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NASA needs a cheaper, faster way to bring Mars dirt back to Earth
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Budget constraints have NASA looking for a faster and cheaper method to bring samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. In a teleconference on Monday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that an independent review concluded that the agency’s current plan to bring the first samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance could cost up to $11 billion and would likely not be achievable until 2040. The fiscal 2025 budget for the space agency, as well as additional anticipated budget cuts, are behind how slowly the current plan is being executed.
“That is unacceptable to wait that long,” Nelson said about the mission to return samples of dust and rocks from Mars to Earth. “It’s the decade of the 2040s that we’re going to be landing astronauts on Mars.”
NASA is planning to solicit ideas from its various centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a quicker, cheaper return mission. Nelson said the agency is aiming for a budget of under $7 billion and is hoping to bring the samples back in the 2030s.
The independent review, conducted last September, raised numerous concerns over the feasibility of NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission. NASA had originally estimated that the return mission’s launch would take place in 2027 or 2028, but the independent review concluded that this would be impossible due to “technical issues, risks, and performance-to-date.”
In an X post on Monday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote that the company will be responding to NASA’s solicitation for alternatives and that the company’s Starship rocket has the potential to return “serious tonnage” in less than five years.
Starship has run into its own delays and challenges. The most recent launch of a prototype in March was successful, but SpaceX lost contact with the rocket just as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-path-to-return-mars-samples-seeks-innovative-designs/
NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shared on Monday the agency’s path forward on the Mars Sample Return program, including seeking innovative designs to return valuable samples from Mars to Earth. Such samples will not only help us understand the formation and evolution of our solar system but can be used to prepare for future human explorers and to aid in NASA’s search for signs of ancient life.Over the last quarter century, NASA has engaged in a systematic effort to determine the early history of Mars and how it can help us understand the formation and evolution of habitable worlds, including Earth. As part of that effort, Mars Sample Return has been a long-term goal of international planetary exploration for the past two decades. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been collecting samples for later collection and return to Earth since it landed on Mars in 2021.
“Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken. The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away,” said Nelson. “Safely landing and collecting the samples, launching a rocket with the samples off another planet – which has never been done before – and safely transporting the samples more than 33 million miles back to Earth is no small task. We need to look outside the box to find a way ahead that is both affordable and returns samples in a reasonable timeframe.”
The agency also has released NASA’s response to a Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board report from September 2023. This includes: an updated mission design with reduced complexity; improved resiliency; risk posture; stronger accountability and coordination; and an overall budget likely in the $8 billion to $11 billion range. Given the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and anticipated budget constraints, as well as the need to maintain a balanced science portfolio, the current mission design will return samples in 2040.
To achieve the ambitious goal of returning the key samples to Earth earlier and at a lower cost, the agency is asking the NASA community to work together to develop a revised plan that leverages innovation and proven technology. Additionally, NASA soon will solicit architecture proposals from industry that could return samples in the 2030s, and lowers cost, risk, and mission complexity.
“NASA does visionary science – and returning diverse, scientifically-relevant samples from Mars is a key priority,” said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “To organize a mission at this level of complexity, we employ decades of lessons on how to run a large mission, including incorporating the input we get from conducting independent reviews. Our next steps will position us to bring this transformational mission forward and deliver revolutionary science from Mars – providing critical new insights into the origins and evolution of Mars, our solar system, and life on Earth*.”
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13 days to go until we have our quarterly report in front of us . I will like to see a re calibrated price valuation by you then Esq . I value your posts highly .
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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
This begs the following questions: Firstly, why does Nandan "like" this LinkedIn post and secondly, how has Google achieved such incredible performance and energy efficiency improvements using standard Arm cores? My hope is it's because they have used dedicated accelerators.
Axion is built using the Arm Neoverse™ V2 CPU. If I'm not mistaken Neoverse allows for third party IP integration and the incorporation of on-chip accelerators.
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Furthermore Google would have to know all about us through Mercedes and Accenture IMO. A strategic partnership between Google and Mercedes-Benz began in February 2023.
APRIL 10, 2024
Mercedes-Benz drives new customer experiences with Google Cloud
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Google Cloud has recently announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Mercedes-Benz as well as a new collaboration with Best Buy and Accenture.
Announced at its Cloud Next ’24 event in Las Vegas, Google Cloud’s partnership with Mercedes-Benz will transform its customer experiences with AI and GenAI technologies on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform. Mercedes will leverage e-commerce capabilities into its online storefront with a GenAI-powered smart sales assistant as well as new Google-quality search and recommendations capabilities.
The automotive company also plans to expand its use of Google Cloud to allow its call center experience to become more seamless and helpful for customers. Leveraging AI and GenAI tools, including Vertex AI and Google’s Gemini models, Mercedes aims to personalize its marketing campaigns and tailor them to its customers.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said: “Mercedes-Benz has a long history of using technology to create exceptional experiences for their customers.
“We’re excited to help them apply Google’s advanced AI to engage with customers in new ways, from improving customer service to optimizing their website experience, with much more to come from this collaboration in the future.”
