By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You might not believe it, but Florida firefighter Carsten Kieffer was incredibly lucky when a 12-foot alligator leapt into his boat and chomped down on his right forearm. Just about no one else thought so, and that went double for Kieffer: Both main … Read more
Nvidia’s chief executive on Thursday said the company will spend at least $100 million (roughly Rs. 740 crores) on a supercomputer in the United Kingdom. Speaking at The Six Five Summit, CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia will spend “$100 million (roughly Rs. 740 crores), just as a starting point” on the Cambridge-1 supercomputer. Nvidia had said … Read more
Nvidia has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40-billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,290 crores) takeover of UK chip designer Arm, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The application was made in recent weeks and sets in motion a period of scrutiny that could take up to … Read more
Arm has unveiled its first v9 Cortex CPUs that are designed and deliver next-generation performance. The new CPU range by the Cambridge, UK-based company will take on Intel and includes Arm Cortex-X2 as its flagship offering, which is meant not just for high-end smartphones but also laptops. There is also the Cortex-A710 for a broad … Read more
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have reported the first case of COVID-19 causing dangerous, recurring blood clots in a patient’s arm. The report offers new insight into how the damage of inflammation caused by COVID-19 can linger and how best to treat recurring clots, the Rutgers University researchers said. There … Read more
A UK study of more than 600,000 people found reactions to the jabs were “mild and short-lived”. Source link
The UK government will look into the national security implications of US group Nvidia’s purchase of British chip designer ARM Holdings, it said, raising a question mark over the $40-billion (roughly Rs. 2,99,130 crore) deal. Digital minister Oliver Dowden said he had issued a so-called intervention notice over the sale of ARM by Japan’s SoftBank … Read more
Jim Ashworth-Beaumont lost his right arm after he was run over by a 40-tonne truck whilst out cycling last year. Prior to the accident, he spent 20 years working as a prosthetist and orthotist for the NHS. He is trying to raise £300,000 for a new bionic arm, which he hopes will allow him to … Read more
The US. Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth probe into Nvidia’s agreement to acquire Arm, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a source. The FTC has sent information demands to third parties, according to Bloomberg. The FTC and Nvidia did not respond to requests for comment outside regular working hours. Nvidia struck a deal with … Read more
The NHS’s biggest ever vaccination programme is underway; its first recipient: a grandmother from Coventry. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, called it an “early birthday present”. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, called the start of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination rollout a “tremendous shot in the arm for the entire nation”. We look back … Read more