Intel announces second-generation quantum control chip
Intel has announced Horse Ridge II. Compared to its predecessor, the control chip for quantum computers has been modified in a way that should improve scalability.
In a press release, Intel writes that the second generation of the Horse Ridge-SoC has two additional control functions, making it p... Read more
AWS adds Professional Services to its software marketplace
Now customers of Amazon Web Services can purchase third-party professional services from Amazon's online software Marketplace.
AWS Marketplace now enables customers to find and buy Professional Services from Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and consulting partners. Customers can choose from a... Read more
‘No new data pact between EU and US for some time’
The United States and Europe will not reach a new agreement in the short term to replace the rejected Privacy Shield. Such an agreement would not be high on Biden's list of priorities.
This is suspected by Wojciech Wiewiorowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor. "I don’t expect a new so... Read more
PowerPepper malware poses threats to enterprises
The new Windows exploit targets businesses in US, Asia and Europe.
Security researchers at Kapersky Labs have published detailed descriptions of a new in-memory Windows malware that can execute remote code on target companies in Europe, Asia, and the US. Hackers use the backdoor exploit to ... Read more
Java is no longer the king of development, as Python gains popularity
Java was the king of programming languages for some time. Now it is trying to keep the second place as pressure from Python's squeeze intensifies. Tiobe, the software firm, ranked programming languages for its December edition of the ranking system and placed C at the top of the pile.
Following ... Read more
Dell protects hardware against tampering during shipping
Dell has added several security measures to its offering to prevent malicious parties from tampering with computers and servers before they arrive at the customer's premises.
The new services consist of several steps to prevent tampering with hardware. This is to prevent the a chance that someon... Read more
5G is 90% more energy-efficient than 4G, Nokia/Telefonica study shows
According to a new study published by Nokia and Telefonica, 5G is 90% more energy-efficient than 4G networks. After studying the Radio Access Network power consumption in Telefonica's network, these findings show that 5G is the gift that keeps giving.
The study used Nokia’s AirScale Base Stati... Read more
Google acquires Actifio for data backup and recovery on Google Cloud
Google is acquiring Actifio, a data management startup. With this acquisition, Google’s public cloud will benefit from better data recovery and data backup capabilities.
The data management platform by Actifio will reduce the amount of time it takes to back up information by a factor of 20 co... Read more
AWS introduces its own machine learning chip
Amazon has announced the AWS Trainium. It is a chip specially designed for machine learning tasks. The company claims that the chip is faster than competitors in the cloud.
Trainium offers support for TensorFlow, PyTorch and MXNet. According to AWS, instances with Trainium have a 30 percent high... Read more
Nutanix improved Objects and Files services
Nutanix has updated two of its storage products. New features have been added to both Objects and Files for better integration with the AWS products.
Objects
Objects now allows companies to shift data between their own servers and AWS. The new feature allows customers to cheaply store data th... Read more