Microsoft Doubles Down On Topological Qubits With Majorana 2 Chip

The Majorana 2 quantum chip embodies Microsoft’s efforts to use a topological architecture to pursue fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Memory Capacity Production Slowly Expanding To Meet AI Industry Demand

Samsung, SK hynix, Sandisk, Kioxia and Micron report building out new DRAM and NAND flash manufacturing and packaging facilities coming on line in late 2027 or 2028.

Hard Disk Drive Unit Shipments Could Grow To Support AI Workloads

Recent HDD head manufacturing announcements indicate that the industry will increase unit shipments in addition to overall storage capacity shipments by decade’s end.

Sizing Up The First Generation Of Enterprise Agentic Assistants

Agentic assistants are changing knowledge work through a “Claude-ification” trend that is now coming to desktop agents for non-coders. But significant gaps remain.

Everyone In AI Sells ‘Context’ Now — But It Means Different Things

AI models without strong business context risk costly errors, but vendor approaches to “context” vary. Enterprises must take ownership of their data’s definition layer.

What I Learned From Six Months Of Using Agentic Assistants For Work

Built to bring the productivity gains of Claude Cowork to non-coders, these AI assistants have lots of promise but require thoughtful deployment in enterprise settings.

Microsoft Discovery Aims To Advance The Era Of Agentic Science

The cloud-based agentic AI platform aims to help human researchers overcome resource constraints and complex data challenges to accelerate science at scale.

Interfaces Make Memories Useful, SNIA MRAM SIG And Everspin

The SNIA MRAM SIG will explore, through its interface subgroup, an architectural ecosystem enabling MRAM connectivity via LPDDR, CXL and chiplet interfaces.

Accenture Survey Finds AI Investment Surging, But Operating Models Lag

Despite C-suite optimism and more investment, there’s a big gap between AI aspirations and enterprise readiness. The answer? Savvy redesign of core processes and roles.

My Pursuit Of Happiness In The IEEE

The First-Person Narrative about my IEEE experience is available through the IEEE history center at: https://ethw.org/First-Hand:Pursuit_of_Happiness#cite_note-39.