Screenshot of ibm z17 mainframe from an ibm product video. Image: IBM IBM on Tuesday Announced The Newest Version of its famous mainframe: the IBM Z17. Powered by the latest IBM Telum II Processor, IBM Z17 Culminates Five Years of Research and Development. It features ai capability across hardware, software, and systems operations. “IBM Z…
Andrew Dzurak, Founder and CEO of Australian Startup Diraq, Holds One of the Company’s Projects. Image Credit: Diraq Darpa has Awarded two Australian Startups, Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), Contracts for Quantum Computing Research, The Us Agency Announced on April 4. Participate in the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) Program, Designed to Assess Other Companies…
The UK Government is Investigating Whether IBM’s Acquisition of Cloud Infrastructure Firm Hashicorp will result in a “Substantiial Lessening of Competition” Within Markets In the Country. IBM Announced Its Internation to Buy Hashicorp for $ 6.4 billion In April 2024 to help it support its customers’ Growing ai-Related Demands. Hashicorp Provides Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Lifecycle…
As my family’s “CFO,” I meticulously scanned my utility bills late one night. As I went through them, line by line, I was confused and frustrated – I couldn’t understand the jump in costs and what was driving them. It was a confusing mix of kilowatt hours, supply and transmission costs, and local fees. I’m…
Intel and the global investment firm DigitalBridge Group have formed an independent generative AI software stack company, Articul8 AI, Inc. (Article 8); Intel announced the new company on Jan. 3. Articul8 will work with Intel and provide solutions for organizations that wish to build and deploy generative AI. Article8’s product and capabilities Articul8’s product is…
On Dec. 9, IBM unveiled a breakthrough in co-packaging optics that could reduce GPU downtime and accelerate AI training. IBM’s working prototype significantly increases the number of optical fibers connecting at the edge of a silicon photonics chip by replacing traditional glass with a polymer optical waveguide. This innovative approach could pave the way for…
The term “copilot” for AI assistants seems to be everywhere in enterprise software today. Like many things in the generative AI industry, the way the word is used is changing. Sometimes it is capitalized, and sometimes it is not. GitHub’s choice of Copilot as a brand name was the first major use, followed by Microsoft…
