Inspiring generations of students for 21 years at IBM’s Blue Fusion

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Europe’s largest software development laboratory, IBM Hursley, was filled with 270 excited young voices as they encountered new technologies and competed against local schools at the Blue Fusion event recently.  Celebrating its... Read More

ParaZero – System for Drones as Safety Regulations

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parazero.com ParaZero, a startup that has developed a safety solution for all aerial systems such as UAVs and drones, publicly unveiled its technology today as governments around the world are... Read More

MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power

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David L. Chandler | MIT News Office Battery substitutes produce current by burning fuel-coated carbon nanotubes like a fuse. The batteries that power the ubiquitous devices of modern life, from... Read More

DARPA Announces VTOL X-Plane Phase 2 Design

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Unorthodox unmanned aircraft would push the limits of technology to combine plane-like speed and helicopter-like agility into one breakthrough vehicle For decades, aircraft designers seeking to improve vertical takeoff and... Read More

GM to Acquire Cruise Automation to Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Development

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General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced today it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s deep software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology.... Read More

INRIX Acquires OpenCar to Challenge Apple and Google in the Car

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a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, announced it has completed the acquisition of OpenCar, Inc., a U.S.-based automotive software and services provider. The OpenCar purchase extends the... Read More

Intel Acquires Replay Technologies for Immersive Sports

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Replay’s freeD format uses high-resolution cameras and compute intensive graphics to let viewers experience sporting events from any angle Nearly every business is being revolutionized by data and the ability... Read More

Semiconductor Unit Shipments To Exceed One Trillion Devices in 2018

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Updated forecast expects 7.2% average annual unit shipment growth through 2020. Total yearly semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discrete, or O-S-D, devices) are forecast to continue their upward march... Read More