Intel flashes 4 Tbps optical chiplet to supercharge datacenters
Likens tech to going from horse-drawn carriages to trucks
Systems27 Jun 2024 | 1
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Alibaba Cloud reveals its datacenter design, homebrew network used for LLM training
Exclusive 15,000 GPUs per DC, in hosts packing eight apiece, plus nine NICs – helped by switches with custom heat sinks
Systems27 Jun 2024 | 2
Lenovo brings virtualization, cloud stack to Chinese chip designer Loongson's CPU arch
NAS slingers, healthcare software makers, government buyers join the march to silicon sovereignty
Virtualization27 Jun 2024 | 3
Huawei struggling to ramp GPU production as US sanctions bite
President Xi tells nation that battle for tech dominance, game between 'international powers' are 'intertwined'
Systems26 Jun 2024 | 3
Etched looks to challenge Nvidia with an ASIC purpose-built for transformer models
Startup says Sohu chip will be 20x faster than Nvidia's H100 in Llama 70B … assuming it's actually built
AI + ML26 Jun 2024 | 6
Want to save the planet from AI? Chuck in an FPGA and ditch the matrix
Watts down, doc: Boffins find machine learning models can function with more modest power requirements
AI + ML26 Jun 2024 | 30
Intel investor sues over Foundry flop, seeks to reforge corporate governance
Lawsuit demands big changes and a little transparency in reporting
Systems25 Jun 2024 | 7
Ooredoo to splash Nvidia GPUs across the Middle East
Qatari telco reckons deal will give it an 18–24 month lead in region
AI + ML25 Jun 2024 |
Indonesian government datacenter locked down in $8M ransomware rumble
Variant of Lockbit 3.0 said to be weapon of choice for attack
Systems24 Jun 2024 |
DARPA searched for fields quantum computers really could revolutionize, with mixed results
It's not all hype, but more work is needed before solutions are feasible or affordable
Systems24 Jun 2024 | 34
Samsung teases investment to get into the GPU game
Analysis A head-on assault on Nvidia seems unlikely – but dumping AMD from Exynos has merit
AI + ML24 Jun 2024 | 7
Bake an LLM with custom prompts into your app? Sure! Here's how to get started
Hands on In Rust, we trust. But in gen-AI to not hallucinate? Eh, that's another story
AI + ML22 Jun 2024 | 5
Meta warns bit flips, other hardware faults cause AI errors
It's no hallucination: '4 in 1,000 inferences inaccurate' due to this alone, depending on the setup
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 39
Musk ropes Dell, Supermicro into xAI supercomputer project
Oh, Mike, what have you got yourself into now
HPC20 Jun 2024 | 11
Semiconductor industry navigating choppy waters with sunnier climes ahead
Despite dip in equipment revenue, analysts predict robust rebound
Systems20 Jun 2024 |
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
Supermicro plans to flood market with liquid-cooled datacenter tech
Three new Silicon Valley campuses in pipeline to meet demand
Systems19 Jun 2024 | 1
Hong Kong authorities halt alleged smuggler shifting 596 'high-end' CPUs to China
Images suggest they could be recent Intel Xeons – perhaps even the sort of kit subject to sanctions
Systems19 Jun 2024 | 14
Japan's industrial SciTech Institute plans two quantum computers and an Nvidia injection
10,000 qubits reportedly on the cards for one of them, with help from IBM
Systems19 Jun 2024 |
Dark-web kingpin puts 'stolen' internal AMD databases, source code up for sale
Updated Chip designer really gonna need to channel some Zen right now
Cyber-crime18 Jun 2024 |
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If you're using Polyfill.io code on your site – like 100,000+ are – remove it immediately
Scripts turn malicious, infects webpages after mysterious CDN swallows domain
Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant
Updated Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing
British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control'
Exclusive It was Vodafone, basically
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man
Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia …
Microsoft makes it harder to avoid OneDrive during new Windows 11 installs
Hey, OneDrive! Leave my files alone
Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices
Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons
Resource burden of electric vehicles set to triple by 2050
Experts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection
Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes
Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
Hong Kong's Furi Labs shakes up smartphone scene with dash of Debian
DEVCONF.CZ The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer
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TSMC chip plant construction halted by discovery of archaeological ruins
Ancient ruined architecture? What's Intel's Itanium doing in Taiwan?
