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Yearly Archives: 2020

Neuromorphic Chips: Designing Chips that Mimic the Human Brain

By Dick Weisinger

Chip designers are are creating chips that mimic the neurons and synapses in the human brain. The goal is to make chips that are smarter and more energy efficient than today’s standard generation of chips. The chips process data asynchronously…

Security: One-third of Companies Fail at Basic Cybersecurity

By Dick Weisinger

Many businesses have traditionally assigned low priority to security. Unfortunately, while getting security right is hard, overlooking the details can lead to painful consequences. A report by Mastercard Company RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute found that security issues to be…

Data Deluge: Digital Bits Could Outnumber Earth’s Atoms in 200 Years

By Dick Weisinger

We’re awash in data. IDC estimates that humans will store 6.8 zettabytes of data in 2020. The total data stored is now doubling every four years. The increased capture of video and sensor data is behind at least part of…

Augmented Workers: When Humans and Technology Collaborate

By Dick Weisinger

Automation. Robots. Algorithms. Technology is changing the workplace and how workers do their jobs. The fact that work changes isn’t new, but the pace that technology is changing work has picked up dramatically. Where the workplace change will take us…

Photonic Computing: Leapfrogging Electronics to Propel the Next Generation of AI

By Dick Weisinger

Is it too good to be true? Startup Boston startup Lightmatter is developing a specialized photonic chip for processing AI algorithms. The company unveiled their Mars SoC chip in August. The Mars SoC chip is based around an optical tensor…