Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, doesn’t start his new role until February, but he’s already prepping the company to take on Apple’s M1 chips. The Oregonian, a local newspaper in Oregon where Intel maintains a large presence, reports that the chip maker held an all-hands company meeting yesterday, and Gelsinger …
Read More »Intel updates its NUC lineup, including a follow-up to its Hades Canyon gaming mini-PC
Intel is updating its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) lineup of miniature computers with its 11th Gen processors, and it’s again including a gaming-focused model. The NUC 11 Enthusiast is a follow-up to the NUC 8 Hades Canyon from 2018, which managed to pack triple-A gaming performance (not to mention …
Read More »Intel Ousts CEO Bob Swan
Intel Corp. ousted Chief Executive Bob Swan in a surprise move after activist hedge fund Third Point LLC urged sweeping changes to revive the semiconductor giant’s fortunes. Intel on Wednesday said Mr. Swan would be replaced by VMware Inc. chief Pat Gelsinger effective Feb. 15. Mr. Gelsinger, who was once …
Read More »Intel drone show lights up Dubai skies
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Read More »Intel Announces Its 11th Gen H-Series CPUs for Gaming Laptops
Intel has announced its first trio of 11th Gen H-Series processors meant for the next generation of gaming laptops.Starting with the Intel Core i7-11375H Special Edition, it’s a 4-core, 8-thread processor with a maximum single-core boost of 5GHz. Intel claims to outperform its competitors, including the AMD Ryzen 4800HS and …
Read More »Intel envisions drones with ‘biological’ brains and eyes
Intel hopes its new, cutting-edge 21st technology will make drones at least as smart as bugs, maybe even birds. Intel envisions biological drones. The company is installing its new Loihi chips into drones, hoping to give them capabilities approaching animals. Drones are amazing technology. But among the things they can’t …
Read More »Intel Is Inventing Faster, Smarter Drones With ‘Biological’ Brains And 1000X Faster Cameras
A drone flying in the mountains. This one does not have Intel’s neuromorphic Loihi chip. Photo by Mitch Nielsen on Unsplash Birds with tiny brains can do it. Insects with brains you need a microsope to see can do it. But the pinnacle of modern drone technology still can’t autonomously …
Read More »Third Point Calls on Intel to Explore Strategic Alternatives
Activist hedge fund Third Point LLC pressed Intel Corp. to make sweeping strategic changes after a year in which the U.S. semiconductor giant suffered more product delays and lost its rank as America’s highest-valued chip company. In a letter Tuesday to Intel Chairman Omar Ishrak, Third Point Chief Executive Daniel …
Read More »Intel Agencies Seek to Perfect Biometric Recognition from Drones
The intelligence community wants to put biometric identification technology on drones but has hit a wall when it comes to the most widely used biometric: facial recognition. Federal programs experimenting with facial recognition technology have found the reliability depends greatly on lighting, camera position and other environmental factors—elements that are …
Read More »Walmart and Intel drone display presents holiday lights and music.
John Lovett | Times Record A holiday light display using nearly 1,000 drones will be seen over the skies in Fayetteville on Dec. 20 as part of a collaboration between Walmart and Intel. The “Walmart Holiday Drone Light Show” is a free and contactless experience that brings holiday songs and lights …
Read More »Walmart recruits 1,000 Intel drones for pandemic-friendly holiday light show
This illustration gives an idea of how the holiday drone light shows will be arranged. Walmart The coronavirus pandemic has put a lid on many typical holiday traditions in the US. There won’t be any visits to mall Santas or packed theater performances of The Nutcracker. Retailer Walmart has instead decided …
Read More »Intel Wants its Fleet of Drones to Monitor America’s Aging, Unsafe Bridges
Plenty of people are excited about laying down new high-tech infrastructure to create smart cities. But can cutting-edge technology also be used to keep tabs on existing infrastructure, such as bridges? Intel certainly believes so — and it recently signed a deal with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Kentucky …
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