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[Woman in Tech] My biggest learning is the art of influencing without authority: Jaya Jagadish, AMD (PROACTIVE)edit
As CVP, Silicon Design Engineering, Jaya Jagadish, is responsible for AMD’s R&D work out of India and for enhancing the skill sets of the engineering teams.As Lead, India Leadership Team, she gives strategic direction for the company’s growth in the region and for fostering a culture of innovation, inclusive growth and corporate responsibility.
Publication: DailyHunt
[Woman in Tech] My biggest learning is the art of influencing without authority: Jaya Jagadish, AMD (PROACTIVE)edit
As CVP, Silicon Design Engineering, Jaya Jagadish, is responsible for AMD’s R&D work out of India and for enhancing the skill sets of the engineering teams. As Lead, India Leadership Team, she gives strategic direction for the company’s growth in the region and for fostering a culture of innovation, inclusive growth and corporate responsibility. Her first stint with AMD was in Austin in 1994. Jaya joined the company after completing her master’s in electrical engineering from University of Texas, Dallas.
Publication: YourStory
Gigabyte AMD B550 and Intel Z490 Motherboards Listed at EECedit
AMD released the Ryzen 3000 series last year. While we usually see a new chipset accompanying a processor lineup launch, the mid-range B550 was missing at launch. The B550A motherboard was spotted in the wild at a Bestbuy pre-built PC recently, although the B550 was nowhere to be seen. There have been speculations about the release of the same since quite sometime and it seems like we are finally getting the B550 lineup.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X seems to be 80% Faster Than Xeon W-3175Xedit
If you are stunned with the title, so are we, already we got some leaked benchmarks of the new Ryzen Threadripper 3990X which was indeed impressive but lacked behind the Xeon W-3175X, so we doubted the genuineness of it as because the Ryzen CPU will be the best one with its massive 64 cores and 128 threads. Now we see the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X scoring 1836.90GOPS against Xeon W-3175X’s 1001.78GOPS in Processor Arithmetic Benchmark which accounts to over 80% better performance.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U destroys the Intel Core i5-102010U in Geekbenchedit
Having launched the Ryzen 4000 mobile processors back in CES 2020, AMD promised us that laptops equipped with the latest processors would be arriving in Q1 and Q2 of 2020. Now, we have a few laptops running with the new 7nm Ryzen CPUs which indeed gives us the actual performance of these processors.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD gained share against Intel in x86 processor market in Q4 (PROACTIVE)edit
Advanced Micro Devices gained market share against Intel in the x86 microprocessor business for the quarter ended December 31, according to market researcher Mercury Research. AMD gained share in the three major processor markets: laptops, desktops, and servers. That makes for nine consecutive quarters of growth for AMD.
Publication: LocalScoop
AMD and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Announce Multi-Year Partnershipedit
AMD and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team have announced a new multi-year partnership that combines the two companies’ passion for extreme performance, starting from the 2020 Formula One season. Key terms of the partnership include: – The AMD logo will be visible on both sides of the cockpit of the team’s 2020 Formula One car, on the drivers’ race suits and team clothing and on track side infrastructure.
Publication: ITOnline
AMD brand mentions
CacheOut: Intels CPU vulnerabilityedit
Researchers have found out a security flaw in Intel chipset. As the report, “AMD is not affected by CacheOut, as AMD does not offer any feature akin to Intel TSX on their current offering of CPUs.Arm and IBM do have a feature similar to Intel TSX, but we are currently unaware of whether any of their products are affected. We are also unaware of any other attack vectors to exploit CacheOut.”
Publication: The Mobile Indian
US Technology Equity FoF NFO from Edelweiss AMCedit
A few of the top holdings of the underlying fund include Synopsys, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices, Analog Devices, ServiceNow, PayPal Holdings and Alphabet (Google’ Parent)
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Competition in news
EU investigates Qualcomm over radio-frequency chipsedit
Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday detailed the first significant sales gains from a new category of chip it is selling to mobile phone makers, but also disclosed that an antitrust investigation has started around those chips. The European Union is investigating whether Qualcomm engaged in anti-competitive behavior by leveraging its market position in 5G modem chips in the radio frequency chip market, the San Diego company said on Wednesday in a regulatory filing.
Publication: The Economic Times
NVIDIA GeForce now available for Android smartphonesedit
Long before Google launched its Stadia, the online gaming platform or Microsoft showcased its xCloud gaming, Nvidia launched its GeForce Now online gaming service. It is a cloud-based gaming service that allows players to play games directly from the Nvidia online servers.
Publication: The Times of India
Gigabyte AMD B550 and Intel Z490 Motherboards Listed at EECedit
AMD released the Ryzen 3000 series last year. While we usually see a new chipset accompanying a processor lineup launch, the mid-range B550 was missing at launch. The B550A motherboard was spotted in the wild at a Bestbuy pre-built PC recently, although the B550 was nowhere to be seen. There have been speculations about the release of the same since quite sometime and it seems like we are finally getting the B550 lineup.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U destroys the Intel Core i5-102010U in Geekbenchedit
Having launched the Ryzen 4000 mobile processors back in CES 2020, AMD promised us that laptops equipped with the latest processors would be arriving in Q1 and Q2 of 2020. Now, we have a few laptops running with the new 7nm Ryzen CPUs which indeed gives us the actual performance of these processors.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD gained share against Intel in x86 processor market in Q4 (PROACTIVE)edit
Advanced Micro Devices gained market share against Intel in the x86 microprocessor business for the quarter ended December 31, according to market researcher Mercury Research. AMD gained share in the three major processor markets: laptops, desktops, and servers. That makes for nine consecutive quarters of growth for AMD.
