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Mobileye has released a video showcasing its autonomous vehicle (AV) navigating urban and highway scenarios in Munich, Germany. Leveraging its crowd-sourced high-definition mapping technology, Road Experience Management (REM), Mobileye demonstrates its capability to drive AVs 'everywhere' rapidly. The technology is capable of updating more than 15 million kilometers of roads daily, providing real-time mapping for AVs. This advancement allows immediate testing upon vehicle delivery, a significant edge over competitors who require extensive mapping periods.

At Intel Labs Day, Intel unveiled significant advancements in integrated photonics, aiming to enhance data center performance amid escalating data workloads. The company demonstrated key technology building blocks, such as micro-ring modulators that are over 1,000 times smaller than traditional components, thus addressing integration challenges. This research is critical as electrical I/O is nearing its performance limits, leading to an I/O power wall. By integrating optical I/O directly into servers, Intel aims to improve data movement efficiency and support future high-speed network architectures.

Intel has expanded its Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC) by adding Lenovo, Logitech, Mercedes-Benz, and Prophesee, emphasizing collaborative development in neuromorphic computing. This initiative aims to enhance computing efficiency and speed for business applications. Notable advances include a Loihi chip achieving 1,000 times more energy efficiency in voice command recognition and significant improvements in gesture recognition and image retrieval. Intel's efforts signal a transition from research to commercial viability, indicating a growing market interest in neuromorphic technology.

Intel has introduced Horse Ridge II, a second-generation cryogenic control chip for quantum computing, during its Intel Labs virtual event. This innovation enhances scalability, addressing a critical challenge in quantum systems. The new chip builds on the first-generation Horse Ridge, featuring improved capabilities and integration for controlling qubit states and multiple gates. Key features include qubit readout and multigate pulsing, enabling effective qubit entanglement and operation. The chip utilizes Intel's 22nm low-power FinFET technology and aims for future developments to improve operational efficiency in silicon spin qubits.

Intel has introduced ControlFlag, an innovative machine programming research system designed to autonomously detect coding errors. In preliminary tests, it trained on over 1 billion lines of production-quality code. This tool aims to alleviate the burden of debugging, a task that consumes about 50% of software developers' time, ultimately reducing costs in the IT industry, which spends $1.25 trillion annually on software development. ControlFlag employs anomaly detection to customize error recognition based on a developer’s style.

At AWS re:Invent 2020, AWS CEO Andy Jassy announced the launch of EC2 instances utilizing up to eight Habana Gaudi accelerators, improving price performance by 40% over current GPU-based instances for machine learning tasks. Gaudi accelerators focus on deep learning applications like natural language processing and object detection. The collaboration aims to enhance AI model training efficiency. Intel, having acquired Habana in 2019, integrates Gaudi into its broader AI strategies, promoting reduced training costs and supporting popular frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.

BittWare, a Molex company, announced the launch of the IA-840F, the first Intel Agilex-based FPGA card aimed at enhancing data center, networking, and edge computing workloads. The IA-840F offers up to 40% higher performance or lower power based on application needs. Key features include support for Intel oneAPI, various thermal cooling options, and extensive I/O capabilities. Shipments are set to begin in Q2 2021, with pre-integrated options available from DELL or HPE, backed by a three-year warranty.

Intel has introduced advanced security features for its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable platform, Ice Lake. This includes the Security First Pledge, integrating Intel® Software Guard Extension (SGX) along with Total Memory Encryption (TME) and Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR). These enhancements aim to bolster data confidentiality and integrity, particularly for sectors like finance and healthcare. Intel SGX facilitates 'confidential computing,' ensuring data security during operations. The Ice Lake platform seeks to optimize performance while enhancing security measures, critical in today's cybersecurity landscape.

Intel, in partnership with Telangana and IIIT-Hyderabad, launched INAI, an AI research center in Hyderabad. This initiative focuses on applying AI to tackle healthcare and smart mobility challenges in India. INAI aims to accelerate innovation by creating datasets and computing infrastructure, enhancing entrepreneurship, and fostering collaboration among various sectors. The center will specifically target road safety and improve health coverage through AI solutions. This launch is part of Intel's broader commitment to drive AI advancements that benefit society.