In a year when data centers faced their most difficult power challenges, the industry thrived nevertheless. According to the North America Data Center Year-End 2024 Report from real estate and investment management ….
Nexla Expands AI-Powered Integration Platform for Enterprise-Grade GenAI
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 04, 2025 — AI-powered integration company Nexla announced a major update to the Nexla Integration Platform, expanding its no-code integration, RAG pipeline engineering, and data governance capabilities with the intent to make enterprise-grade GenAI more accessible. The Nexla integration platform is the first integration platform powered by AI and built to […]
News Bytes Podcast 20250303: GPUs vs. ASICs for AI Compute, DOGE and Fears at U.S. Science Agencies, Cat Qubits for AWS Quantum
A happy start to March to you! We offer a quick (8:28) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: GPUs versus ASICs for AI accelerated compute, DOGE-led government layoffs ….
OFS launches Mayvn AI for Manufacturing
MELBOURNE, Australia, 28 February 2025 – Australian manufacturing efficiency software company OFS has launched Mayvn AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed to improve productivity and strengthen communication between manufacturing executives and operational teams. The Australian-designed and engineered software provides real-time information and insights on what’s happening operationally in manufacturing facilities. This can include issues that are currently delaying production right […]
Imandra Inc. Updates Neurosymbolic AI Reasoning Engine
AUSTIN, TX – February 25, 2025 – Imandra Inc., a neurosymbolic reasoning AI startup, today announced ImandraX, the latest release of its Imandra automated reasoning engine. The company said ImandraX marks an advancement in AI-driven logical reasoning, introducing powerful reasoning algorithms and architectural features for integration with AI agents. With the increasing reliance on AI […]
Together AI Cloud Raises $305M Series B
SAN FRANCISCO, February 20, 2025 — AI acceleration cloud complany Together AI announced a $305 million Series B investment led by General Catalyst and co-led by Prosperity7. The round saw participation from institutional and strategic investors including Salesforce Ventures, DAMAC Capital, NVIDIA, Kleiner Perkins, March Capital, Emergence Capital, Lux Capital, SE Ventures, Greycroft, Coatue, Definition, Cadenza […]
Generative Imaging AI Will Use Game Engines and Synthetic Data to Train Models
Imagine an AI capable of transforming a single photograph into a living, breathing scene. Change the lighting, the weather, or even the camera angle with just a few clicks. This is not a distant dream; it is the future of generative imaging AI — and its foundation ….
Toward AGI: AI Innovation Will Be Driven by Applications, Not LLMs
DeepSeek’s LLM caused a stir, but … companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are aiming higher, their sights are set on artificial general intelligence (AGI), for which LLMs will be a component. No matter how fast, powerful, or efficient they get, LLMs alone won’t be enough to achieve AGI.
Cerebras Reports Fastest DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B Inference
Cerebras Systems today announced what it said is record-breaking performance for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B inference, achieving more than 1,500 tokens per second – 57 times faster than GPU-based solutions. Cerebras said this speed enables instant reasoning capabilities ….
Nvidia at CES: Omniverse Blueprint for Industry, Generative Physical AI, Access to Blackwells, Cosmos Model for Physical AI
Nvidia issued its anticipated raft of news at CES this week, here’s an overview of announcements for the HPC-AI sector: ‘Mega’ Omniverse Blueprint for Industrial Robot Fleet Digital Twins The company said Mega is an omniverse framework for next-gen industrial AI and robot simulation through software-defined testing and optimization of factories and warehouses.