Systems18 Jun 2024 | 5
HPE, Nvidia team up to offer 'turnkey' private cloud racks for keeping AI loads local
HPE Discover Everyone wants to be best buddies with Jensen Huang's GPU juggernaut
AI + ML18 Jun 2024 | 1
CHERI Alliance formed to promote memory security tech ... but where's Arm?
Updated Academic-industry project takes next step as key promoter chip designer licks its wounds
Research18 Jun 2024 | 3
Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time
'TikTag' security folks find anti-exploit mechanism rather fragile
Research18 Jun 2024 | 27
AMD says datacenter still king for profit margins amid AI buzz
CFO talks GPU development, strategy and market dynamics at Nasdaq Investor Conference
Systems17 Jun 2024 |
Supplier collaboration brings renewable competitive advantage at Verne
Data centre pioneer deploys innovative CPUs to drive HPC that doesn’t burn a hole through sustainability targets
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Clearview AI reaches 'creative' settlement with privacy suit plaintiffs: A conditional IOU
Biz too broke, class too big to settle now; agrees to pay in limited circumstances like an IPO, liquidation
Personal Tech14 Jun 2024 | 14
Startup Diraq taps GlobalFoundries to forge silicon-based quantum chips
Vows to have a 'commercially relevant' system within five years
Systems13 Jun 2024 | 3
Preventing another chip shortage on G7 summit agenda
Group will also look into protecting subsea communications infrastructure
Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 1
ASUS quietly built supercomputers, datacenters and an LLM. Now it's quietly selling them all together
The plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise tech
Off-Prem13 Jun 2024 |
SK hynix shimmies towards AI silicon by driving merger of South Korean Nvidia challengers
Sapeon and Rebellions think they can do better together
Systems13 Jun 2024 |
AMD's DC chief happy to work with Intel and others to chip away at Nvidia's AI empire
'If everybody's got their own little ecosystem, it's very inefficient'
Systems12 Jun 2024 | 3
Apple built custom servers and OS for its AI cloud
WWDC Mashup of iOS and macOS runs on homebrew silicon, with precious little for sysadmins to scry
Off-Prem11 Jun 2024 | 12
VMware and Dell back together with fresh OEM agreement
Lenovo and HPE have also signed deal to carry on hyperconverging
Systems11 Jun 2024 | 6
Nvidia execs cash out shares as GPU giant skyrockets
Management may think valuation is peaking on back of AI fever
Systems10 Jun 2024 | 7
Running AI and edge workloads on CPUs
Giving enterprises new processing options in space- and power-constrained environments
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Some investors bet against Nvidia, expecting AI bubble to burst
Short bread's plenty appetizing as dough hungry traders and analysts voice scepticism on endless growth
Systems07 Jun 2024 | 22
Lenovo loses its Infrastructure Solutions Group boss
The long and largely unsuccessful effort to turn IBM's x86 server business into consistent profit continues
Systems07 Jun 2024 | 1
China's new sanctions loophole: Use export-controlled chips inside the US
Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America
Systems06 Jun 2024 | 5
New chips built for the age of AI
Latest generation CPUs prioritized for large range of specific use cases and workloads
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Intel gets $11B from Apollo for joint venture at Irish chip fab
Frees up some of the cash Chipzilla's already sunk into Fab 34
Systems05 Jun 2024 | 1
ASML and Imec unveil pricy High NA EUV playground for chipmakers
Because who doesn't love a $373M toy?
