital era, one where businesses are already looking beyond digitisation to capitalise on new tech-driven opportunities Continue Reading
Feature 04 Feb 2019

Compute strategies for AI applications

Devising compute strategies for AI applications can be challenging. Find out about the hardware, network and software frameworks available Continue Reading