AMD specific news
AMD to introduce next-gen RDNA based Navi GPUs in 2020edit
AMD started the GPU business in 2020 with a mess actually after the launch of Radeon RX 5600 XT. The last-minute price cut by NVIDIA forced the Red team to push a BIOS update to increase the performances, when most of the GPUs were already shipped by the board partners. However, the company eyes to launch the next-gen RDNA based Navi GPUs in 2020 as NVIDIA too are going to introduce their Ampere GPUs soon in 2020.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Threadripper 3990X 70% Faster Than Xeon W-3175X According To Latest Benchmarksedit
AMD’s CES 2020 Keynote mostly comprised of the Ryzen 4000 laptops. However, the one thing that stood out in the entire show was the Threadripper 3990X. The 64-core beast got a price reveal at the event, along with subtle hints about the power it packs under the hood. With still a week to go for launch, we have finally had some more benchmarks for the upcoming processor. With the launch of the Threadripper 3990X, Intel’s dominance in the processor segment keeps on receding.
Publication: TechQuila
2nd Generation AMD EPYC processors in new Atos supercomputeredit
AMD recently announced that its EPYC processors have been selected by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to accelerate its new world-leading supercomputer, based on Atos’s latest BullSequana XH2000 technology, for one of the most powerful meteorological supercomputers in the world. Once operational in 2021, the supercomputer will allow ECMWF to run its predictions at a higher resolution, of around 10km, offering reliable, advanced numerical predictions about the occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events ahead of time.
Publication: Technology For You
AMD brand mentions
Hands on: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 reviewedit
The beefed-up variant of the features up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor, which also marks the comeback of AMD, and as per Asus, we’re not sure if we will see an Intel-powered variant later. It has up to 32GB of RAM and a max 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. What makes it even more powerful as a gaming laptop is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphic card with 6GB of VRAM.
Publication: Tech Radar
Intel Core i9-10900K with a 5.1 GHz boost gets its first listing on 3DMarkedit
We’ve reported recently about the possibility of Intel launching the Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs as early as March this year and now, the successor to the Core i9-9900K, the purported Core i9-10900K, has made its first appearance in the 3DMark database. It remains to be seen how well Comet Lake-S can perform compared to AMD Ryzen 3rd gen desktop offerings. Even if we were to see any tangible benefits, they will likely be overshadowed once Zen 3-based Ryzen 4th gen hits the market later this year.
Publication: NoteBook Check
Competition in news
Intel Corp’s legal compliance counsel joins software firm Splunkedit
Mekhla Basu, regional compliance counsel for South East Asia for Intel Corporation is joining San Francisco-headquartered software firm Splunk Inc. as its director and corporate counsel for Asia & Pacific (APAC) region. Basu will be responsible for all corporate, compliance and employment legal issues in the fast-growing APAC market including China, Australia and New Zealand, in a newly created role,” said a person familiar with the development.
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel Is All Set To Power The Next India’s Digital Revolution: Prakash Mallyaedit
“The Union Budget highlights the role technology-enabled innovation can play in leapfrogging the nation. From integration in priority sectors like agriculture and healthcare to a continued focus on smart cities, the first budget of the new decade clearly outlines the significance of a digital-first India in realizing the country’s potential. I am especially encouraged by the efforts to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve disease detection and pre-emption as part of the PM Jan Arogya Yojana.”
Publication: BW Businessworld
AMD Threadripper 3990X 70% Faster Than Xeon W-3175X According To Latest Benchmarksedit
AMD’s CES 2020 Keynote mostly comprised of the Ryzen 4000 laptops. However, the one thing that stood out in the entire show was the Threadripper 3990X. The 64-core beast got a price reveal at the event, along with subtle hints about the power it packs under the hood. With still a week to go for launch, we have finally had some more benchmarks for the upcoming processor. With the launch of the Threadripper 3990X, Intel’s dominance in the processor segment keeps on receding.
Publication: TechQuila
Intel Core i9-10900K with a 5.1 GHz boost gets its first listing on 3DMarkedit
We’ve reported recently about the possibility of Intel launching the Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs as early as March this year and now, the successor to the Core i9-9900K, the purported Core i9-10900K, has made its first appearance in the 3DMark database. It remains to be seen how well Comet Lake-S can perform compared to AMD Ryzen 3rd gen desktop offerings. Even if we were to see any tangible benefits, they will likely be overshadowed once Zen 3-based Ryzen 4th gen hits the market later this year.
Publication: NoteBook Check
More than a gaming championedit
The Dell G3 is mainly targeted at the gaming enthusiast. Yes, gamers will like the machine but the Intel Core i7 and good graphics unit will see use from those who do video work or such other users who need a performance machine. Is it worth buying? Definitely. The Dell G3 3590 is available at a starting price of Rs.70,990, all-inclusive.
Publication: Deccan Herald
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Hands on: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 reviewedit
The beefed-up variant of the features up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor, which also marks the comeback of AMD, and as per Asus, we’re not sure if we will see an Intel-powered variant later. It has up to 32GB of RAM and a max 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. What makes it even more powerful as a gaming laptop is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphic card with 6GB of VRAM.
