Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino to help speed up developer access to AI

Chipmaker Qualcomm has announced that it is acquiring Arduino. Best known for its Arduino boards, the Italian firm is getting a new owner for an undisclosed sum of money. Qualcomm says that its own products will be combined with Arduino’s ecosystem, and has announced the launch of the new Arduino UNO Q, powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform. This is being promoted as a joining of forces, as well as a way of speeding up developers’ access to key technologies. For anyone with concerns about what the acquisition means for the future of Arduino, Qualcomm stresses that it will retain… [Continue Reading]