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AOSP effort could help bring GUIs to industrial, IoT, embedded gear Matthew Hughes Thu 21 Jan 2021 // 18:58 UTC Share Copy Alibaba-owned T-Head Semiconductor says it has ported Android 10 to its own RISC-V chips, highlighting increased momentum for the open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) against proprietary alternatives. T-Head (also known as Pintouge, which translates to "honey badger") this week demonstrated the open-source base of Android – known as AOSP – running on a prototype board powered by its own silicon. The configuration consists of three 64-...

UnArmed to the teeth: Early versions to ship in April, more to follow in September Katyanna Quach Thu 14 Jan 2021 // 08:06 UTC Share Copy If you’re looking for a modest RISC-V computer capable of running Linux, with AI and other acceleration thrown in, to evaluate the architecture, the people behind the BeagleBoard have teased such a thing: the BeagleV board, starting from $119 (£87). The single-board computer is the creation of three organizations: chip designer StarFive, Internet-of-Things hardware biz Seeed, and BeagleBoard.org – which is best known for produci...

Some software errs on the side of caution too often, it is claimed Katyanna Quach Tue 12 Jan 2021 // 08:33 UTC Share Copy A number of AI programs trained to detect diabetic eye damage struggle to perform consistently in the real world despite apparently excelling in clinical tests, say scientists in the US. Academics led by the University of Washington School of Medicine tested seven algorithms from five companies: Eyenuk and Retina-AI Health in America, Airdoc in China, Retmaker of Portugal, and OphtAI in France. All of the models have gone through clinical studies, a...

A gesture of Churchillian solidarity with all they hold dear Gareth Corfield Fri 8 Jan 2021 // 12:41 UTC Share Copy Faced with a stark choice between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the evil technocracy of the EU's Brussels dictatorship, plucky little campaign group Leave.EU was only ever going to make one choice. That's right. It domiciled itself in the European Union. Ireland (the Republic of), no less. The Irish Timesspotted yesterday that Leave.EU, which brought such characters as Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore to the British political co...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it Matthew Hughes Thu 31 Dec 2020 // 13:15 UTC Share Review Last month, Lenovo sent El Reg a loaner of its latest ThinkPad Carbon X1 ultrabook. This series is now in its eighth generation, showing that "innovation" doesn't always mean better. There's value in tried-and-tested designs, and this machine faithfully treads the steps of its forebears. Lenovo got the fundamentals right with this conservative business laptop, and the latest model ThinkPad Carbon X1 touts a well-balanced array of ports, exceptional battery life, and the best keybo...