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Intel quietly launched mysterious new AI CPU that promises to bring deep learning inference and computing to the edge — but you won’t be able to plug them in a motherboard anytime soon

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Intel has launched a new AI processor series for the edge, promising industrial-class deep learning inference. The new ‘Amston Lake’ Atom x7000RE chips offer up to double the cores and twice the higher graphics base frequency as the previous x6000RE series, all neatly packed within a 6W–12W BGA package. The x7000RE series packs more performance … Read more

DNA from ancient graves reveals the culture of a mysterious nomadic people

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Scientists sampled genomic data from 279 graves at a cemetery in Rákóczifalva, Hungary, where people of the medieval Avar culture were buried.Credit: Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary Most people know about the Huns, if only because of their infamous warrior-ruler Attila. But the Avars, another nomadic people who subsequently occupied … Read more

Beats tipped to launch a new Bluetooth speaker after LeBron James flaunts mysterious device

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US basketball star LeBron James has long been part of Beats’ history, during which time he’s also been known to leak upcoming products – and it looks like he may have  done it again. The NBA legend was captured with what appears to be a brand new and unreleased Bluetooth speaker in a reel posted … Read more

AI traces mysterious metastatic cancers to their source

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A breast cancer cell (artificially coloured) climbs through a supportive film in a laboratory experiment.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/SPL Some stealthy cancers remain undetected until they have spread from their source to distant organs. Now scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that outperforms pathologists at identifying the origins of metastatic cancer cells that circulate in … Read more