#2211 Nuance / Avatar / Groq & Maxeler / PolyCoder / Mobileye
Episode description
Microsoft's acquisition of Nuance is complete.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-completes-197-billion-acquisition-ai-giant-nuance
It's hard to be a college student in the US these days.
https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-college-president-is-another-reason-to-drop-out-unlv-keith-whitfield
When it comes to application acceleration, a deep understanding of the complex algorithms underlying most HPC and AI applications is perhaps the most important thing to bring to fruition.
https://www.nextplatform.com/2022/03/01/groq-buys-maxeler-for-its-hpc-and-ai-dataflow-expertise/
AI for code generation - AI systems that can write in different programming languages on demand - promise to reduce development costs while programmers can focus on creative, less repetitive tasks.
The move to take Mobileye public is part of Intel's broader strategy under Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger to transform its core business.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/intels-mobileye-confidentially-files-us-ipo-2022-03-07/