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And now there’s the Snoo, a $1,500 AI-robotic bassinet that helps babies (and their folks) get some much-needed sleep. The Snoo wasn’t around when I was a new dad, but – although I’m just reading about it now (no grandkids yet!) – it’s been available for a few years now.
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Google is always up to something interesting, and one of the interesting things they’ve been up to is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate the chip design process.
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The past year has been a tough one. Most of us very likely know people who’ve had covid; many have lost family members, friends, colleagues. Most of us have very likely seen small businesses – shops and restaurants – close permanently. Many know folks who lost their jobs. We’ve all been missing out a lot […]
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Early this year, after nearly a decade since the release of the Armv8, Arm introduced its new Armv9 architecture. This new architecture is in response to the ever-increasing demand for the specialized processing required to keep up with the explosive growth of the Internet of Things, AI applications, and 5G.
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Even if you haven’t been directly impacted – at least not yet – if you’re reading this post, you’re most likely aware of the current chip shortage.
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Thanks to the pandemic, it's a year late, but to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, an autonomous ship - Mayflower AS - is heading from England to America. No captain or crew on board. Just plenty of leading edge technology.
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A trend piece from EE Times Europe looked specifically at 5 critical trends in embedded technology. Embedded technology is what Critical Link is all about, so this one was of obvious interest.
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Each year, the MIT Technology Review publishes a list of the most important technologies on the scene. This is the second post of two on their Top Ten for 2021.
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Each year, the MIT Technology Review publishes a list of the most important technologies on the scene. This year, they're leading off with mRNA.
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So far, purely autonomous vehicles have proved to be problematic other than under perfect conditions: fine weather, the road clear as far as the eye can see, no heedless pedestrians stepping off the curb while texting…
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