Author: marilyncwolf

Tom’s Hardware reports here that Samsung will manufacture Baidu’s new XPU for AI workloads.

AnandTech reports here on the new Intel Xe-HPC graphics. The article includes a discussion of IoT and connected intelligent devices that could make use of this family of architectures, whether locally or remotely.

 

Wikipedia explains here that NORAD first announced in 1955 that it would guard Santa against attack from those who do not believe in Christmas. Their stalwart defense continues—you can see the NORAD real-time Santa tracker here.

Aviation Week reports here that a timer error caused the CST-100 Starliner to fail to perform a burn.  As a result, the spacecraft will not be able to dock with the International Space Station. An update here explains that the Starliner’s clock was incorrectly set.

I managed a quick visit to the Nebraska Tractor Museum at the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab.  The lab performs tests that are required for all tractors in the state of Nebraska.  The state’s prominence in agriculture makes the Test Lab the de facto standard for tractor testing.

This plaque explains the motivation for the Test Lab’s creation.

An example of the first Caterpillar, another of the impressive exhibits.