Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, shows the new Blackwell GPU chip (left). Nvidia This week’s ZDNET Innovation Index continued to be AI top-heavy with AI-related topics taking three of the top four spots again — and it was further dominated by some of the largest tech companies in the world and the company that’s now synonymous … Read more
Not a day goes by without some confirmation that deep tech is on the rise in Europe — and that public and private capital investors are here for it. Latest case in point, OTB Ventures, which closed a $185 million fund to invest in deep tech in Europe that it will mostly deploy at the … Read more
Li Qiang, China’s premier, delivers a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that tech innovations should not be used as a way to restrict or contain other countries. “To keep … Read more
ZDNET Editor-In-Chief Jason Hiner spoke with Matthias Patzak, enterprise strategist at AWS, to discuss how to approach the often-changing data architecture landscape. The amount of data in the world continues to rapidly expand, creating new challenges for organizations on how to both manage and organize it effectively. As new data architectures emerge, stakeholders must figure … Read more
Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images When 5G is combined with artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the result can be a powerful one-two punch for innovation, both technical- and business-focused. When designing systems or architectures for offices, factories, and homes of the future, the power of AI over 5G — or 5G enhanced by AI — cannot be … Read more
The Tesla Cybertruck, the first of which will be delivered Thursday four years after its debut, is loved and loathed. For fans, it’s a symbol for what Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk stand for: creativity, irreverence, rebellion. Others see it as an act of hubris. It could be both. Either way, the stakes are … Read more
American Airlines calls ASTA’s complaint about the airline’s ticket distribution through NDC, American Airlines has responded to the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) complaint about the airline’s ticket distribution through the New Distribution Capability (NDC), calling it “a frivolous compilation of rhetoric and unsupported allegations.” The airline refuted ASTA’s claim that its actions harm … Read more
While everybody is trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be leveraged across various industries, French startup Osium AI has found an interesting use cases for AI — research and development in materials science. Founded by Sarah Najmark and Luisa Bouneder, the startup raised a $2.6 million seed round from Y Combinator, Singular, Kima Ventures, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BLETCHLEY, Britain – As Adolf Hitler rained terror on Europe, the British government recruited its best and brightest to this secret compound northwest of London to break Nazi codes. The Bletchley Park efforts helped turn the tide of war and lay the groundwork for the modern computer. … Read more
Maneesh Jain, PhD, is CEO and co-founder of Mirvie, a company pioneering the prediction of life-threatening pregnancy complications months in advance. More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci became fascinated by his anatomical dissection of the womb of a pregnant woman who had died and intended to uncover the secrets behind conception and pregnancy … Read more