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Rigetti Computing have demonstrated that one of their superconducting quantum processors is capable of performing a type of machine learning that may contribute significantly to artificial intelligence (AI). Reportedly unsupervised machine learning was observed on Rigetti’s 19-qubit superconducting quantum processor, the 19Q. Unlike supervised machine learning, where the output of an algorithm is known based on "labeled" training data, unsupervised machine learning offers the potential to solve complex problems using just input data, with no training data set and where outcomes are unknown.

The 14th December 2017 is likely to go down in history as the day internet neutrality was abolished. On this day, the commission of the American FCC will vote on a proposal to lift the Open Internet Order put in place in 2015 by the previous administration...

All Raspberry Pi users must think about putting it in a case. And there are a lot of them. The Pi Desktop presented here seems to fit into this category, but offers some other functions. This kit transforms the RPi into a regular desktop computer, discreet, but convincing. It also allows the connection of an SSD mass storage device and also adds a managed, safe power off and on of the RPi.

Microchip announces the ATECC608A CryptoAuthentication™ device, a secure element that allows developers to add hardware-based security to their designs, and a Security Design Partner Programme for connecting developers with third-party partners that can enhance and expedite secure designs.

The impressively powerful i9-7980XE CPU from Intel boasts not just 18 cores and 36 threads but also an unlocked clock multiplier. The spec was clearly an open invitation to Roman Hartung who has something of a reputation when it comes to overclocking processors. In tests he was able to crank up the clock of this beast to 5.7 GHz at which point the CPU draws around 1kW of power.

With the release of extremely powerful microcontrollers and development kits recently, artificial intelligence (AI) by way of neural networks is now within reach of keen programmers seeking a challenge beyond programming. “Homebrew AI” was long thought impossible but now the Jetson TX1 and TX2 are claimed by their maker NVIDIA “to put the power of an AI supercomputer in the palm of your hand.” A good $600 now buys you hardware capable of running fairly deep neural networks whilst offering support for the latest technology in graphics, GPU computing, computer vision and more.

The media has been awash with news that researchers working at Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) found it necessary to pull the plug on two chatbots when it was discovered they were communicating in a language only the chatbots could understand...

After Intel took over the machine-vision specialist company Movidius last year, a low-cost USB stick with hardware for deep learning is now on offer from the company for only $ 79. The Movidius Neural Compute Stick contains an SoC offering computing power of up to 100 Gigaflops which simply plugs into a commercial PC’s USB 3.0 port...

The Turing Test developed by Alan Turing is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to or indistinguishable from a human. In the test human observers decide whether the responses are produced by a bot or human. Could a machine ever be as good at detecting a bot?

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have simulated a memory cache system called "Jenga" that creates new cache structures on the fly to optimize memory access for each specific app. This new approach is said to offer increased processing speed by up to 30% with otherwise identical hardware and to reduce energy consumption by up to 85%...