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Digital twin market to hit GBP £4.2 billion by 2030
Manufacturing

Digital twin market to hit GBP £4.2 billion by 2030

Stand-alone spending remains tiny, but the sector is set to more than triple as firms struggle to stitch together fragmented digital twin tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Synopsys to host AI engineering forums in Singapore
Semiconductors

Synopsys to host AI engineering forums in Singapore

Engineers and researchers will gather as Singapore cements its role as a regional hub for chip design and digital engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026
NVIDIA deploys Vera CPU to speed chip design tools
High Performance Computing

NVIDIA deploys Vera CPU to speed chip design tools

Chip design checks could run up to 50% faster after early tests with Cadence and Synopsys tools on NVIDIA's Vera CPU.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026
Snowflake launches CoWork & Cortex Training AI tools
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake launches CoWork & Cortex Training AI tools

The upgrade aims to let employees query data and automate tasks in one governed system, as Snowflake deepens its AI push.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Nvidia unveils tools for enterprise AI agents
Robotics

Nvidia unveils tools for enterprise AI agents

Software groups in chip design and healthcare are already using Nvidia's new agent tools to automate complex workflows with tighter security controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee
Network Infrastructure

Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

The move adds decades of finance and operational expertise to Cisco's oversight as investors scrutinise spending, margins and AI-related strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
HPE leads alliance to build scalable quantum supercomputer
Quantum Computing

HPE leads alliance to build scalable quantum supercomputer

HPE leads eight-tech group Quantum Scaling Alliance to develop scalable quantum supercomputers for real-world industrial and scientific use.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Synopsys expands generative AI to boost chip design workflows
Semiconductors

Synopsys expands generative AI to boost chip design workflows

Synopsys expands generative AI tools to accelerate semiconductor chip design, enhancing productivity and cutting development times for engineering teams.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2025
NVIDIA unveils RTX PRO Servers & AI Factory for enterprises
Storage

NVIDIA unveils RTX PRO Servers & AI Factory for enterprises

NVIDIA launches RTX PRO Servers with the Enterprise AI Factory design, boosting performance and AI capacity for data centres in GBP £m enterprise sectors.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 19th May 2025
NVIDIA unveils NVLink Fusion to drive next-gen AI factories
Fujitsu

NVIDIA unveils NVLink Fusion to drive next-gen AI factories

NVIDIA launches NVLink Fusion, a silicon tech enabling partners to build bespoke AI infrastructure, integrating CPUs from Fujitsu and Qualcomm with NVIDIA GPUs.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Mon, 19th May 2025
Intel reveals chip advances, new partnerships & foundry progress
Supply Chain

Intel reveals chip advances, new partnerships & foundry progress

Intel advances chip tech with new process nodes, packaging options, and partnerships, boosting foundry services and US-based production.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025
NVIDIA partners with CAE vendors for fast digital twins
Space

NVIDIA partners with CAE vendors for fast digital twins

NVIDIA has unveiled that major CAE software vendors are leveraging its Blackwell platform to boost simulation performance by up to 50 times, benefiting various industries.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
Baya Systems adds industry leaders to board after funding
Board of Directors

Baya Systems adds industry leaders to board after funding

Baya Systems has appointed semiconductor experts Manish Muthal and Siva Yerramilli to its Board of Directors following successful Series B funding.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Jan 2025
Industrial software market to reach USD $355 billion by 2030
Software-as-a-Service

Industrial software market to reach USD $355 billion by 2030

The global industrial software market is set to surge from USD $146 billion in 2023 to USD $355 billion by 2030, driven by cloud and AI innovations.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Dec 2024
Cyber resilience: Key takeaways from a global IT outage
Ransomware

Cyber resilience: Key takeaways from a global IT outage

A massive global IT outage highlights the critical need for cyber resilience. As software complexity grows, so do risks, stressing the importance of robust recovery plans.

By Christy Wyatt • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Sep 2024

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Synopsys boosts manufacturing with real-time digital twin simulation
Digital twins

Synopsys boosts manufacturing with real-time digital twin simulation

Synopsys, collaborating with NVIDIA and Microsoft, launches a digital twin simulation cutting factory process times from hours to under five minutes.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Baya Systems raises $36m to advance AI and IoT chip tech
Semiconductors

Baya Systems raises $36m to advance AI and IoT chip tech

Baya Systems has secured $36 million in Series B funding, led by Maverick Silicon, to bolster its semiconductor technology for AI and IoT applications.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2025