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Google Cloud’s Andrew Moore says AI must be more accessible to succeed

Posted in Business, Software on 11th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller

Non-data scientists can find the technology mysterious and intimidating. But some of the most impressive uses of AI, he says, have come when outsiders get involved with the design and development process.

Google Cloud makes pods with 1,000 TPU chips available in public beta

Posted in Business, Online on 7th May, 2019
by Alex Muller

Liquid-cooled Cloud TPU v3 pods can deliver more than 100 petaflops of computing power. Conversely, Cloud TPU v2 pods released in alpha last year can achieve 11.5 petaflops.

Google’s Cloud Services Platform is now Anthos, and it works with AWS and Azure

Posted in Business, Online, Software on 10th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller

Anthos is the new name for the Cloud Services Platform, which Google introduced in beta for hybrid cloud management last year. Google also introduced Anthos Migrate in beta for portability across clouds without the need to modify apps or virtual machines.

A new study suggests that plankton keeps our planet cool

Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Microscopic organisms that float in the oceans known as plankton may be helping our planet against the damaging effects of climate change.

Google's Vint Cerf warns of 'digital Dark Age'

Posted in Software on 16th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Vint Cerf, a 'father of the internet', says he is worried that all the images and documents we have been saving on computers will eventually be lost.