In the future, major decisions taken in the theatre of war are likely to be made by machines. The decision to shoot a missile or drop a bomb will be made electronically, eliminating the flawed human mind from any decision-making process. Systems based on artificial intelligence will perform many of […]
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Arm’s sale puts a dent in the UK’s $1tn tech ambitions
Nvidia’s Huang, however, dismisses such concerns. Arm’s technology, he says, would remain of UK origin, meaning it is exempt from US sanctions. Even if Nvidia used its AI know-how to customise Arm’s processors, it would be a “drop in the ocean” compared to the three decades of IP that Arm […]
Arm’s sale is a tragedy that will undermine Britain’s future security
What happened to Dominic Cummings? To national tech champions? It’s all very well snapping up OneWeb, a satellite company with not many of the wrong kind of satellites for our purposes, but companies like Arm are where the battle to control the future will really be played out. Surely ministers […]
SoftBank-backed Arm’s spat with China unit over CEO heats up
TAIPEI — Tensions between Softbank-owned Arm Limited and its Chinese unit escalated on Thursday, with Arm China saying it had already dismissed one of the two men chosen by its British parent to serve as interim CEO of the local unit. It is the second time in two days that […]
Unilever makes second attempt to merge UK and Dutch arms
Unilever will make a second attempt at unifying its business, ending its joint Anglo-Dutch structure and making London its headquarters. The maker of Marmite and Domestos said the move would make it easier to carry out acquisitions, remove complexity and strengthen its corporate governance. The decision represents an about-turn from previous plans to […]
The subatomic age: Asia’s quantum computing arms race
SINGAPORE/TOKYO — Dzmitry Matsukevich’s laboratory is cramped and windowless, dominated by two large tables laid out with arrays of lasers, lenses, cables and black boxes arranged like some impenetrably complex board game. It is an experimentalist’s space — practical, prioritizing form over function. Plastic sheeting hangs in curtains from the ceiling; […]
China-Russia alliance on horizon as nuclear arms treaties crumble
MOSCOW — The U.S. Navy’s video had little drama to draw the world’s attention away from the coronavirus pandemic. In a clip uploaded to YouTube, a small missile lifts off, orange flames glowing against the black of the Hawaii night. It’s over in a mere five seconds. The unremarkable March […]