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In celebration of Black History Month this year, we've been getting in touch with some of the brilliant minds from behind the scenes at Intel. Marcus Kennedy and Steven Callender both take active roles in initiatives that seek to bolster diversity and inclusion across the board, and have kindly provided some insights about their inspirations, passions and aspirations. So, whether you're an aspiring technologist, or simply interested to see how Intel's working with its employees to raise the standard, we bring you two success stories from the voices of Intel employees, who are here to talk you through their journeys within the world of technology. Fair warning, I was already tearing up after the first answers. Marcus Kennedy General Manager of Intel's Gaming Division & Co-chair of Intel's Black Leadership Council After graduating with an Industrial Engineering degree from Florida State University and a handful of internships, I went to work for Kraft Foods in … [Read more...] about Leading Black voices of Intel offer advice for future technologists

As part of our celebration of Black History month, we've been speaking to some of the leading voices from within the biggest companies in the PC gaming tech world. Having spoken with two Intel veterans earlier in the month , today we're talking with two AMD veterans from the resurgent CPU and GPU giant. Lamar Washington and Doug Lane have been part of the company for many years and have each played their part in the turnaround in AMD's fortunes from their respective positions. Lamar Washington Critical Environment Manager, AMD I have been in the data center facilities industry field for over 18 years with prior military technical background. In 2012, I landed a Data Center Facility Manager position serving as the facilities service provider for AMD’s North America data center located in Atlanta, GA. Under a year and half of meeting AMD’s customer service satisfaction and expectations; I was blessed and offered an AMD position as the site’s Critical Environment Manager … [Read more...] about Black History Month: Why diversity is vital in AMD, ‘we know that diverse workforces spur innovation’

Where do you begin when talking with inventor, IBM Fellow, engineer, and professor Dr. Mark Dean? His work on the IBM PC, ISA system bus, and Color Graphics Adapter in the 1980s is surpassed only by the project he led in the early 2000s, breaking the 1GHz clock speed barrier with a chip for the first time. Dr. Mark Dean Dr. Mark Dean earned a BSEE degree from the University of Tennessee in 1979, where he would return as John Fischer Distinguished Professor later in life. He also has an MSEE degree from Florida Atlantic University (1982), and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1992). In between all that he was breaking convention and working on cutting-edge technologies at IBM. Dean went on to become CTO of IBM Middle East and Africa, before shifting gears to achieve another lifelong goal of becoming a faculty member at a university, researching neuromorphic computing and advanced computer architectures at The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tickle … [Read more...] about Gamers have a lot to thank Dr. Mark Dean for, and the world’s first 1GHz chip is only the start

It’s the heart of 1920s Prohibition. You’re an intrepid young reporter assigned to cover a high-profile crime: the theft of a priceless artefact from a prestigious museum in New York City. It's a great setup, though revisiting the premise of Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra is an exercise in masochism for a writer—landing a full-time job at a major newspaper fresh out of college is quite the pipe dream in 2020. But you’re no ordinary Tulane grad—you’re Laura Bow, and as far as you know, the world is your oyster. Before Sierra made the Laura Bow adventures, King Quest’s Rosella had the honor of being the first female protagonist in graphic adventure games (for all the pedants out there, the first ever female video game character was technically Kangaroo in 1982). But it was Laura who left a greater mark on Sierra On-Line history with her "nose for news." Bizarre murders fall into her lap, first in The Colonel’s Bequest (1989) and then in The Dagger of Amon Ra (1990). These … [Read more...] about 30 years later, Sierra’s Laura Bow mysteries are still a treasure