China is spending billions on a national computing network. Its data chief says why

“Frontier technologies and future industries represented by new materials, biopharmaceuticals, gene technology, and deep sea, air and space exploration, have created an unprecedented demand for computing power infrastructure. “A unified computing system would optimize resources, lower costs and help the country to achieve breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology such as quantum information.” 01:36 AI chip maker ordered by US government to halt exports to China AI chip maker ordered by US government to halt exports to China Beijing has put computing power front and center in its efforts to narrow the gap with the United States in technology, particularly in artificial…Continue Reading

‘Tales of’ RPG Series Artist Mutsumi Inomata Dies – News

Image via Tales of Destiny official website TALES OF Series & ©Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. ©いのまたむつみ ©藤島康介 The official Twitter account for artist Mutsumi Inomata announced on Monday that Inomata died on March 10. Her family held a private funeral. The announcement added that Inomata’s death was “sudden,” and she still had the draft for a new illustration that she had only started drawing before she died. Inomata is perhaps best known for being one of the main character designers for Namco‘s (later Bandai Namco Entertainment) Tales of series of role-playing games, alongside Kousuke Fujishima. The company offered its condolences…Continue Reading