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  • Who – or What – is Trustworthy?

    Who – or What – is Trustworthy?

    Today, it’s all about trust. Whom do you trust? And what is it about them that makes you think that they’re trustworthy? With people, it’s…

  • What the FAQ is an Embedded System?

    What the FAQ is an Embedded System?

    One of the perennial questions I keep getting asked is, “What is an embedded system?” Strange as it may seem, the problem isn’t that we…

  • NXP MCU Hits 1 GHz

    NXP MCU Hits 1 GHz

    “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, II, 2 When is an MCU not…

  • MRAM Testing and Solderability

    MRAM Testing and Solderability

    This week we take on a couple of developments in the MRAM world. While much of our more recent MRAM coverage has focused on the…

  • Xilinx Vitis and Vitis AI Software Development Platforms

    Xilinx Vitis and Vitis AI Software Development Platforms

    At this week’s Xilinx Developers Forum (XDF) in San Jose, California, Xilinx announced “Vitis” – a new framework for developing applications that use Xilinx programmable…

  • The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse (Part 3)

    The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse (Part 3)

    In Part 1 of this 3-part miniseries, we discussed the origins of artificial intelligence (AI), and we considered some low-hanging AI-enabled fruit in the form…

  • The Three Foes of the IoT

    The Three Foes of the IoT

    The Internet of Things will be a defining element of the next big era of computing, but building it is like making a lake with…

  • Patent-Analysis AI Forecasts Market Activity

    Patent-Analysis AI Forecasts Market Activity

    “The average member of modern society is ill-equipped to be alone with his thoughts.” – John Krewson What if you could get inside information on…

  • Sound Bites

    Sound Bites

    Funny how, right after I put out my previous audio story, I suddenly started receiving more audio news than ever. So I’ve collected a few…

  • The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse (Part 2)

    The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse (Part 2)

    In Part 1 of this 3-part miniseries, we cogitated and ruminated on the origins of artificial intelligence (AI). We also started to look at some…