Systems05 Jun 2024 | 3
All the datacenter roadmap updates Intel, AMD, Nvidia teased at Computex
Computex We sifted through hours of presentations so you don't have to
Systems05 Jun 2024 |
TSMC mulled moving chip fabs from Taiwan over China threat
CEO says it even spoke to customers about the switch but decided it was not feasible
Systems04 Jun 2024 | 9
Fired-up Pat Gelsinger shoots from the lip at Qualcomm and Nvidia
Computex Intel boss reveals first 18A silicon will run next week as he undercuts H100s on price and dismisses X Elite metrics
Systems04 Jun 2024 | 2
Raspberry Pi unveils Hailo-powered AI Kit to make the model 5 smarter
13 TOPS for $70 has PiBoss Eben Upton predicting an ML explosion
Systems04 Jun 2024 | 31
Intel challenges AMD's Epycs with a 144 e-core Xeon
Computex 128 p-core Xeons to follow in Q3 while the x86 giant will release its 288 e-core monster early next year
On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 12
Arm chief exec scored $70M in New York IPO bonanza
Brit chip design outfit sets sights on dominating AI market
Systems03 Jun 2024 | 9
We're the Ryzen force in CPUs for AI PCs: AMD
Computex Arm, schmarm: New 50TOPS NPUs that talk Block FP16 really make AI sing, says CEO Lisa Su
Systems03 Jun 2024 |
AMD reveals the MI325X, a 288GB AI accelerator built to battle Nvidia's H200
Computex House of Zen hopes to catch its AI rival by moving to a yearly release cadence
Systems03 Jun 2024 | 1
Dell predicts 20 percent jump in memory and SSD prices later this year
Has already hiked prices to cope and is prepared to do it again while you wait for boxes with Nvidia inside
On-Prem31 May 2024 | 3
Samsung workers treated for exposure to radiation in South Korea
Workplace safety org identifies 26 hazards in the chipmaking process
Systems30 May 2024 | 10
AI chip sales predicted to jump by a third this year – then cool off
Gartner gives us a ray of hope amid ongoing hype and pressure to buy more hardware
AI + ML29 May 2024 | 1
Activist investor pressures Texas Instruments to stop spending cash on fabs
Thinking about tripling capacity by 2030? Start thinking about our returns...
Systems29 May 2024 | 27
Why RISC-V must get its messaging right on open standard vs open source
Feature It's the difference between export limits on specific chips – and a problematic blanket ban
Systems29 May 2024 | 66
Infineon promises 12kW PSUs for next generation of power-hungry AI servers
How else are you going to feed all those 1,000-plus watt GPUs?
Systems28 May 2024 | 11
Nvidia said to be prepping AI PC chip with Arm and Blackwell cores
Rivalry in Windows on Arm space would intensify once GPU giant enters the fray
Systems28 May 2024 | 1
Samsung disputes report Nvidia isn't happy with its HBM quality
Asia In Brief PLUS: Indian TV channel adopts 24x7 AI anchors; Google building first Africa-Australia sub cable; Singtel's strategy reset; and more
Systems27 May 2024 |
Nvidia faces local competition for its 'China special' GPUs
Which rival would be so bold as to snatch its business Huawei?
Systems24 May 2024 | 9
AMD's CFO Jean Hu talks CPUs, GPUs and the road ahead
Surging demand, the AI plan, and spinning FPGAs into gold
Systems24 May 2024 | 1
Thanks for the memory, South Korea tells nation's chip makers – now build processors
President warns of 'all-out national warfare' around silicon as he announces $19B development package
Systems24 May 2024 | 4
Arm servers are on Nutanix's long-range radar, not yet its to-do list
Next CTO waiting for major OEMs to get on board, but when/if that happens it'll be game on ... perhaps for AI
Systems23 May 2024 | 2
Nvidia beats market expectations again, but for how long?
262% topline increases won't last forever, amid market worries that mega AI investments won't pay off...
Systems23 May 2024 | 16
Bing and Copilot fall from the clouds around the world
Final update Alternatively, true AGI has been reached, and the machines decided to delete themselves
Systems23 May 2024 | 42
Time for a fresh approach to compute architecture?
With demand for AI real-time data analytics booming, having so much computing power centred around the CPU may not be the best strategy
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Even TSMC can't cook chips fast enough to sate AI's hunger
Semiconductor foundry industry thanks its lucky stars amid slow general recovery
Systems22 May 2024 |
AMD's baby Epycs are nothing more than Ryzens in disguise
Not content with stealing share from Intel at the high-end, the House of Zen is going low
Systems21 May 2024 | 15
Google now 'third-largest' in datacenter processors
Updated Custom silicon mounting up, says report from semiconductor researcher TechInsights
Systems21 May 2024 |
ASML could brick Taiwan's chipmaking machines in case of uninvited guests
If I can't have you, then no one will!
