NHI needs to be secured against cyberattacks
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Cassava to build Africa’s first AI factory in SA
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AMD debuts gaming products at CES
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Intel pushes performance, power efficiency for AI computing
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Nvidia extends access to Grace Blackwell supercomputer
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AMD expands consumer and commercial AI PC portfolio
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Chiplet technology heralds a new era for semiconductors
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New funding to develop next-gen wireless comms
Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new project to develop a key technology which will enable the next generation of wireless communications. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National...
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Ramp up defences to combat rising cyberthreats
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