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James Maguire

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James Maguire is an award-winning technology journalist who has reported on emerging enterprise technology for more than 15 years. He began as editor of Datamation in 2006 before rising to become Editor-in-Chief of eWEEK, a technology publication founded in 1984, where he led a team of writers and analysts covering enterprise IT for 16 years, including a decade in senior editorial leadership. His coverage spans cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cybersecurity and digital transformation, and he regularly interviews technology executives, analysts and vendors to track industry shifts. Maguire has won two ASBPE/AZBEE Awards of Excellence for feature writing on cloud computing and AI, and shared a 2013 PRSA Award for Excellence in Technology Journalism; Analytics Week has also named him one of its Top 200 Thought Leaders in Big Data. He holds a Master's degree in Interactive Communications with a focus on the internet. Beyond technology reporting, he is the author of two narrative nonfiction books, "Impresario: The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan" and "American Bee." Maguire now contributes technology journalism, editorial strategy, and produced/hosted video coverage across Techstrong Group properties.

Articles by James Maguire

OpenAI, Meta in Need of More AI Chips

March 12, 2025

In a dramatic sign of artificial intelligence’s (AI) rapid growth, Meta and OpenAI say they are encountering “significant capacity constraints” in their supply of graphic processing units (GPUs), according to a note from Morgan Stanley analysts at the company’s Tech, Media & Telecom 2025 event.

Meta Develops Custom AI Chip for Training

March 11, 2025

Meta Platforms has launched a trial deployment of its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence (AI) models in an effort to reduce the massive costs associated with AI infrastructure. Developed in cooperation with TSMC, Meta’s custom silicon is part of a larger industry push to develop alternatives to NVIDIA’s GPUs, which have been a dominant—but pricey—building block of advanced AI deployments.

Qualcomm Acquires Edge Impulse to Boost Its AI IoT Offerings

March 10, 2025

Qualcomm Technologies has inked an agreement to acquire IoT developer Edge Impulse which has built a no-code platform to enable developers to create machine learning applications for IoT devices. The acquisition is expected to support Qualcomm’s recently debuted Dragonwing line of AI-powered IoT and networking solutions. The terms of the deal are unannounced.

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