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| Google claims it is using A.I. to design chips faster than humans |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 11:07 PM - Forum: AI - Artificial Intelligence
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- Google said in a paper in the journal Nature on Wednesday that a chip that would take humans months to design can be dreamed up by its new AI in less than six hours.
- The AI has already been used to develop the latest iteration of Google’s tensor processing unit chips.
- The tech giant’s engineers noted in the paper that the breakthrough could have “major implications” for the semiconductor sector.
Google claims that it has developed artificial intelligence software that can design computer chips faster than humans can.
The tech giant said in a paper in the journal Nature on Wednesday that a chip that would take humans months to design can be dreamed up by its new AI in less than six hours.
The AI has already been used to develop the latest iteration of Google’s tensor processing unit chips, which are used to run AI-related tasks, Google said.
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| Coronavirus emerged in Italy earlier than thought, study shows |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 08:56 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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CNBC reported on Sun, Nov 15 20202:43 PM EST Updated Mon, Nov 16 20208:09 AM EST
- The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy since September 2019, a study by the National Cancer Institute (INT) of the Italian city of Milan shows.
- Italy’s first Covid-19 patient was detected on Feb. 21 in a little town near Milan, in the northern region of Lombardy.
- The World Health Organization has said the new coronavirus and Covid-19, the respiratory disease it causes, were unknown before the outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, in central China, in December.
The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy since September 2019, a study by the National Cancer Institute (INT) of the Italian city of Milan shows, signaling that Covid-19 might have spread beyond China earlier than previously thought.
The World Health Organization has said the new coronavirus and Covid-19, the respiratory disease it causes, were unknown before the outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, in central China, in December.
Italy’s first Covid-19 patient was detected on Feb. 21 in a little town near Milan, in the northern region of Lombardy.
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| Austria’s AT&S to invest RM8.5bil to set up plant in Kulim |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 05:07 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been chosen by Austria-based AT&S, a global manufacturing leader of high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuit (IC) substrates, as the site for its first production plant in Southeast Asia.
The facility, which involves a proposed total investment of RM8.5 billion, will be set up in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah.
It will produce high-end PCBs and IC substrates, senior minister and international trade and industry minister Azmin Ali said in a statement today.
It is expected to create 5,000 high-tech and high-impact jobs, he said.
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| Will the ‘Perak model’ bring an end to Emergency? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 03:56 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional are looking at the “Perak model” of cooperation between the government and the opposition, as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong continues to meet party leaders, party insiders say.
A PN insider said they are hoping for “an understanding” with Umno and the opposition to ride the political storm, without having to change the government.
“The difference is that the Perak model saw the menteri besar being replaced. But it is also a model where the opposition and the governing MPs came to an understanding,” he told FMT.
After former menteri besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu was unseated and Saarani Mohamad took over in Perak, a deal was struck where all state assemblymen would be treated fairly with equal allocations and would cooperate to ensure that the government could remain stable to solve the Covid-19 pandemic and economic issues.
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| 'Miraculous' mosquito hack cuts dengue by 77% |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 02:35 PM - Forum: Health News
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Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a "groundbreaking" trial that manipulates the mosquitoes that spread it, say scientists.
They used mosquitoes infected with "miraculous" bacteria that reduce the insect's ability to spread dengue.
The trial took place in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, and is being expanded in the hope of eradicating the virus.
The World Mosquito Programme team says it could be a solution to a virus that has gone around the world.
Few people had heard of dengue 50 years ago, but it has been a relentless slow-burning pandemic and cases have increased dramatically.
In 1970, only nine countries had faced severe dengue outbreaks, now there are up to 400 million infections a year.
Dengue is commonly known as "break-bone fever" because it causes severe pain in muscles and bones and explosive outbreaks can overwhelm hospitals.
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| The perfect storm making everything you need more expensive |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 02:29 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment
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Steel, lumber, plastic and fuel. Corn, soybeans, sugar and sunflower oil. Houses, cars, diapers and toilet paper. Prices are rising almost everywhere you look.
The post-pandemic recovery is in full swing and the global economy is struggling to keep up. Following a collapse at the start of the pandemic as businesses closed and millions of workers lost jobs, demand has rebounded with a vengeance, spurred by government stimulus and consumers flush with savings.
But companies that idled factories or put workers on furlough during lockdowns are now unable to secure enough raw materials to build the houses, make the cars or assemble the appliances that are suddenly in high demand.
Companies are furiously trying to restock inventories following last year's global recession, straining supply chains already reeling from the pandemic to breaking point. A shortage of shipping containers and bottlenecks at ports have made matters worse and increased the cost of moving products around the world. Throw in accidents, cyberattacks, extreme weather and the huge disruption caused by the desperate hunt for cleaner sources of energy, and you have a perfect storm.
There's no telling how long demand will outpace supply, especially as the pandemic continues to rampage through some of the world's biggest economies. But there have already been shortages of everything from microchips and chicken to chlorine and cheese, and prices are spiking.
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| New govt better option than National Operations Council, says Zaid |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 02:17 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: If Malaysia needs a new set of leaders to manage the country, it would be better for a new government to be formed instead of setting up a National Operations Council or Majlis Gerakan Negara (MAGERAN), Zaid Ibrahim said today.
In a Facebook post, the former law minister questioned why this proposal was even on the table when no other country in the world was resorting to such a measure.
He said a smaller committee like MAGERAN did not ensure effectiveness and there was no guarantee it would be rid of political elements.
If the Yang di-Pertuan Agong comes to the conclusion that Malaysia needed new leaders to manage the pandemic and economy, he said, it would be better to get opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to form a new government or appoint an interim prime minister.
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| India logs world’s highest daily Covid toll after state revises figures |
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Posted by: superadmin - 06-10-2021, 02:09 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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BENGALURU: India reported on Thursday the highest single-day death toll from Covid-19 in the world, at 6,148, after a big eastern state revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or at private hospitals.
The health department of Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its total Covid-19-related death toll on Wednesday to more than 9,400 from about 5,400.
The US had recorded 5,444 Covid-19 deaths on Feb 12.
India’s total Covid-19 caseload now stands at 29.2 million after rising by 94,052 in the past 24 hours, while total fatalities are at 359,676, according to data from the health ministry.
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