Intel sinks $2bn on Israeli deep learning firm to boost cloud and edge AI portfolio

Intel has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for data centres, for around $2 billion. The purchase will spur Intel’s efforts to bring increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to cloud and edge based silicon, notably for enterprise and industrial networks.  Intel reckons the “nascent, fast-growing” AI silicon market will be…

The Best Smart Speakers for 2019

The Sonos One is the best smart speaker you can buy. It lets you choose between Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, it has fantastic sound for its size, it supports Apple’s AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, and it’s a champ at multiroom audio. Our team has been reviewing smart speakers since the category emerged with Amazon’s…