IEEE

PIK-Convolution: Step Convolution Acceleration based on Multi-GPU Architecture

SimpleConvolution is the most important and time-consuming part of convolutional neural networks (CNN) for image processing. Each slide of the window in two-dimensional convolution will cause repeated ...
IEEE

Hardware Self-Organizing Map With Dithered Step Neighborhood Function

Abstract: In this paper, a hardware-based SOM architecture with a dithered step (DS) neighborhood function is introduced. In the DS function, dithering is added to a conventional step neighborhood ...
National Geographic news

Forget about 10,000 steps a day—science now has a more accurate number

Walking more is associated with reduced risk for dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and more—but a new study says you can get fewer than 10,000 steps a day and still see all those benefits. An ...
InfoQ

AWS Introduces Durable Functions: Stateful Logic Directly in Lambda Code

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Science Daily

Light-powered chip makes AI 100 times more efficient

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for a ...
MacRumors

Report: Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple CEO 'as Soon as Next Year'

Apple is preparing for Tim Cook to step down as CEO of the company "as soon as next year," according to the Financial Times. The company's board of directors and senior executives "recently ...
CNBC

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire in January after nearly 12 years leading retailer

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will retire early next year, according to a company filing. John Furner, currently Walmart's U.S. CEO, will take over as head of the retailer on Feb. 1. Since McMillon ...
Wall Street Journal

The Fed’s ‘Gain of Function’ Monetary Policy

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...
Forbes

Bureau Of Prisons Launches First Step Act Task Force

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced significant challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA), a 2018 law aimed at reforming the federal prison system. Some of the challenges included ...
Wall Street Journal

Step Aside Longevity Bros. It’s Time for the Longevity Ladies.

Jennifer Garrison, a 49-year-old neuroscientist, has been studying how aging changes the way the brain communicates with the rest of the body in a lab she runs in Novato, Calif. But on an afternoon in ...
Time

Function Health

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Function Health CEO Jonathan Swerdlin Many people have low-level risk factors, such as early signs of heart disease, smoldering inside their body. But ...