HyperConnectivity (comms)

Google Support Services LLC, Reston, Virginia (HQ003423D0017), is awarded a hybrid (firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity) contract with a ceiling of $9,000,000,000. No funds are being obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued.

Delaware Imaging Network, a division of RadNet, Inc. has announced that it has started implementation of its new Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection service, which works in concert with a patient’s annual breast screening regimen.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world specialist in advanced memory technology, and NAVER Corporation, a global internet company with top-notch AI technology has announced a wide-reaching collaboration to develop semiconductor solutions tailored for hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) models. Leveraging Samsung’s memory technologies like computational storage, processing-in-memory (PIM) and processing-near-memory (PNM), as well as Compute Express Link (CXL), the companies intend to pool their hardware and software resources to dramatically accelerate the handling of massive AI workloads.

Intel Labs and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have completed a joint research study using federated learning a distributed machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI) approach to help international healthcare and research institutions identify malignant brain tumors.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution provider Nexus FrontierTech has announced its partnership with Microsoft Azure, allowing clients to utilise the Azure marketplace for quick deployment of AI solutions within their organisations.

London, UK. 5 December 2022 – Bitwarden, the open source password manager trusted by millions, has unveiled a new passwordless authentication feature. This aims to make it easier and faster for users to access their Bitwarden vaults. This announcement reinforces the Bitwarden commitment to help customers protect sensitive information at every point of their passwordless experience. 

TEL AVIV, Israel. 6 December 2022 – Variscite, a worldwide designer and manufacturer of System on Modules (SoMs) has announced the official launch of the Variscite Python API developer centre. The Variscite Python API, also known as pyvar, simplifies the development of machine learning and multimedia applications for devices built on Variscite’s i.MX8-based SoMs. With the API, building and programming embedded systems and smart/edge devices for AI/ML is faster and easier, even for beginners.

Intel unveiled research fueling its innovation pipeline for keeping Moore’s Law on track to a trillion transistors on a package in the next decade. At IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2022, Intel researchers showcased advancements in 3D packaging technology with a new 10x improvement in density; novel materials for 2D transistor scaling beyond RibbonFET, including super-thin material just 3 atoms thick; new possibilities in energy efficiency and memory for higher-performing computing; and advancements for quantum computing.

Micropsi Industries has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software MIRAI is now compatible with numerous robots produced by FANUC, a supplier of robotics and factory automation in Japan, and its U.S. subsidiary FANUC America. With MIRAI, FANUC customers can now add valuable hand-eye coordination to multiple FANUC industrial and collaborative robots (cobots) to handle difficult-to-automate functions such as cable plugging and assembly.

Quantiphi, an AI-first Digital Engineering company, launched the Qollective.CX platform that leverages AI to simplify experience management for enterprise customers.

Cognite, a global specialist in industrial software has announced the launch of native simulator integration and Hybrid AI workflow capabilities for its Industrial DataOps platform, Cognite Data Fusion. These hybrid AI workflows combine the best of data-driven machine learning and physics-based modeling to deploy advanced digital solutions at scale, including solutions for sensitive production use cases that can reduce costs and increase proactive decision-making that can optimise production.

Verana Health a digital health company elevating quality in real-world data (RWD) has announced that its curated, de-identified real-world data (RWD) and Qdata modules will soon be available to license in AWS Data Exchange, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud-native service that makes it easy for AWS customers to find, subscribe to, and use third-party data.

Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D., founder of the Michigan Knee Institute, Rochester, MI, is tracking the recovery and activity level of his knee replacement patients before and after surgery via their smart watches. Using artificial intelligence through a patient’s smart watch, Dr. DeClaire and his medical team can track progress made before and after knee replacement surgery. Dr. DeClaire is one of a handful of physicians to participate in the national study where a patient’s progress after surgery is tracked through their smart watch and the mymobility app. Participants in the study are also required to do daily recovery exercises, record progress notes and report back via text to Dr. DeClaire and his staff. 

