GRACE HOPPER
In 1944, Howard Aiken and IBM engineers completed Harvard's Mark I, a 51-foot-long calculator that handled wartime calculations for the US Navy
In 1944, Harvard's Mark I emerged as a revolutionary 10,000-pound calculator for the U.S. Navy, pivotal in military operations such as ballistics during World War II. Grace Hopper notably influenced its functionality and pioneered the COBOL programming language. Mark I's legacy highlights the significance of government investment in technological breakthroughs, echoing its impact on modern artificial intelligence innovations.
Dredging Corporation of India eyes Rs 3,000 crore topline, targets new markets and mega projects
Dredging Corporation of India plans a significant expansion, targeting a Rs 3,000 crore topline within six years. The company will explore new markets and business ventures, including dams and reservoirs. This growth aligns with the government's focus on maritime development and inland waterways. DCIL is also modernising its fleet with new dredgers to meet increasing demands.
Grace Hopper Found the First Computer “Bug”- a Real One
A literal moth found in a 1947 computer led Rear Admiral Grace Hopper to coin the term "debugging." This incident, though humorous, highlighted unexpected system failures. Hopper's subsequent work on compilers and higher-level programming languages revolutionized computing, making it more accessible and laying foundations for modern software development. Her legacy extends beyond this famous anecdote.
MediaTek bets on automotive, Nvidia-partnered superchips
Fabless semiconductor major MediaTek is doubling down on 'new engines' of growth, specifically targeting the automotive sector and high-performance computing to expand its footprint beyond its traditional stronghold in the smartphone market.
Nvidia sounds out TSMC on new H200 chip order as China demand jumps: Report
Nvidia faces a massive demand for its H200 AI chips from Chinese tech giants. The company is reportedly seeking to boost production with TSMC to meet orders for over two million chips in 2026. This move comes as regulatory approval from Beijing for these shipments remains pending. Chinese firms see the H200 as a significant upgrade, driving this substantial interest.
SpaceX Lunar Lander launch today: Here’s how to watch the rocket launch live
This mission follows the Odysseus lunar lander’s February 2024 landing, which marked the first U.S. lunar landing in over 50 years.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch Athena lander for lunar exploration mission today: Here’s what we know
SpaceX plans to launch Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander, aiming for the Moon’s south pole. The lander carries a drill, a rover and a robotic hopper to search for water and test a Nokia-built 4G network. It will also deploy a NASA probe to map lunar water and an AstroForge spacecraft to search for asteroid metals.
Delay to Nvidia's new AI chip could affect Microsoft, Google, Meta: report
Nvidia's new AI chips might face a three-month launch delay due to design flaws, affecting major customers like Meta, Google, and Microsoft. The Blackwell chip series, which follows the Grace Hopper Superchip, was introduced in March. Nvidia assured that the production schedule for the latter half of the year remains on track despite the reports.
Nvidia CEO Huang expects AI-generated videos to drive more demand for its chips
After riding a demand surge sparked by Big Tech's rush to roll out chatbots, Nvidia now expects new AI models that are capable of creating video and engaging in human-like voice interactions to spur more orders for its graphics processors.
ETtech Explainer: All you wanted to know about Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip
Nvidia highlighted that Blackwell chips enable organisations to develop and operate real-time generative AI on trillion-parameter large language models while reducing costs and energy consumption by up to 25 times compared to its predecessor.
Netweb partners Nvidia to make GPU servers in India
Netweb Technologies said that it is now a manufacturing partner for the Nvidia Grace CPU Superchip and GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip MGX server designs.
Reliance partners with Nvidia for developing AI infra in India
Reliance Industries, owned by Mukesh Ambani, has partnered with Nvidia to develop an indigenous large language model tailored for generative AI applications in India. Nvidia will assist Reliance in building AI infrastructure by providing access to its superchip and cloud services. Reliance aims to leverage Nvidia's AI infrastructure to develop AI applications and services
Nvidia launches new AI chip configuration
Nvidia's Grace Hopper Superchip design stitches together one of the company's H100 graphics processing units (GPU) with an Nvidia-designed central processor.
'Stranger Things' season 4 to drop on Netflix in 2022
The streamer has released a new 30-second promo for the show.
‘India doing better than others in hiring woman techies’
The technology sector is the second-largest employer of women in India, behind the pharmaceutical and care sector, according to a study earlier this year.
Yale university to rename its Calhoun College in honor of Grace Murray Hopper
Yale University President Peter Salovey announced on Saturday that scrapping the name of Calhoun College and renaming it in honor of Grace Murray Hopper.
Barack Obama honours Bill and Melinda Gates with Medal of Freedom
Today, we celebrate extraordinary Americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress," Obama said as he presented the prestigious presidential medal.
Bengaluru to Host Women Technologists Conference
Intel’s chief information officer Kimberly S Stevenson and Omidyar Network India’s managing director Roopa Kudva are the keynote speakers.
Satya Nadella returning to the event that got him in trouble last year
After his controversial comments at last year's GHC Women in Computing meet, this year he will only be in the audience.
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