Cloud-based chip design for national security achieves key milestones

Cloud-based chip design for national security achieves key milestones

Continued US leadership in emerging technology requires a sustainable supply of advanced chips to power innovation from artificial intelligence to quantum computing. The CHIPS and Science Act, passed last year, aims to boost domestic research and manufacturing capacity for critical microelectronics. To support this ambitious effort, the US Department of Defense (DoD) launched the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes (RAMP) using the Advanced Commercial Capabilities program, an effort to accelerate the secure, sustainable development of microelectronics for defense technologies. As part of this effort, three new state-of-the-art chips were developed using the RAMP secure design capability developed by Microsoft within the…
Business startup: Putting the dream to reality

Business startup: Putting the dream to reality

A clear plan and careful preparation are vital to know the path forward. Last time, I talked about the two fundamentals of starting your own small business: having a plan and the capital to make it work. READ MORE: Business plans, capital are the first steps to starting any successful business Stephen Burrow Today, I want to go over some of the mechanics of bringing your dream to its early reality. These steps may not be the same for every business. However, they are the most common ones in my experience for people starting a new business from scratch, once…
Business plan, capital is the first step to start any successful business

Business plan, capital is the first step to start any successful business

Starting your own business can be a daunting prospect for many. Here are a few tips to help aspiring entrepreneurs get started on the right track. “So, you want to start your own business…” That’s the dream of many of us. After working at a job or for a company which did not suit their personality or aspirations, almost everyone, whether retired or working, has felt the urge to be out there on their own. Desires for independence, setting your own work hours, achieving a desired work-life balance, and finding work we enjoy doing all these thoughts. Stephen Burrow However,…
Lawsuits mount for Fresno’s Bitwise and its former leaders

Lawsuits mount for Fresno’s Bitwise and its former leaders

Former Bitwise Industries co-CEOs Jake Soberal, left, Irma Olguin Jr., center, pictured in a frame from a 2022 video presentation, and interim president Ollen Douglass, right, are named as defendants in several lawsuits filed against the company since June 1 , 2023. still frame from video; Motley Fool Ventures A lawsuit filed in Fresno County Superior Court last week by a Chowchilla agribusiness firm accuses Bitwise Industries of running “nothing more than a classic ponzi scheme” as one of its former co-CEOs scrambled to raise cash for the flagging company. [–It’s one of five cases pending in Fresno County…
Announcing Microsoft’s AI Customer Commitments

Announcing Microsoft’s AI Customer Commitments

AI is creating unparalleled opportunities for businesses of every size and across every industry. We are seeing our customers embrace AI services to drive innovation, increase productivity and solve critical problems for humanity, such as the development of breakthrough medical cures and new ways to meet the challenges of climate change. At the same time, there are legitimate concerns about the power of the technology and the potential for it to be used to cause harm rather than benefits. It’s not surprising, in this context, that governments around the world are looking at how existing laws and regulations can be…
Setting the stage for success: Six steps for drafting a business plan

Setting the stage for success: Six steps for drafting a business plan

By Danielle Walsh Whether you are launching a new business, five years in, or beginning to plan for the transition of ownership to the next generation, taking the time to write a proper business plan is certainly a worthwhile feat. This valuable document can help align the expectations of all owners/managers, while also serving as a blueprint for how to run the business and set the pace to achieve its goals. Indeed, a new year is upon us—a fresh start! Why not kick things off by developing a formalized plan for you, your business partners, and the next generation can…