Xilinx and NEC Corporation have announced that the companies are collaborating on NEC’s next-generation 5G Radio Units (RUs) expected to be available for global deployment in 2022. Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core series devices, which are currently shipping in volume…
The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back
Recent Ofcom data found that if business landline numbers continue to drop at their current rate, they will be all but extinct within just six years. But would this be a bad thing? The landline has enabled connectivity from 1876,…
Technology to help cities identify most cost-effective route to Net Zero
ClimateView has unveiled plans to help the growing numbers of cities with net zero commitments identify the most cost-effective route to decarbonise their economies as it announced the close of a €10m funding round. Newcastle, Mannheim and Bern are among…
Integrating lidar and AI for automotive and smart city apps
Blaize has announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Lidar solutions provider, LeiShen, for in-depth cooperation on the integration of Lidar and AI functions in intelligence applications for autonomous operation across a range of automotive and smart city markets in China. As part of the…
Webinar series provides debugging tips to assist embedded and IoT developers
Percepio has announced Runtime Insights, a monthly webinar and roundtable about embedded and IoT software development. On the first Tuesday of every month Percepio’s Senior Field Applications Engineer, Kristoffer Martinsson, will discuss common run-time issues in embedded software, demonstrate how to debug them and provide tips on how to design code…
Reclaiming the robotics revolution
Until recently, the Industrial Revolution was largely associated with drastic engineering efforts that transformed global industry. Two centuries later, we are experiencing another shift in global manufacturing. Nigel Smith, Managing Director of Shibaura Machine, formerly Toshiba Machine, industrial robot supplier,…
How robots can help to keep people safe in the workplace
Over the course of the last year, robots have helped manufacturers protect human operators by achieving social distancing whilst maintaining high throughput in the manufacturing process. However, robots and automated applications can do much more to create a highly efficient…
Getting started with industrial data
There is a growing need for industrial businesses to adopt more modern technologies to improve process efficiencies, operational effectiveness and product quality. However, proper industrial data collection and management is integral to realising these goals. To support industry in making…
Sensyqo environmental IoT: smart and healthy home
Air pollution is a significant environmental factor affecting human health and wellbeing globally. Pollutants contribute to lung disease as well as other chronic health conditions associated with toxins in the air. While ambient (outdoor) air quality is regulated by…
Department for Education boosts cyber training courses in security revamp
The Department for Education (DfE) overhauled its security investment in the most recent financial year (FY 20-21), by increasing security courses on offer to staff from four to 44. Additionally, course participants surged from just under 7,000 in FY 19-20,…