Publication: LocalScoop
CacheOut: Intels CPU vulnerabilityedit
Researchers have found out a security flaw in Intel chipset. As the report, “AMD is not affected by CacheOut, as AMD does not offer any feature akin to Intel TSX on their current offering of CPUs.Arm and IBM do have a feature similar to Intel TSX, but we are currently unaware of whether any of their products are affected. We are also unaware of any other attack vectors to exploit CacheOut.”
Publication: The Mobile Indian
Qualcomm sees uneven growth on 5G adoptionedit
Qualcomm tamped down expectations for sales growth next quarter, saying the payoff from the introduction of smartphones capable of using new high-speed wireless net- works will take longer than anticipated. The chipmaker, which has tied its success to the roll out of fifth-generation, or 5G, networks, gave a sales forecast for the second fiscal quarter that topped analysts’ estimates
Publication: The Times of India
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Gigabyte AMD B550 and Intel Z490 Motherboards Listed at EECedit
AMD released the Ryzen 3000 series last year. While we usually see a new chipset accompanying a processor lineup launch, the mid-range B550 was missing at launch. The B550A motherboard was spotted in the wild at a Bestbuy pre-built PC recently, although the B550 was nowhere to be seen. There have been speculations about the release of the same since quite sometime and it seems like we are finally getting the B550 lineup.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Announce Multi-Year Partnershipedit
AMD and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team have announced a new multi-year partnership that combines the two companies’ passion for extreme performance, starting from the 2020 Formula One season. Key terms of the partnership include: – The AMD logo will be visible on both sides of the cockpit of the team’s 2020 Formula One car, on the drivers’ race suits and team clothing and on track side infrastructure.
Publication: ITOnline
Microsoft rapidly fixes Windows search bar glitchedit
A large portion of Windows 10 users began taking to social media to report that they were encountering issues with the OS’s search functionality. Several websites such as ZDNet and others were quick to pick up on this issue when it first started taking place on Wednesday morning. Users reported that when clicking the magnifying glass icon to open the Search function, the window was completely blank.
Publication: The Asian Age
Dell Technologies Lists Top Server Trends For 2020edit
The emergence of new-age technologies such as AI, ML, and cloud analytics, has disrupted IT operations, business models, and markets – creating a need for organisations to revamp their traditional IT infrastructures. To gain a competitive edge and to overcome significant challenges such as managing numerous workloads, organisations are heavily investing in transforming their IT infrastructure.
Publication: Express Computers
US wants Microsoft, Dell and others to develop Huawei 5G alternativeedit
The Trump government has called on a number of top American companies, including Microsoft, Dell and others, to develop alternative 5G technology to counter Huawei. The Chinese tech giant is way ahead of its peers when it comes to 5G technology and infrastructure, however, the US has banned the company from supplying 5G infrastructure to its telecom providers.
Publication: TechRadar
Industry news
Top PC Games: for conventional and ardent gamersedit
While everyone has been running behind modern gaming console ( PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc), there is a considerably notable number of gamers who still love PC games. PC gaming isn’t easy. It requires a high level of multitasking capability along with a stupendous level of mental processing speed.
Publication: The Times of India
Microsoft rapidly fixes Windows search bar glitchedit
A large portion of Windows 10 users began taking to social media to report that they were encountering issues with the OS’s search functionality. Several websites such as ZDNet and others were quick to pick up on this issue when it first started taking place on Wednesday morning. Users reported that when clicking the magnifying glass icon to open the Search function, the window was completely blank.
Publication: The Asian Age
Dell Technologies Lists Top Server Trends For 2020edit
The emergence of new-age technologies such as AI, ML, and cloud analytics, has disrupted IT operations, business models, and markets – creating a need for organisations to revamp their traditional IT infrastructures. To gain a competitive edge and to overcome significant challenges such as managing numerous workloads, organisations are heavily investing in transforming their IT infrastructure.
Publication: Express Computers
US wants Microsoft, Dell and others to develop Huawei 5G alternativeedit
The Trump government has called on a number of top American companies, including Microsoft, Dell and others, to develop alternative 5G technology to counter Huawei. The Chinese tech giant is way ahead of its peers when it comes to 5G technology and infrastructure, however, the US has banned the company from supplying 5G infrastructure to its telecom providers.
Publication: TechRadar
Qualcomm sees uneven growth on 5G adoptionedit
Qualcomm tamped down expectations for sales growth next quarter, saying the payoff from the introduction of smartphones capable of using new high-speed wireless net- works will take longer than anticipated. The chipmaker, which has tied its success to the roll out of fifth-generation, or 5G, networks, gave a sales forecast for the second fiscal quarter that topped analysts’ estimates
Publication: The Times of India
US Technology Equity FoF NFO from Edelweiss AMCedit
A few of the top holdings of the underlying fund include Synopsys, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices, Analog Devices, ServiceNow, PayPal Holdings and Alphabet (Google’ Parent)
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
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