Cerebras Systems, the specialist in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) compute, and Cirrascale Cloud Services, a provider of deep learning infrastructure solutions for autonomous vehicle, NLP, and computer vision workflows, today announced the availability of the Cerebras AI Model Studio. Hosted on the Cerebras Cloud @ Cirrascale, this new offering enables customers to train generative Transformer (GPT)-class models, including GPT-J, GPT-3 and GPT-NeoX, on Cerebras Wafer-Scale Clusters, including the newly announced Andromeda AI supercomputer.

London, UK – Work Execution System (WES) specialist Laiye has announced the first global WES Co-Innovation partnership with Ciklum, a digital transformation company with more than 20 worldwide offices and 4,000+ developers, analysts and engineers specialising in Intelligent Automation, Data & Analytics and Custom Product Engineering. 

Windows is the most popular operating system among desktop and laptop users. It occupies around 30% of the OS market share worldwide. This may be one of the reasons why it is also the most targeted by malware.

Lausanne, Switzerland & Sriharikota, India, 28 November 2022 – Astrocast, a global nanosatellite IoT network operator, launched four Astrocast 3U spacecraft on Saturday, 26^th November into space. This launch is a significant milestone for Astrocast’s nanosatellite IoT network; and enables the company to increase its commercial constellation to 14 satellites making Astrocast one of the top 40 satellite operators in the world, based on the number of satellites currently in orbit.

Blockchain technology is becoming increasingly mainstream, boosted by the development and innovation around Web3 and the metaverse. Despite being in its infancy, blockchain has already established itself as a significant component of the gaming industry. CryptoKitties was the first well-known blockchain game which allowed users to breed and mint new NFT kitties that could later be sold on NFT marketplaces. As a result of the introduction of NFTs into the gaming industry, a play-to-earn, or P2E, trend emerged that encourages players to earn money while playing. In-game items, rewards, and settings can all be turned into NFTs by tokenising them. 

Viz.ai, the specialist in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination has announced the introduction of an AI-powered radiology suite, specifically designed to alert the radiologist in their workflow of suspected diseases, prioritise worklists, and connect care teams in real-time. The Viz Radiology Suite integrates into the picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) of healthcare organisations to securely facilitate access to imaging data across departments and streamline patient diagnosis.

Draganfly Inc, a drone solutions and systems developer, is pleased to announce that Bluvec a developer of Deep Signal Inspection (DSI) technology and a supplier of counter-drone technology in the industry has selected Draganfly to create joint solutions enabling specific Military and Civil UAS Threat Detection Intervention.

Perspectum and Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft company has announced at the 108^th Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Annual Meeting (RSNA Booth #7938) their collaboration to deliver at scale Perspectum’s integrated digital platform suite for metabolic disease care and management. This new collaboration will help accelerate adoption of Perspectum’s non-invasive quantitative multiparametric MR (Magnetic Resonance) software services across the over 12,000 US health care facilities using Nuance’s expanding Precision Imaging Network.

Babel Street, a data-to-knowledge company has announced it will acquire Rosette, the AI-powered text analytics platform, from BasisTech. The combination of Babel Street and Rosette will form an enhanced data analytics and intelligence software platform, delivering rapid, rich insights across the threat intelligence, risk mitigation, and identity markets.

Flywheel, the data management platform for biomedical research and collaboration, is creating a federated data network aimed at improving artificial intelligence (AI) for breast imaging. Funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federated network will support breast imaging AI research and collaboration on a scale not previously possible.

Densitas Inc., a global provider of AI solutions for digital mammography and breast screening has announced that it has connected to the Nuance Precision Imaging Network (PIN), a secure nationwide cloud platform empowering collaborative care teams with streamlined communications and workflow-integrated AI insights from diagnostic imaging to improve healthcare outcomes and costs.

30 November 2022 – A major IT infrastructure refresh for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) will continue thanks to the extension of a contract with critical communications specialist Telent, it has been announced today.

30 November 2022 – Soaring energy bills all over Europe have many remote employees rethinking their arrangements with their employers compensation-wise. As many recently received much higher bills for electricity, working from home is becoming more expensive than commuting to the office. The increased cost of living and the continuing fight for talents across industries make now the best time for workers to act on boosting their compensation packages or asking for a salary raise.

Richard Jeffery, chief executive officer at ActiveOps explores the need for businesses across the UK, US and Australia to take action in the face of impending recession.