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Dress is constructed entirely from datacentre cables
A fashion designer in London has worked with datacentre operator Equinix to create a dress entirely from data cables.Unlike smart wearable materials, the dress uses non-functioning Cat 5 Ethernet cables and optical fibre cables from an Equinix datacentre, crocheted into a dress...
US finds backdoor in medical equipment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has found cybersecurity vulnerabilities including a backdoor, in a medical patient monitor.The backdoors in the CMS8000 patient monitor and its re-badged version, the Epsimed MN-120, may put patients at risk after being connected...
Chip-free wireless tags are more sustainable and cut e-waste
In a paper, Engineers from the University of Glasgow have described a new wireless tag that is able to identify objects and measure temperature without relying on integrated circuits.Inexpensive coils and a sensing material made from a form of silicon rubber called...
ST plans temporary fab closures after 2024 fall
STMicroelectronics is planning temporary closures of multiple fabs as inventory and weak markets hit its 2024 results.“2024 turned out to be one of the worst years in many decades for the industries we serve, particularly in Industrial and Automotive,” said Jean Marc...
Ford deploys AI camera in trucks
An AI-powered camera monitor system (CMS) from Gauzy in Israel is being deployed by Ford Trucks in the US.The Smart-Vision CMS from Gauzy uses the CV2FS AI SoC, from Ambarella to replace traditional side and/or rearview reflective-glass mirrors with high-resolution cameras mounted...
Keysight opens Spanish 6G lab
Keysight Technologies has opened its 6G research and innovation Lab in Spain with the University of Malaga (UMA).The Malaga 6G Research and Innovation lab is an integral part of Keysight’s European infrastructure, working with numerous consortia, industry, and standards bodies.The lab features...
Kioxia offers memory search algorithm to reduce AI’s DRAM need
Memory maker Kioxia Inc. is offering its AiSAQ technology as open-source software to the design community claiming it will reduce generative AI’s requirements for DRAM.If the technology is successful it could potentially boost the use of solid-state drives (SSDs) for AI applications...
ST forecasts a big first quarter revenue drop
European chip company STMicroelectronics revealed sales revenue exactly on guidance at $3.32 billion for 4Q24 but said sales will drop by about 27 percent sequentially to about US$2.5 billion in 1Q25.A quarter before the company had said that 2025 would start weakly...
ST forecasts a big revenue drop coming
European chip company STMicroelectronics revealed sales revenue exactly on guidance at $3.32 billion for 4Q24 but said sales will drop by about 27 percent sequentially to about US$2.5 billion in 1Q25.A quarter before the company had said that 2025 would start weakly...
Zephyr RTOS gets closer to safety certification, adds six members
The Zephyr Project has added Doulos, Hubble Network, IAR, inovex and Microchip Technology as well as car maker Honda as Silver members for its open source real time operating system as it gets closer to safety certification.The project achieved written concept approval for IEC 61508 certification of the...
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