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European lessons from DeepSeek AI – updates
The emergence of Chinese AI company DeepSeek has some key lessons for the European industry say European AI entrepreneurs from Fractile and Graphcore to Axelera.DeepSeek, based in Hangzhou in south-east China, has developed two AI frameworks that can run large language models...
iPRONICS raises funds for optical networking in AI data centers
iPronics, a leading deep tech startup in software-defined photonic engines, has announced a 20M€ series A funding round that will accelerate the deployment of its Optical Networking Engine (ONE), in AI data centers, enabling fast, scalable and high-bandwidth communication for energy-efficient AI.Current...
MMCX power over coax connectors ensures uninterrupted power
Molex has announced the compact MMCX Power over Coax (PoC) connectors, which feature a patent-pending mating technique to ensure secure and stable connections while maintaining electrical ground continuity.PoC is ideally suited for space-constrained applications where reliable RF connections and continuous power delivery...
UK invests £20m in space company Orbex
The UK government has invested £20m in rocket company Orbex to boost the chances of a successful launch.Orbex first announced its Series D round in April last year, and backing from the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), Octopus Ventures and...
Open source ANSS software cuts DRAM RAG requirements for Generative AI
KIOXIA has announced the open-source release of its new All-in-Storage ANNS with Product Quantization (AiSAQ™) technology. AiSAQ™ is a novel “approximate nearest neighbor” search (ANNS) algorithm optimized for SSDs that improves vector database scaling and accuracy in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.Generative AI...
OpenLight in open source photonics tool deal
OpenLight has signed a strategic partnership with the creators of the popular open-source tool GDSFactory for its photonic chips.The PH18DA photonics process from Tower Semiconductor will be supported in GDSFactory+ for end-to-end chip design. By integrating UI tools, advanced verification capabilities and...
Optical engine boost for AR smart glasses
Lumus in Israel has halved the weight of its optical engine for emerging Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses.The binocular, 30-degree field-of-view of the Z-30 optical engine extends battery life with smoother visuals and smaller form factors. The optical engine uses a 2D...
AmberSemi signs first two equipment customers says CEO
Power startup Amber Semiconductor has signed its first two strategic multi-phased partnerships around its power silicon.These deals with Jasco and Deaco mark the first electrical product companies to publicly announce plans to explore the integration of AmberSemi’s semiconductor products into their key...
KD, Keysight team on multigigabit optical Ethernet
Spanish fabless semiconductor company KD has signed a key deal with Keysight Technologies for testing optical Ethernet interconnect in automotive platforms.The deal covers Transmitter Distortion Figure of Merit (TDFOM) based on the based on the IEEE Std 802.3cz physical layer test standard...
$100m for Alice & Bob cat qubits
French quantum technology developer Alice & Bob has raised €100m to build a fault tolerant quantum computer.The Series B funding round, led by Future French Champions (FFC), AVP (AXA Venture Partners) and Bpifrance. FFC is a partnership between QIA and Bpifrance.The funding...
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