Best Buy unlocks “power of the people” with Accenture and Google Cloud
Best Buy, Accenture and Google Cloud have teamed up to deploy GenAI to improve the experience for Best Buy customers looking for support services.
Leveraging Google Cloud’s GenAI technology, Best Buy is creating new and more convenient ways for customers to get the solutions they need. This work aims to provide customers with a self-service option, allowing them to find solutions more independently while also enabling Best Buy customer service agents to better serve clients.
With this technology, Best Buy’s US customers can connect with a GenAI-powered virtual assistant for self-service support starting in late summer this year. In the upcoming months, the retailer will also launch GenAI-enabled capabilities for customer care agents to use while interacting with clients across various internal platforms. Designed to help reduce the workload for agents, these tools can help agents focus on personally connecting with the customer.
Brian Tilzer, chief digital analytics and technology officer at Best Buy, said: “These new GenAI-powered capabilities further enhance our commitment to deliver better, more personalized experiences to our customers by unlocking the power of people.
“We are excited to leverage and tailor these innovations with great partners like Google and Accenture, so we can continue to serve our customers in unique and differentiated ways and make our employees’ jobs easier.”
Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud, said: “Retailers are increasingly tapping into GenAI to create more seamless customer experiences and empower employees with new tools to make their work more impactful.”
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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
This development is pretty interesting when you reflect on how Canonical forged a strategic alliance with SiFive in 2023 that allowed exclusive privileges, including early access to their cutting-edge processors under development.
Qualcomm is an investor in SiFive.
BrainChip and SiFive are partners (on cutting edge processors under development
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Can Qualcomm please just hurry up and spill the beans already!
Tech Titans Team Up
Qualcomm is set to join Canonical's "silicon partners," a coveted club that boasts big names like Intel, Nvidia, AMD, and Arm.
This isn't just any old partnership; we're talking about a match made in Silicon Heaven. Qualcomm's getting the golden key to "optimised versions of Ubuntu for its processors." That's right, companies hitching their wagon to Ubuntu on Qualcomm chips are looking at a decade of support and security updates. Talk about a long-term relationship!
The tech streets are whispering that this collaboration will be a game-changer for AI, edge computing, and IoT applications.
Qualcomm's VP of Business Development, Dev Singh, said: "The combination of Qualcomm Technologies' processors with the popularity of Ubuntu among AI and IoT developers is a game-changer for the industry."
Optimised Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core images will be tailor-made for Qualcomm SoCs. This means enterprises can meet regulatory, compliance, and security demands for AI at the edge and the broader IoT market. We're talking about a secure operating system with a 10-year support guarantee.
Qualcomm's not just dipping its toes; it's diving headfirst into the Ubuntu pool to create an optimised Ubuntu for its IoT chipsets. This is big news for developers who want to craft safe, compliant, security-focused, high-performance applications for industrial, robotics, and edge automation industries.
The Ubuntu Certified Hardware programme is expanding faster than a viral tweet, with a growing list of certified ODM boards and devices based on Qualcomm SoCs. These certified devices are primed to deliver an optimised Ubuntu experience straight out of the box, letting developers zero in on what they do best—innovating and bringing products to market.
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Qualcomm is an investor in SiFive.
BrainChip and SiFive are partners (on cutting edge processors under development
).Can Qualcomm please just hurry up and spill the beans already!
Qualcomm joins Canonical's elite circle
by NICK FARRELLon15 APRIL 2024
Tech Titans Team Up
Qualcomm is set to join Canonical's "silicon partners," a coveted club that boasts big names like Intel, Nvidia, AMD, and Arm.
This isn't just any old partnership; we're talking about a match made in Silicon Heaven. Qualcomm's getting the golden key to "optimised versions of Ubuntu for its processors." That's right, companies hitching their wagon to Ubuntu on Qualcomm chips are looking at a decade of support and security updates. Talk about a long-term relationship!
The tech streets are whispering that this collaboration will be a game-changer for AI, edge computing, and IoT applications.
Qualcomm's VP of Business Development, Dev Singh, said: "The combination of Qualcomm Technologies' processors with the popularity of Ubuntu among AI and IoT developers is a game-changer for the industry."
Optimised Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core images will be tailor-made for Qualcomm SoCs. This means enterprises can meet regulatory, compliance, and security demands for AI at the edge and the broader IoT market. We're talking about a secure operating system with a 10-year support guarantee.
Qualcomm's not just dipping its toes; it's diving headfirst into the Ubuntu pool to create an optimised Ubuntu for its IoT chipsets. This is big news for developers who want to craft safe, compliant, security-focused, high-performance applications for industrial, robotics, and edge automation industries.
The Ubuntu Certified Hardware programme is expanding faster than a viral tweet, with a growing list of certified ODM boards and devices based on Qualcomm SoCs. These certified devices are primed to deliver an optimised Ubuntu experience straight out of the box, letting developers zero in on what they do best—innovating and bringing products to market.
Qualcomm joins Canonical's elite circle
Tech Titans Team Up Qualcomm is set to join Canonical's "silicon partners," a coveted club that boasts big names like Intel, Nvidia, AMD, and Arm. This isn't just any old partnership; we're talking about a match made in Silicon Heaven. Qualcomm's getting the golden key to ...
