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Intel acquires AI chip startup Habana Labs for $2 billion

December 16, 2019
In a clear signal of its ambitions for the $91.18 billion AI chip market, Intel this morning announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for data centers. The deal is worth approximately $2 billion, and Intel says it’ll strengthen its AI strategy as Habana begins to sample its proprietary silicon to customers. Habana will…
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ZTE unveils Axon 10s Pro 5G with Snapdragon 865 and 5G

December 16, 2019
ZTE revealed earlier that the Axon 10s Pro is on its way with 5G and Snapdragon 865 chipset. Following the huge interest from fans, the company decided to go all in and revealed everything new about the upcoming flagship even if it wasn’t quite the usual formal announcement. The Axon 10s Pro 5G will come with a revamped UI, better AI features and will be first of many 5G devices to be…
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ZTE showcases Axon 10s Pro, confirms SD865 chipset and 5G

December 16, 2019
The beginning of the year was marked by the arrival of the first 5G phones and one of the pioneers was the Axon 10 Pro 5G. It was introduced at MWC 2019 and is currently selling all over the globe, including the United States. Today ZTE announced the successor on Weibo, and its name is Axon 10s Pro which will have 5G connectivity. While the official message did not include Snapdragon 865, the…
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RCS messaging is now available to all Android users in the US

December 16, 2019
After years of delays and very limited rollouts, next-generation texting is finally available to all Android users in the US. Android Messages product manager Sanaz Ahari has confirmed that the American RCS rollout completed on December 9th, or a few weeks ahead of…
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IBM’s ‘elite’ data science squad has kickstarted AI for more than 100 companies

December 16, 2019
Last year, IBM announced a Data Science Elite team whose only job is to help big enterprise companies push their first AI models into production. Now, more than a year after the program’s launch, Rob Thomas, the IBM executive overseeing the AI SWAT team, reports that it has been a “huge success.” The team has increased from 30 data scientists to 100, and there are plans to grow significantly…
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