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The Rice chip that thinks it's okay to be wrong.

Researchers at Rice University have built a chip that sacrifices accuracy in exchange for faster performance and energy efficiency. The chips is 15 times more energy-efficient that normal chips and will be in the real world next year in hearing aids. Read More »

China is expected to rule soon on Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola, with the deal already approved elsewhere. It needs the deal, especially for tablets, says Goldman Sachs, because the costs are too high to be the default search engine on Apple’s iPad. Read More »

Ten years ago, Plastic Logic looked like it had all the elements in place to become a world-beating startup. Now it’s ditched its attempts to become a household name and decided to focus on licensing its technology instead. So where did it all go wrong? Read More »

 
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