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could you please? Yes? Thank you!
Picking the Brain of AI: BrainChip on the State of Neuromorphic Processing
Edge Impulse's Joshua Buck sits down with BrainChip CMO Nandan Nayampally to talk through the underlying technology that they’re creating, the areas that the company is focusing on, some of the latest developments, and more.
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Picking the Brain of AI: BrainChip on the State of Neuromorphic Processing | BrainChip
Edge Impulse's solutions engineering manager Joshua Buck recently sat down with BrainChip's chief marketing officer Nandan Nayampally to dive into the state of #neuromorphic processing, some of BrainChip's latest developments and how #Akida is especially well-suited for artificial intelligence...
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Rene Haas’ Comments on The United States and Japan Announcing Two New University-Corporate AI Partnerships Worth $110 Million With Support from Arm
Comments from Arm CEO Rene Haas on The United States and Japan Announcing Two New University-Corporate AI Partnerships Worth $110 Million.
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“The unprecedented progress we’ve seen in AI will transform virtually every industry and improve countless lives, but to maximize this opportunity, close cooperation will be required between the private sector, academia, and government,” said Rene Haas, CEO of Arm. “Arm is extremely proud to have the opportunity to support this historic partnership as part of our overall commitment to advancing AI innovation everywhere and for everyone.”
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I agree, a good read, from 2021??
I think Accenture have recently seen the light, hopefully with Akida 2
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#edgeai #arduino #embeddedworld #brainchip | Wevolver
At embedded world Exhibition&Conference 2024, we spoke with the VP of Sales at BrainChip , Alf Kuchenbuch, who discussed Akida 2.0, Brainchips fully digital, event-based AI processor. The chip is designed to provide a complete ultra-low power Edge AI network processor for vision, audio, smart...www.linkedin.com
At embedded world Exhibition&Conference 2024, we spoke with the VP of Sales at BrainChip , Alf Kuchenbuch, who discussed Akida 2.0, Brainchips fully digital, event-based AI processor. The chip is designed to provide a complete ultra-low power Edge AI network processor for vision, audio, smart transducers, vital signs etc.
BrainChip is a sponsor of the 2024 State of Edge AI Report. This comprehensive report combines months of research into Edge AI applications across industries, presenting industry-specific insights, real-life case studies, and a peek into generative AI technology and its convergence with edge computing.
Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/ekJPm7ST
#edgeai #arduino #embeddedworld #brainchip
When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip… | Sandi Habinc
When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip, and Alf Kuchenbuch, their VP of Sales, at the GOT airport. Congratulations to bringing the AKIDA...
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Edit! NOTE THE TESLA IN THE BACKGROUND CAREFULLY CHOSEN WHERE TO PLACE IT!
When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip… | Sandi Habinc
When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip, and Alf Kuchenbuch, their VP of Sales, at the GOT airport. Congratulations to bringing the AKIDA...
Edit! NOTE THE TESLA IN THE BACKGROUND CAREFULLY CHOSEN WHERE TO PLACE IT!
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hmmm not one to start conspiracy theories but is there a chance our VP Sales is secretly David WIlliams from Little Britian? If this is the case i am doubling my quarterly cash forecast.When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip… | Sandi Habinc
When I thought that this leg of Gaisler’s American Tour 2024 was over by landing back home in Gothenburg, I was wrong. This morning I had the great pleasure to meet Sean Hehir, the CEO of BrainChip, and Alf Kuchenbuch, their VP of Sales, at the GOT airport. Congratulations to bringing the AKIDA...
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Brainchip doesn’t need much market share to be successful. FF’s 1% will be enough!
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Brainchip doesn’t need much market share to be successful. FF’s 1% will be enough!
they just don’t want to name the kid by it’s nameAll these people talking about 1% of market share, we should try getting 0.0000001% first... can we please land a new IP deal or any meaningful revenues/cash inflows? Gosh
I get that we have many partnerships and we've joined multiple ecosystems, etc. Yet, we haven't seem any material annoucements for years (other than annual/quarterly report or IP registration)...
I get that we have many partnerships and we've joined multiple ecosystems, etc. Yet, we haven't seem any material annoucements for years (other than annual/quarterly report or IP registration)...
as long as our CEOs and VP sales have money to travel around by airplane, I am confident! When they start to take the bicycle, I think I should slowly sell
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Ministry of Electronics & IT (@GoI_MeitY) on X | VVDN Technologies | 13 comments
We're honored to announce the launch of the Open Frame Architecture and the PARAM Series of Supercomputer, Rudra-based PARAM SHAVAK, by MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar, jointly designed by C-DAC & VVDN and indigenously manufactured by VVDN under the National Supercomputing Mission. Ministry of...
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Let’s hope he wasn’t hired for his modeling career
Food4 thought
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Another day down
Gives way for another day closer to …….. you fill in the blanks
Could be an announcement or going broke lol
Gives way for another day closer to …….. you fill in the blanks
Could be an announcement or going broke lol
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