Culver City (CA) - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked the first eleven teams for next year"s Urban Challenge race. In the race, robotic cars from each team will have to complete an urban, obstacle filled 60-mile course in less than six hours. In return for giving up some technology rights, each team will receive up to $1 million in funding before the race.
Santa Clara (CA) - Intel told its partners that it has begun phasing out the majority of its 65 nm Xeon DP processor generation to make room for 45 nm CPUs. 11 of 16 CPUs are being nixed, while others are transitioning to a new and more power-efficient stepping.