Publication: Tech Radar
Microsoft is willing to pay $20,000 just to spot bugs on Xboxedit
Microsoft has announced a new bug bounty programme for its video gaming service Xbox and would pay up to $20,000 to security researchers for reporting vulnerabilities. The Xbox Bounty Programme invites gamers, security researchers, and others around the world to help identify security vulnerabilities in the Xbox Live network and services and share them with the Xbox team, the tech giant said in a statement on Thursday.
Publication: Livemint
HP Chromebook X360 12B Reviewedit
Chromebooks in the Indian laptop market are, in a manner of speaking, a lot like electric vehicles (EVs) in the Indian car market. They’re mostly bought by serious enthusiasts and early adopters who want to make a statement. They don’t come in all price ranges or from a variety of popular manufacturers. And they can’t always replace mainstream models in terms of capability and compatibility. But like the current crop of EVs in India, they exist amongst conventional Windows/macOS-powered laptops anyway.
Publication: Digit
2nd Generation AMD EPYC processors in new Atos supercomputeredit
AMD recently announced that its EPYC processors have been selected by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to accelerate its new world-leading supercomputer, based on Atos’s latest BullSequana XH2000 technology, for one of the most powerful meteorological supercomputers in the world. Once operational in 2021, the supercomputer will allow ECMWF to run its predictions at a higher resolution, of around 10km, offering reliable, advanced numerical predictions about the occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events ahead of time.
Publication: Technology For You
More than a gaming championedit
The Dell G3 is mainly targeted at the gaming enthusiast. Yes, gamers will like the machine but the Intel Core i7 and good graphics unit will see use from those who do video work or such other users who need a performance machine. Is it worth buying? Definitely. The Dell G3 3590 is available at a starting price of Rs.70,990, all-inclusive.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Healthy gainsedit
That is one of the reasons that AI has grown to become one of the major game- changing innovations in medical industry. Microsoft last week announced,that it shall be investing S40 million to harness the power of AI for health. While Microsoft will be emulating Google’s work on diabetic retinopathy, the company plans to do much more than that.
Publication: Financial Express
Industry news
Budget 2020: Govt proposes Rs 3,000 crore for skill developmentedit
The road to jobs, particularly better paying jobs, runs through skills training. The equation here is simple – the skilled are more productive and those who are productive ideally should be paid more. Vocational training, therefore, has been the government’s priority. This was once again reinforced in Budget 2020, presented by Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman.
Publication: Business Today
Budget 2020: Govt digs into deep tech, plans to push data perksedit
A plethora of Indian start-ups have been using new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to defray costs and address challenges, and now the government is also catching up in the game. This was the first Budget where finance minister
Publication: Financial Express
India’s data centre plan in anticipation of tsunami of data in countryedit
An incentive policy for the private sector companies to set up data center parks in India will make it affordable for firms to store data locally vis-à-vis other locations such as Singapore and also prepare them for the deluge of data which is expected to be generated in the country in the next few years with the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G.
Publication: The Economic Times (ET Tech)
Budget 2020: Focus on tech is going to propel ‘Make in India’ vision furtheredit
Budget 2020 India: The Union Budget 2020 came with some firsts for India’s new economy, Intellectual Property (IP), healthcare and infrastructure sectors. What was common to all these areas during the Budget presentation was the technological twist they came with. The announcements made by the FM in terms of creating and protecting IP has been lauded by India Inc. The proposed digital platform for capture of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and an Institute of Excellence to work ‘on the complexity and innovation in the field of IP’ have been a hit with the people working in tech, product and associated legal industries.
Publication: Financial Express
Budget 2020: India takes a leap of faith; makes a move towards adopting AI, ML, and techedit
Rs. 8000 crore allocation for National Mission on Quantum Computing. This puts India in the elite list of countries that are embracing a new frontier in technological advancements. Companies like Google and IBM have barely scratched the surface in creating real-life use cases from quantum computing, but India earmarking more than a billion-dollar for this initiative will give us an edge in the decade to follow.
Publication: Financial Express
Budget 2020: Govt increases Digital India Program fund by 23% to Rs 3,958 croreedit
The government has increased the outlay for digital India programme by 23 per cent to Rs 3,958 crore for 2020-21 compared to the actual allocation in the current fiscal. The increase has been mainly on account of incentives to be given for electronic manufacturing, research and development, development of manpower for the segment, cyber security and promotion of IT and IT enabled services.
Publication: Financial Express
Healthy gainsedit
That is one of the reasons that AI has grown to become one of the major game- changing innovations in medical industry. Microsoft last week announced,that it shall be investing S40 million to harness the power of AI for health. While Microsoft will be emulating Google’s work on diabetic retinopathy, the company plans to do much more than that.
Publication: Financial Express
IBM elevates Krishna as CEOedit
Arvind Krishna, the head of IBM’S cloud and cognitive software unit and who was a principal architect of the company’s purchase of Red Hat, has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer, replacing Virginia Rometty.
Publication: Business Standard
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