Systems21 May 2024 | 36
Among AI infrastructure hopefuls, Qualcomm has become an unlikely ally
Analysis The enemy of my enemy is my best friend
Systems19 May 2024 | 4
China sets goal for local carmakers to get a quarter of their chips domestically by 2025
Yet another technological self-sufficiency target for China
Systems17 May 2024 | 15
Dell latest to enjoy speculative soar as AI bubble builds
Comment Now that traders are drinking the Kool-AI-d, companies can either fuel the hype or face the consequences
Systems16 May 2024 | 2
Nvidia chief Huang given 60% pay increase amid AI hysteria
After a smashing fiscal '24, we're surprised he didn't get more
Systems16 May 2024 | 11
Biden cranks up the heat on China with wall of tech tariffs
It's not just EVs – semiconductors, batteries, and solar cells all hiked
Systems15 May 2024 | 19
Google says its 'Trillium' TPUs are ready to power the next-generation of AI models
I/O Promises 4.7x performance boost over its older silicon
Systems14 May 2024 | 4
SiPearl updates specs for Rhea1 processor set to power Europe's exascale dreams
ISC More cores, more memory, more delays
Systems14 May 2024 | 1
Nvidia PUE-PUEs datacenter efficiency ratings, calls for application-specific metrics
ISC What good is great power use effectiveness if your DC is packed with inefficient kit?
Systems14 May 2024 | 4
Green500 shows Nvidia's Grace-Hopper superchip is a power-efficiency beast
Analysis Three most energy-friendly systems all driven by Nv's CPU-GPU chip. AMD's APU could soon change that
HPC13 May 2024 | 4
Biden admin shells out $120M to return chip startup to US ownership
Korean-controlled silicon slinger could be coming back to the fold
Systems13 May 2024 | 7
Intel reportedly seeking $11B to finance facility in Ireland
Another huge investment for chip giant despite losses
Systems13 May 2024 | 10
You OK, Apple? Seriously, your silicon lineup is … a mess
Comment M4? The M3 is barely six months old, and what about all those Macs still stuck on the M2? When will they get some love?
Systems13 May 2024 | 63
Arm to launch AI division with new chips by 2025
Asia in brief Plus Foxconn defends Wisconsin efforts, Korea to spend on chips, and more
Systems13 May 2024 | 4
Latest figures show AMD chipping away at Intel's CPU dominance
That other processor company is gaining ground, says Mercury Research
Systems10 May 2024 | 15
China's SMIC sounds alarm on price wars from silicon surplus
Competition heats up while profits cool down
Systems10 May 2024 | 3
How DPUs accelerate AI/ML
Hyperscalers spent years evolving data processing unit technology – AI/ML makes it critical for the enterprise too
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Flexing financial muscles, Arm aims to elbow into Windows PC market
Despite record revenues, Wall Street doesn't expect growth to last
Systems09 May 2024 | 42
Hypothetical TSMC invasion 'absolutely devastating' says Raimondo
No it's not happened, but officials want readiness in the South China Sea
Systems09 May 2024 | 45
US commerce department yanks back Huawei export licenses
Updated Intel and Qualcomm reportedly among those cut off
Systems08 May 2024 | 4
Intel's quantum leap in wafer-wide cryo-testing sets cool new standard
Approach could help make forever upcoming tech more reliable
Systems08 May 2024 | 3
Add AI servers to the list of iDevices Apple Silicon could soon power
Updated Where have you been, Cupertino?
AI + ML08 May 2024 |
IBM says these back-office, network edge Power 10 servers would be sweet for – yes, you guessed it – AI
Short on cores, big on threads and matrix math
AI + ML07 May 2024 | 5
Infineon trims financial forecast amid order slowdown
Chipmaker outlines plans to save hundreds of millions and, hey presto, share price magically jumps
Systems07 May 2024 |
TSMC fully booked on advanced packaging until 2025
TrendForce warns of 'potential crowding out effects on HBM'
Systems07 May 2024 | 2
Semiconductor digital twins to sip $285M from America's CHIPS Act funding pool
Fake it until you make it, literally
Science06 May 2024 |
Undersea bit-barn biz offers 90-day trial of submerged server system
Testing platform for those 'unfamiliar with the subsea environment'
Systems06 May 2024 | 31
Google to relocate some US jobs to India and Mexico
Asia in brief Plus: Taiwan's subsea cables, Paytm says goodbye to its CEO, China uses WhatsApp despite roadblocks, and more.
Systems06 May 2024 | 7
Irish government hands Intel millions to offset energy price hikes
Euro facility reportedly qualified under Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme
Systems03 May 2024 | 8
Microsoft confirms spike in NTLM authentication traffic after Windows Server patch
Still using ancient protocol suite? April update might make you wish you weren't
Systems02 May 2024 | 11
BMC's $1.6B victory over IBM is TKO on appeal
Always read the terms and conditions carefully
Applications01 May 2024 | 21
AMD datacenter sales surge 80% in Q1 despite market's lukewarm reception
Chip giant forecasts strong GPU growth amid mixed financial results
Systems01 May 2024 |
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