Chinese Nexperia set to acquire Dutch chipmaker Nowi, despite controversy
There are no regulatory objections from the Dutch government to the takeover of Delft-based Dutch chip specialist Nowi Energy by China's Nexperia. This was announced by outgoing Minister of Economic Affairs Micky Adriaansens in a parliamentary letter.
The takeover of the startup Nowi Energy by N... Read more
Researchers speed up processing neural networks
Researchers at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a technique that can accelerate the speed of neural networks up to more than 300 times. The technique greatly reduces the computing power for the inference process.
In the study, the Swiss researchers developed a technique for the inferen... Read more
AWS introduces WorkSpaces Thin Client for virtual desktops
AWS is introducing the physical Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client. It should make it easier to access virtual desktop environments.
The computer is intended to access Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon WorkSpaces Web or Amazon AppStream 2.0. This combined with the identity management and login capabilities o... Read more
GSMA: European mobile data traffic growth puts pressure on investments
According to the global telecom industry association GSMA, European mobile data traffic will triple over the next four years. This growth will put additional pressure on the investments of European telecom operators. The brache organization ia therefore wondering whether European legislators will c... Read more
Imec wants more space in Leuven, expects strong growth until 2035
Leuven-based Belgian chip research center imec expects to add about 1,950 new employees by 2035. The workforce growth is part of an overall plan to expand the research center.
Imec expects to significantly expand its chip research initiatives in the coming years, writes De Tijd. It hopes to achi... Read more
Ever-popular PHP programming language releases version 8.3
Recently, the latest new annual release, version 8.3, of the PHP programming language was released. This release again brings a lot of new functionality. According to surveys, PHP still remains one of the most popular programming languages.
In the new release PHP 8.3 has again introduced a large... Read more
European tech startups hire 40 percent fewer staff
European startups in the tech industry are hiring about 40 percent fewer staff than last year, in turn bringing down salary increases. Staff retention is thus becoming more important, writes Tech Europe based on a report by HR tech specialist Ravio.
According to the report, hiring large amounts ... Read more
Valeo drags Nvidia to court over source code theft
French automotive specialist Valeo is dragging Nvidia to US court. It's suing the GPU maker over the alleged theft of source code. The move comes after an Nvidia employee, a former Valeo employee, shared a screen capture of the code in a video call in 2021.
During a video call between Nvidia and... Read more
Adobe possibly expanding its AI video tools with acquisition of Rephrase.ai
Adobe is strengthening its portfolio of AI tools with the acquisition of intelligent text-to-video specialist Rephrase.ai. This is brought by the Economic Times based on sources. The tool is mainly to strengthen the Adobe Creative Cloud portfolio.
The acquisition of India's Rephrase.ai has not b... Read more
Supply chain software provider Descartes increases driver safety with AI
Descartes Systems Group recently gave its portfolio of logistics and supply chain software a major update. New solutions and integrations should help companies improve mobile logistics and customer engagement.
New integrations and solutions released by Descartes Systems Group focus primarily on ... Read more