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Is this the end for Blackberry?

Is this the end for Blackberry?

Blackberry might be better known for its iconic smartphones, but in recent years it has been powering millions of cars and devices across the Internet of Things (ioT).The Canadian company is now rebranding its automotive and IoT business under the brand of...

Published on: January 03, 2025

Lucid taps SoundHound for in-car AI

Lucid taps SoundHound for in-car AI

US car maker Lucid is using a large language model (LLM) from SoundHound AI for its upgradable Lucid Assistant.The Lucid Assistant will give drivers access to a voice assistant with interactive knowledge discovery, real-time data, and in-vehicle controls. Over the air (OTA)...

Published on: January 03, 2025

Self-powered tactile sensors for robotics and wearables

Self-powered tactile sensors for robotics and wearables

Researchers in South Korea have found ways to improve the manufacturing and performance of self-powered tactile sensors for robotics and wearable devices.The team at Chung-Ang University in South Korea looked at both piezoelectric and triboelectric tactile sensors which generate their own power.Piezoelectric...

Published on: January 03, 2025

Biodegradable e-textile uses graphene electrode

Biodegradable e-textile uses graphene electrode

A research team led by the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol in the UK has shown wearable electronic textiles with a graphene electrode that can be both sustainable and biodegradable.The ‘Smart, Wearable, and Eco-friendly Electronic Textiles’ (SWEET) project also involved the...

Published on: January 02, 2025

World’s first 750Hz monitor with quantum dots

World’s first 750Hz monitor with quantum dots

Emerging brand Koorui is launching the world’s first monitor screen with a 750Hz refresh using quantum dots.The consumer-grade 24.5in G7 monitor compensates for the colour defects of the twisted nematic (TN) panels with a quantum dot film. This provides a wide colour gamut of up...

Published on: January 02, 2025

Globalfoundries, IBM settle long-running legal disputes

Globalfoundries, IBM settle long-running legal disputes

Globalfoundries and IBM have settled all their legal disputes and are looking forward to future collaboration, the companies said in a statement.The details of the settlement were not disclosed.Prior to 2015 and over many years IBM and GlobalFoundries had worked collaboratively in...

Published on: January 02, 2025

Machine learning for thermoelectric material discovery

Machine learning for thermoelectric material discovery

Researchers in China have developed a machine learning (ML) algorithm to streamline the discovery and development of high-performance ionic thermoelectric (iTE) materials.The ML framework provides a rapid and precise method for predicting Seebeck coefficients for thermoelectric materials for sensors and heat recovery...

Published on: January 02, 2025

Synaptics partners with Google for multi-modal edge AI for IoT

Synaptics partners with Google for multi-modal edge AI for IoT

A partnership between technology giant Google and interface specialist Synaptics Inc. will integrate Google’s machine learning technology with Synaptics’ Astra AI hardware and open-source software.The goal is to develop multi-modal context-aware devices able to perform edge AI for IoT, Synaptics said.Google’s ‘ML...

Published on: January 02, 2025

Micron to spend US$2.2 billion to expand Virginia wafer fab

Micron to spend US$2.2 billion to expand Virginia wafer fab

US memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) is planning to spend US$2.17 billion to expand and modernize its wafer fab at Manassas, Virginia.The project is set to modernize the existing facility to produce state-of-the-art DRAMs to address demand from US...

Published on: January 02, 2025

Multi-protocol platform IP supports Bluetooth HDT and IEEE 802.15.4

Multi-protocol platform IP supports Bluetooth HDT and IEEE 802.15.4

Ceva has unveiled the Ceva-Waves Links200, the first turnkey multi-protocol platform IP to support next generation Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) technology, alongside IEEE 802.15.4 for Zigbee, Thread and Matter.Integrating a new Ceva-developed radio, the comprehensive Links200 multi-protocol platform IP provides a...

Published on: January 02, 2025