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Dell EMC today introduced the PowerEdge MX, an infrastructure platform first teased earlier this year that takes a modular approach to managing hardware resources. The system combines compute, storage and networking gear with management software in a single chassis. The concept is …
Cohesity launches Helios, an AI-infused service for managing secondary data
Cohesity Inc., the storage startup that raised a massive $250 million round led by SoftBank Corp.’s Vision Fund in June, is marking its first major product release since the investment. The company today unveiled an artificial intelligence-infused cloud service called Helios for …
Nvidia’s new AI-optimized graphics chips promise sixfold speed boost for desktops
Before rising to data center prominence, Nvidia Corp. focused primarily on making graphics cards for the high-powered desktops favored by videogame enthusiasts, a market that remains an important revenue source for the chipmaker. At a gaming event in Germany today, Nvidia Chief Executive Officer …
Facebook teams up with NYU for new AI project to make MRI scans 10 times faster
In parallel with Alphabet Inc.’s high-profile work to apply artificial intelligence in healthcare, other tech giants are pursuing their own medical AI projects. One of the participants in this industry effort is Facebook Inc., which today announced a collaboration with the New …
Google has built an AI to help keep its data centers cool and efficient
Keeping the servers in a data center cool requires a massive amount of power, especially when it comes to the large facilities operated by tech giants such as Google LLC. Now the company is trying to harness artificial intelligence to cut the electricity bill. …
Google is reportedly developing a smart display to challenge Amazon’s Echo Show
A new report claims that Google LLC is preparing to launch a so-called smart display, a smart speaker with a screen, in time for the holiday season. The report appeared Friday in Nikkei, Asia’s leading financial publication. The outlet quoted a source …
Salesforce open-sources the tool it uses to build Einstein’s AI models
A day after Oracle Corp. released the code for an internally developed tool designed to ease artificial intelligence projects, Salesforce.com Inc. is joining the fray too. Salesforce today open-sourced TransmogrifAI, a homegrown piece of software for automating AI initiatives. The tool addresses …
Arm teases upcoming chips and a new plan to take on Intel in the PC market
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. isn’t the only player trying to loosen Intel Corp.’s grip on the multibillion-dollar personal computer processor market. Arm Holdings PLC, whose chip designs power the majority of the world’s handsets and connected devices, today previewed a set of …
Oracle releases GraphPipe, an open-source tool for deploying AI models
Major tech firms regularly open-source internal software projects, but it’s not often that Oracle Corp.’s name comes up in this context. Today marked one of those occasions. The database giant this morning released GraphPipe, a tool for easing the deployment of machine learning …
Amazon and Microsoft launch public preview of their Alexa-Cortana integration
A year after joining forces to integrate their voice assistants, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today rolled out the capability into public preview. The integration is available in public preview to all U.S. customers with supported devices. Accessing Cortana via Alexa requires a smart …