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• In addition to bundling 5G and Meraki hardware and software, T-Mobile will provide installation, configuration and managed services to minimize the burden on in-house IT teams. SDxCentral
• The working group, which includes more than 50 members from HEP institutes across the EU, US and Japan, has a remit to analyse the potential for quantum computing to realize a paradigmatic change in computing hardware and software for the natural sciences and beyond. Physics World
• With Quanta transitioning from a device supplier to a platform service provider and implementing a comprehensive development strategy of hardware-software integration, the continued focus on AR glasses holds the potential to expand profit margins for Quanta. TrendForce Insights
• Inspections of hardware delivered for the spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 3 mission found failures in circuitry that drives valves. SpaceNews
• All 10 projects will have lithium-ion batteries from LG Energy Solutions, with LG Energy Solutions Vertech providing all hardware integration, system controls software and related services. Utility Dive
• At CES 2024, NVIDIA unveiled an array of hardware and software aimed at unlocking the full potential of generative AI on Windows 11 PCs. Windows Experience Blog
• Heron has fewer physical qubits - 133 - but uses an improved error-correction technology that IBM says could provide a roadmap for future quantum hardware. GeekWire
• The Worldcoin project started in 2021, and by 2023 managed to become an ecosystem of hardware and software solutions for a global identification system with the potential to introduce universal basic income - at least, on paper. ChangeHero
• In the coming year, we can expect an increase in the integration of hardware-based confidential computing as cloud solutions strategically employ it to entice applications with heightened privacy and security demands. App Developer Magazine
• In the coming CES, eYs3D will demonstrate AI + concept, integrating AI and other hardware and software accelerators into existing products, facilitating the realization of AI innovations. Yahoo Finance
• Zoom plans to integrate into its core offering the software solutions created by Liminal that enables multiple HD video feeds to be fed from Zoom to production-grade hardware and applications. Skift Meetings
• The fast food giant says that it plans to leverage a wide range of Google Cloud's hardware, data, and AI technologies to implement innovation faster and create even better experiences for its customers, restaurant teams, and employees. Retail Technology Innovation Hub
• Google Distributed Cloud, a combined hardware and software offering, will spread to thousands of McDonald's restaurants so they can leverage both cloud-based software applications and their own software and AI solutions locally on-site, as needed. QSR magazine
• TrendForce believes that due to the high costs of upgrading both software and hardware associated with AI PCs, early development will be focused on high-end business users and content creators. TrendForce Insights
• If both countries decide to go their own ways, China will have to invest heavily in software and semiconductors in order to catch up with the United States, whereas the U.S. must to reshape their global hardware supply chain in order to supply affordable autonomous machine products. The Diplomat
• Teams from various DLR institutes will be focusing on enhancing the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing process, and applying it to reducing the cost of hardware. 3D Printing
• A cloud-based quantum computing ecosystem will limit the number of hardware systems required for the next ten years. Edge AI and Vision Alliance
• By adding first party silicon to a growing ecosystem of chips and hardware from industry partners, Microsoft will be able to offer more choice in price and performance for its customers. SOURCE
• With optimized software frameworks and a wide hardware portfolio, Intel empowers businesses to unlock the potential of AI across industries. Yahoo Finance
• The Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Microsoft Azure Cobalt CPU will be integrated throughout Microsoft data centers from 2024, and will be used to improve efficiency and provide crucial backing for AI workloads amid record demand for AI-capable hardware. ITPro

Last updated: 06 February 2024