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Mercedes Hands Its Keys to Nvidia | Arm’s Monday | GIF You’re Happy and You Know It

EE Times Current · 26 Jun 2020 · 33m

What this episode covers

EE Times editor-in-chief Brian Santo interviews Tirias Research analyst Kevin Krewell about Arm's significant market gains, highlighted by the Fujitsu Fugaku supercomputer taking the top spot and Apple's announcement to migrate Macs to Arm-based silicon. The episode also features EE Times international editor Junko Yoshida discussing Mercedes-Benz's strategic decision to partner exclusively with Nvidia for its 2024 vehicle electronics stack, aiming to replicate Tesla's software-defined vehicle capabilities. The hosts conclude with a historical segment on the creation of the GIF format by Steve Wilhite at CompuServe.

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large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Fujitsu, Apple, Nvidia, Mercedes-Benz, CompuServe
Products
Fugaku
Also
GIF

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