ATLAS releases 65 TB of open data for research

ATLAS releases 65 TB of open data for research

The ATLAS Experiment at CERN has made two years’ worth of scientific data available to the public for research purposes. The data include recordings of proton–proton collisions from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at a collision energy of 13 TeV. This is the first time that ATLAS has released data on this scale, and it …

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Chinese, Swiss scientists design energy-efficient brain-like chip-Xinhua

Chinese, Swiss scientists design energy-efficient brain-like chip-Xinhua

The undated combo image shows a diagram (L) and two photos of an energy-efficient sensing-computing neuromorphic chip dubbed “Speck,” which mimics the neurons and synapses of the human brain.  (The Institute of Automation, CAS/Handout via Xinhua) BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) — A team of Chinese and Swiss scientists has jointly developed an energy-efficient sensing-computing neuromorphic …

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Mercury Systems, Lockheed Collaborate on Computing Tech

Mercury Systems, Lockheed Collaborate on Computing Tech

Mercury Systems has announced its collaboration with Lockheed Martin to manufacture computing technologies at its production site in Geneva, Switzerland. The companies signed two initial engineering development agreements, a direct result of the offset program between Lockheed and the Swiss government following its purchase of F-35 II stealth fighter jets. Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defence …

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Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

In collaborative research out of Japan and Switzerland, scientists have taken an important step towards a next generation of analog computers by creating new types of logic gates based on spin waves. Spin waves are the waves generated when all the electrons in a system shift the alignment of their spins in one direction and …

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The next big things in AI, according to the CEOs of Qualcomm, HP, Workday, and a Black Eyed Peas superstar

The next big things in AI, according to the CEOs of Qualcomm, HP, Workday, and a Black Eyed Peas superstar

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: It’s confessional time. Yours truly and Julie Hyman spoke to the who’s who of global business at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. I encourage you to catch up on coverage …

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Saudi Arabia goes big in Davos as it looks to become a top AI tech hub

Saudi Arabia goes big in Davos as it looks to become a top AI tech hub

A pop-up showcasing Saudi Arabia’s Neom development features among the most prominent on the Davos promenade in 2024. CNBC DAVOS, Switzerland — For years, the United Arab Emirates has been the Middle East’s go-to tech hub, thanks partly to its lack of personal income tax, flexible visa policies, and competitive incentives for international businesses and …

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AI models don’t need publishers’ data

AI models don’t need publishers’ data

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — Sam Altman said he was ‘surprised’ by the New York Times’ lawsuit against his company OpenAI, saying its artificial intelligence models didn’t need to train on the …

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Generative AI dominates Davos discussions as companies focus on accuracy

Generative AI dominates Davos discussions as companies focus on accuracy

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.  Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — The rise of generative artificial intelligence has dominated private and public discussion at the World Economic Forum as the world’s largest technology …

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