Google TPU 8tx and 8i Max Target Secure, Long-Context AI

Posted on November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 by IE Contributor

Google has added two more systems to its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit family: TPU 8tx, aimed at secure, confidential inference, and TPU 8i Max, built for very large context windows. In a November 9, 2026 post, Amin Vahdat, Google's SVP and Chief Technologist for AI and Infrastructure, said it is the first time the company has introduced four TPU systems in a single year. The announcement matters less for raw speed than for what it says about where AI hardware is heading: special...

Controllable Wingsuit to Fly Through the Air

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

Imagine if you could glide through the air with wings like a bat and control your movements more easily. Inventor Tony Uragallo of Zephyrhills has invented a new product called Bird Wingsuit which is created of a web of nylon material between outstretched arms and legs. He based his research on the kite birds to develop his technique. He observed that Kites steer by twisting their tail one way or another and this led him develop his new wingsuit. Compared to the earlier wingsuits, this ...